INFLUENSTER!!

A few months ago, I joined a site called INFLUENSTER.COM
this site occasionally sends out a "VOXBOX"  to random members of their site. This box is usually filled with full sized products to try and review. 

I just got an email telling me that I would be receiving my very FIRST voxbox. It's pretty awesome and I am totally excited to be getting this box. It's called the  "cosmo voxbox". I can only imagine the cool things that are going to be in this box. 

As soon as I get it, I will review my items and maybe even post a video of the cool stuff I get :)

STAY TUNED......

Shoot me a message at CALLIEJAMES1978@yahoo.com if you'd like an invite to become an influenster :)

HOME MADE TWINKIE RECIPE

Supermom saves the day....and the twinkies :)

The bankruptcy of Hostess is effecting Twinkie lovers everywhere, but not all hope is lost. We present to you, the  homemade Twinkie recipe.
     Golden "Twinkie" Cake:
    2 cup all-purpose flour
    3 tsp. baking powder
    ¼ tsp. salt
    ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
    1 cup sugar
    2 large eggs
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    1 cup whole milk

    Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Spray molds/pan with non-stick spray.
    Sift together flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl and set aside.
    In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Next, beat in the eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute in between each addition. Reduce the mixer speed and add flour mixture alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Add the vanilla and mix until the batter just comes together. Over mixing with make your cake chewy. Makes 12 cakes.
    Spray your Twinkie canoes and bake at 350 for 15 minutes, or until the cakes are just a light golden color and a tester inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool.

    Cream Filling
    ¼ cup shortening (I prefer Crisco brand)
    ¼ cup margarine
    1 cup sifted powdered or 10x sugar
    2 tsp. vanilla

    Beat together the shortening and margarine until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar in a little at a time and beat on high until peaks form. Add vanilla and beat for one minute. Place in prepared icing tubes for piping into cakes.
    To fill the cakes, insert the icing tip – preferably a large star tip – into three points along the flat-side of the cake, about 1/8 of an inch deep. Squeeze lightly until you see the filling begin to ooze out.

20 states want out!

I'm sure by now you've read the articles on the 20 states petitioning to secede from the US. I've read them, as well as reading the comments that come with each one. This is actually what I wanted to address today.

With each of these articles, you get ridiculous comments. Anything from accusing people of being racist to calling people sore losers. I personally don't think this is the case at all. I think that people are just tired of BOTH sides not doing as they claim they will. OBAMA has done nothing that he "promised " in the first four years of his presidency. Neither has any other president!!

I find that people tend to run on blind emotion and what they are told instead of actually researching the topic before spewing all of the hatred and bigotry that I am reading in these comments.

~ BrownGregory Renee King • 19 hours ago

People saying this country will turn socialist are either A. Stupid or B. Racist. Either you are too stupid to look up what socialism actually is or you just don't care and are mad because a black guy is president. He forced everyone to get PRIVATE INSURANCE (READ: NOT SOCIALIST). Before you go using dog whistle terms from the 60's regardless of their veracity do a little research. Every time you say something blah blah socialist people just think you are a racist moran and they are correct because this country isn't anywhere near socialism. ~

Apparently, our comment contributor above has done very little research of her own, while telling everyone else to do theirs. All the while calling people racist and dumb. Why does this make you so angry? Blind emotion and no FACT!

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Frank Pinko • 15 hours ago

Hey I've got an idea. Lets round up all the republicans put them in an internment camp, along with all the stupid people. We should then make the Republican party Illegal. If they try to assemble, we'll send the FBI in to arrest them. That would make American safe for all us smart, educated people. ~ again, Obama supporter ~

I'm not for either party, it doesn't matter any longer which party you are for. They are all the same. They all say the same things and do nothing. What does this solve? Absolutely nothing. If someone wants out, they should have the right to go. This country has gone to shit. I'm not on here to call anyone racist or stupid because they don't follow along with my point of view, I just wish people would use the internet at their fingertips to LEARN about these things before spreading garbage around making them look like the very names they are calling everyone else.