How Sweet It Is
In honor of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), I thought it would be nice to share a yummy, easy speed scratch recipe that I just discovered. It’s a simply delicious cake recipe that includes some of my favorite symbols of the holiday–apples and something sweet to symbolize new beginnings and a sweet new year. Here’s to a sweet and prosperous New Year, Enjoy!
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Easy Apple Coffee Cake
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1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
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4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
6 apples – peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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| 1. | Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. |
| 2. | In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix and instant pudding mix. Add the eggs, sour cream and oil, mix until well blended. In a small bowl combine the sugar, cinnamon and walnuts. |
| 3. | Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan, then place a layer of sliced apples over the batter and sprinkle with half of the cinnamon walnut mixture. Pour the remaining batter over the top and repeat with the remaining apples and cinnamon walnut mixture. |
| 4. | Bake for 60 to 70 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool for 1/2 hour before removing from pan to cool completely. To finish the cake, make a glaze out of 1 cup of powdered sugar and 1/4 cup of lemon juice or milk. Beat until smooth and drizzle over warm cake. |
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Awesome Shampoo–FREE for YOU!
Hello Divas, Mavens and Recessionistas!
Have I got a freebie for you. . . It’s the first ever Fekkai Shampoo Swap!
Here’s the deal: On Thursday, September 17, 2009 (that’s tomorrow BTW) from 10:00am-9:00pm visit any participating Saks Fifth Avenue department store, bring in ANY full sized shampoo that you currently use and exchange it for one COMPLIMENTARY (aka FREE) full sized bottle of Fekkai Advanced Shampoo of your choice ($23 value). These are beautifully made, high quality professional shampoos, not your garden variety drugstore kind.
Nice little freebie, don’t ya think? Find your local Saks Fifth Avenue Store Here to see if they are participating in this fab event. Hope you enjoy this little perk brought to you by Romy Raves and here’s to your gorgeous, luxurious hair!
Blown Away . . . .
By my new SuperSolano 3600ion 1875 watt Professional Hair Dryer! The quality, power and sleek style of these professional quality blow dryers is ridiculously amazing. I feel all ‘James Bond’ using this high performance, professional caliber styling tool, like I have entered a whole new world, a world I am absolutely loving!
Where should I begin? Let’s start by telling you all the cool and high tech features:
These features make me feel like I am investing in a substantial, durable product and while its not the cheapest dryer on the block, you get a ton of performance features and a two year warranty with an option to extend—this company really stands behind its products.
So now you ask: Romy Darling, what do you like about this dryer? What makes it different than all the others? This is a hearty, substantive, durable long lasting styling tool, not your average beauty supply purchase. What I absolutely love, love about this is dryer is how quickly and easily it dries my hair! It probably takes me under five minutes to get my entire head fully dry, and when I decide to go crazy and employ some fancy styling efforts, it takes me under ten minutes to make it look like a million bucks! (And saving time is a HUGE plus in my book!). In addition, it makes my hair super shiny with no static frizz (which I loathe!) And all those high tech features like ceramic, ionic and tourmaline contribute to making my hair look and feel shiny, smooth and conditioned. I also really love the weight of this dryer, its a bit heavier, but that’s what makes it feel fast, powerful and industrial strength to me.
I am so ‘blown away’ by my first ever Solano dryer, no wonder its been an industry leader for over 30 years. I think they have won me over as a loyal fan and I can’t wait to see what other fabulous ‘power styling tools’ they come up with next. I feel like a bad ass super heroine armed with my SuperSolano 3600ion, watch out Storm, here I come!
What is your fav hair styling tool? Please post and tell me why you love it, let’s get some conversations going on here people!
