HONESTY.

 There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to a baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting the right amount, which he wasn’t. Angry about this, he took the farmer to court.

The judge asked the farmer if he was using any measure to weight the butter. The farmer replied, “Honor, I am primitive. I don’t have a proper measure, but I do have a scale.”

The judge asked, “Then how do you weigh the butter?”

The farmer replied; “Your Honor, long before the baker started buying butter from me, I have been buying a pound loaf of bread from him. Every day when the baker brings the bread, I put it on the scale and give him the same weight in butter. If anyone is to be blamed, it is the baker.”

 Moral of the story:

In life, you get what you give. Don’t try and cheat others.

Portuguese Maria Biscuit & Coffee Tart Recipe

Ingredients

Base:1/2 lb of maria biscuits1/2 cup of butterFilling:2 cups of 35% whipping cream1 and 1/4 cups of condensed milk10 sheets of gelatin1 teaspoon of vanilla extract1 tablespoon of instant coffee powder1 cup of espresso coffeeCoffee beans (to garnish)                                                                                                  

Directions

1. Chop the maria biscuits into a fine grind and add the melted butter.
2. Knead well and place it on the bottom of a 22 cm diameter pie pan lined with parchment paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Dissolve the instant coffee powder in the hot espresso and let it cooldown.
4. Whisk the cream firmly, add the gelatin soaked in cold water and melted in the microwave, always beating.
5. Add the condensed milk, the vanilla extract and wrap well. 
6. Add the cold coffee and mix very well.
7. Pour it into the pan with the biscuit base and refrigerate overnight.
8. At the time of serving, unmold from the pan, eliminating the parchment paper and cover it with grated biscuits and garnish it with coffee beans.

Recipe & Photo Credit: blog.giallozafferano

 

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“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.” ― Martin Luther King Jr

“The past has no power over the present moment.”
― Eckhart Tolle

“Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring

 about what others think.”
― Roy T. Bennett

“Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of 

someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see;

 it is what gives life its deepest significance.”

― Roy T. Bennett,

“Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First,

 by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which

 is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

― Confucious

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm,

 a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, 

and only the wise can see them.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.”
― Isaac Asimov, 

Portuguese Molotof Flan (Pudding) Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups of sugar1 cup of water8 egg whites16 tablespoons sugar                                                                                                           

Directions

1. In a saucepan, heat the water and the 2 cups of sugar and stir until dissolved. 
2. Cook on high until it caramelizes into a syrup, when it starts browning, remove from the heat.
3. Pour the caramel into a bowl and set it aside.
4. In a flan mold, grease the mold with some spray oil or butter.
5. Preheat the oven to 180°C or 350°F.
6. Separate the whites from the yolks.
7. In a blender, place the egg whites and beat until they are light and creamy.
8. Add the 16 tablespoons of sugar gradually during the process of beating the egg whites.
9. Beat them until they are even and consistent.
10. Add the egg whites to the greased flan mold.
11. Cook it in a water bath for about 25 minutes until it has become golden brown on the top.
12. Once done, remove from the oven and let it cool for about 10 minutes.
13. Quickly remove the flan from the mold and cover it with the caramel syrup you did before.

Recipe & Photo Credit: easyportugueserecipes.com

 

CHANGE ALWAYS COMES BEARING GIFTS.

GRATITUDE MAKE SENSE OF THE PAST,

BRINGS PEACE FOR TODAY,

AND CREATES VISION FOR TOMORROW.

TRUST IN GOD,

HIS PLANS ARE BIGGER THAN THE ONES YOU HAVE FOR YOURSELF.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY OUT OF YOUR MOUTH THAT DETERMINES YOUR LIFE, IT'S WHAT YOU WHISPER TO YOURSELF THAT HAS THE MOST POWER.

WHEN YOU DO THE RIGHT THINGS IN THE RIGHT WAY,

YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR.

DON'T BURN OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEMPRORY COMFORT.

CREATE THE HABIT OF GRATITUDE AND WATCH YOUR LIFE TRANSFORM.

SOMETIMES THE HARDEST THING AND THE RIGHT ARE THE SAME THING.

THE MORE ROOM YOU GIVE YOURSELF TO EXPRESS YOUR TRUE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, THE MORE ROOM THERE IS FOR YOUR WISDOM TO EMERGE.

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