Appalachian Havens

10/16/2022

Sky Haven fall 2022

08/10/2022

So interesting!!

Proud Hillbilly

HILLBILLY: The word originated Scots-Irish / Ulster Scots in Northern Ireland / Ulster who moved into the Appalachian Mountains in the 1700s. Billy/Billies was a term meaning "brother, friend or comrade. "Billy Boys" was the term used refering to Ulster Protestants who supported "William of Orange" (aka Billy) in invading England. They were also known to wear red sashes around their necks (coining the term Rednecks) and once the Scots-Irish migrated in droves to the US, they quickly moved into the mountains and hills of Appalachia. The "Billys", now were now comrades of the hills/mountains, and therefore became known as Hillbillies....

06/30/2022

Pecan Upside Down Cake - OMG😱 DON'T LOSE THIS😋
Ingredients
For the Pecan Topping:
½ cup packed light or dark brown sugar
¼ cup of corn syrup
½ cup melted butter
1 cup chopped pecans
¼ tsp salt
For the Cake Batter:
1 box vanilla cake mix (I used Betty Crocker Super Moist Vanilla)
½ cup of vegetable oil
3 large eggs
3 tbsp sour cream
1 cup of water
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Spray 10 inch bundt pan liberally with non-stick cooking spray, and set aside for later
Pecan Topping
In a medium bowl, using a hand-held mixer or whisk, combine melted butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Continue mixing until the brown sugar has almost dissolved completely
Add pecans to brown sugar mixture and mix until fully combined
Pour mixture into prepared bundt pan and use a spatula to spread into one even layer. Set aside
Cake Batter
In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer or whisk, combine cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, water, and sour cream. Mix together until no lumps remain
Pour cake batter over top of the pecan topping. Use a spatula to make sure the batter is spread out evenly and completely covers the pecan topping
Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester stick inserted comes out clean
After the cake is finished baking, remove bundt pan from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool for 10 minutes. Do not attempt to flip the pan before this!
Once 10 minutes have passed, place a large plate over the top of the bundt pan to invert the cake onto the plate. I like to bang the top of the pan a few times before I lift it up to make sure those loose pecans unstick from the pan
Slice and serve warm with your favorite ice cream, or allow the cake to cool and serve at room temperature

03/16/2022

She calls to me from long ago..
through sunlit skies, through drifts of snow..
From leaps in the soul..
Places unseen others will never know..
in dancing clouds above the sea,
I call to her, and she to me..

So real was she.. She laughed..
She cried,
She loved, She lost,
She lived,
She died..
In hopes and dreams,
So real was she..
She lived her life that I may be..

The blood through which my veins does flow,
The same as hers,
so long ago..
So it will be.. Then when I'm gone,
in a future child it will flow on..

I'll live my life, and when it's done,
I'll live again in those to come..
For I'm a bridge from her to me,
From all that were, to those that be..

I Love You Mom..

12/04/2021