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Accumulation: a snow-haters worst nightmare. Ben extended his deepest condolences but I know he only halfway means it. Snow is his jam!Dropping an entire box of barely-used rigatoni on the kitchen floor while trying to organize the pantry Saturday morning. I took it out upside down and the contents rained out, shattering all over the tile, reaching every corner of the kitchen. The thing that made me really mad? It wasn’t even a sloppy mess that I could use my new steamer to clean up. Spending the day shopping and running errands with my Mom on Saturday (sometimes you just need a “Mom Day”, right?) and eating lunch with these two rugrats this afternoon. This picture pretty much captures both Finn and Evie’s moods today – joyful!Eating Easy Chocolate Poke Cake for dessert! The fam hasn’t been able to get together since New Years, so we all congregated for lunch at my parent’s house this afternoon. I asked my Mom what I could bring to contribute, and she suggested dessert.
I toyed around with the idea of making a fancy citrus dessert, then said to hell with it and made this crowd-pleasing, chocolaty, ooey-gooey, decadent cake instead. My Mom made a big crock pot full of BBQ Pulled Pork which she slow cooked for 12 hours then shredded and topped with BBQ sauce. Finger lickin’ good and an awesome dish to feed a crowd. Click here for the recipe > On the side was green beans and some sort of Asian Ramen Slaw. After lunch she helped me serve up the cake (Moms just always slice and serve things better, I feel.) The recipe for Easy Chocolate Poke Cake is actually hers back from the 80s. It’s SO good that is actually better known by a different “rated R” name but, in an effort to stay out of my email subscribers’ spam inbox, I shall call it Easy Chocolate Poke Cake, mmkay? Start by baking a German Chocolate Cake according to package directions. Let it cool for 10 minutes then use the bottom of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake, about halfway down.
Next drizzle on a 14oz can sweetened condensed milk, and a 12oz jar of caramel topping. Oh, I guess this would be a good time to mention that this dessert is not diet-friendly in any way shape or form. Seriously so good you won’t even care though. Let the cake cool completely, then spread an 8oz tub Light Cool Whip on top, and sprinkle on 4oz Heath Toffee Bits. Easy Chocolate Poke CakevegetarianDescriptionChocolate Poke Cake is rich and decadent yet incredibly easy — a home run dessert every time! Prepare and bake cake as directed on box. Allow to cool slightly then use the bottom of a wooden spoon to poke holes halfway through cake, all over. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping on top then let cake cool completely. Spread cool whip over cooled cake then top with heath pieces. The children’s expressions perfectly describe the experience of devouring this cake. Uncontrollable exuberance at the sight. Impatience as you wait for a fork. Then sheer bliss after your first bite.
The sweetened condensed milk and caramel seep into the holes in the cake, making it moist, creamy, and mind-melting. I hope you had a wonderful weekend! What were your highs and lows?Tires WeddingTire Wedding CakesWedding GroomsRedneck Wedding CakeNascar WeddingMotorcycle WeddingMotorcycle CakeTruck Wedding CakeMotocross WeddingForwardTires wedding cake ~ You really have to love him to have this cake but a great groom's cake for a NASCAR themed weddingFlorida Georgia Line Adds Nitto Tire as the Presenting Sponsor of Their Upcoming Dig Your Roots Tour Auto Enthusiast Day Event Returns to Texas Vaughn Gittin Jr. Slides His Way Into The Formula Drift Points LeadWinter driving problems are bad enough, given the snow, visibility and traction problems that inevitably occur.But cold conditions can also wreak havoc on your tires. There are a variety of potential problems and concerns that experts say are peculiar to winter driving.It all starts with tire pressure, which is a major culprit in blow outs, tire wear and fuel economy."
Cold weather, especially those sudden 30- to 40-degree drops that bring the temperature below zero really affect tire pressure," said Bill Fagan who manages Just Tires in Hanover Park. "It seems that once the temperature hits zero, we go from fixing 15 flats a day to about 100."John Orlow, owner of The Auto Place in Hoffman Estates, warns that low pressure leads to premature tire wear and poor fuel economy.Fagan says that keeping the caps on valve stems is also important as the temperature goes down."Often, there is moisture in the air hose as you fill a tire. People sometimes leave off or lose the cap and then moisture gets into stems and freezes them," Fagan said.Tire pressure is best evaluated by a tire center, which should provide the service for free."You'll get one measure of air pressure when the tire is cold and another when it's warm," said Ed Stahl of Army Trail Goodyear in Carol Stream. "Have the tires checked at an authorized service center. And I wouldn't recommend raising or lowering the tire pressure according to driving conditions.
You'll get better mileage, wear, and protect the tire by following manufacturer's specs all year long."Extremely low temperatures or fluctuations up or down might mean having to check pressure weekly. Be sure to do it before taking any lengthy winter trips.Winter road conditions are another hazard motorists can't always account for. Road salt and sand make surfaces more abrasive and may actually be harder on rubber. There is also the compacting of road litter from snow plows."Think about it: a snow plow takes material from the median strip as well as from the shoulder and curb area of the road and it all gets mounded up," Fagan said. "All those nails, glass, bits of tire and whatever was there before the snow covered it are all concentrated together. You're driving through more debris."Beyond road hazards, tires are also plagued by cold temperatures that, over time, render rubber more brittle and prone to cracking or pulling away from rims."When tires are properly inflated and neither the rubber or rims are cold, the rubber pops and makes a seal against the wheel rims," Fagan said.
"But when it gets cold, the rubber dries and wants to pull away from the rim. That's when you can lose pressure. It's necessary to inflate the tires again and help push the bead against the rims.""With aluminum or steel rims, you've got conductors of cold and the bead does pull away," Stahl says. "If you find you are losing air, it may be time to have your rims cleaned and your beads sealed."Plan to spend around $10 to $20 per tire for this service but don't do it unless you are truly losing air.Experts advise keeping track of tire wear. New tires typically have 10/32 to 11/32 of an inch tread on them. Buy a tread depth gauge for a couple of dollars and keep track of your tire wear. Industry standards say that 2/32 to 3/32 of an inch of tread is considered to be a bald tire.Stahl says tire wear should also be evaluated to determine where and how the tread is wearing."Worn edges on the sides of tires, but fuller tread in the middle, suggests you may need an alignment," he says.And if your tires are aging, don't squeeze that last 5,000 miles out of them at the wrong time."
The winter scenario is the worst for tires, and if you've got 45,000 miles on the 50,000-mile tires, I wouldn't recommend trying to squeeze through the winter," Fagan said.Be sure to keep up with your rotation schedule, which has become more important with front-wheel-drive cars and vans."80 percent of a car's weight is in the front of the vehicle," Orlow says, "and you can easily go through two sets of tires for the front end by the time you wear out the tires in the back."If you haven't followed a rotation schedule, the best plan for improved winter driving isn't to move the rear wheels forward," Fagan said. "Unless the rear tires are really worn, just replace the fronts."If there is a "M+S" on the sidewall, the tire is rated/approved for mud and snow driving. Tires are also rated according to wear. The government has established a rating standard using a reference tire that is rated with a value of 100. This rating system is known as the "tire-wear index."Also, look for the word "treadware" on the tire's sidewall or with literature you'll probably receive with your new tires.