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Dotty’s Dessert of the Day: Cow Pies (Nut-free)

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Dotty's Dessert of the DayCow PiesCow Pies symbolize my feelings about both Valentine’s Day and the Trump Administration.

There you have it.

And this recipe is nut-free. We’ve got enough nuts running around right now.

Now go make some Cow Pies.

 

Cow Pies
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Cow Pies (Nut-free)

Yes, they look like cow dung, but they taste delicious.

Course Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author Dotty

Ingredients

  • 8.8 ounces Trader Joe's Pound Plus Dark Chocolate Half the bar, or a cup of chocolate chips.
  • 3 cups Cornflakes
  • 1/3 cup Dried Cherries

Instructions

  1. Melt your chocolate over a double boiler. (Or if you approve of microwave ovens, melt it in a microwave.) If you are using the Trader Joe's Pound Plus bar, make sure you chop it into small pieces before melting.

  2. Once your chocolate is melted, add the cornflakes and dried cherries to the chocolate and stir until everything is coated with the melted chocolate.

  3. Spoon the mixture into Cow Pie piles on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or wax paper. This should make about 8-10 Cow Pies, depending on how big you like them.

  4. Chill in the fridge until hardened. 

  5. Remove from the fridge and enjoy!

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Tibetan Mandala

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Instead of doodling, I decided to color a mandala today.

I find Tibetan mandalas beautiful and calming. According to Buddhist teachings, these geometric compositions of repeating patterns transmit positive energies into the environment and to all those who view them. They’re designed so that when you look at them, or mediate upon them, certain shapes, lines, angles, and colors, lead your eye to the center of the image, where it’s believed deities reside. This is supposed to help transform our ordinary little minds into enlightened ones.

I wouldn’t mind a world with more compassion and enlightenment, so I thought coloring and posting this mandala couldn’t hurt.

Here’s a really lovely story about a mandala that 20 Buddhist monks created in response to the September 11th attacks. And here’s a link to print and color your own mandala.

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