I attended the Women Catalysts Lightening Talks yesterday and spoke about how astrology can help your dating life and relationships. It was a fun night and I met a lot of great women!
Women Catalysts Lightening talks
Keto berry trifle
I made this trifle for my friend, Steve, for his birthday. It was very easy to make and it turned out beautiful. This cake is keto, low-carb, and sugar-free .
For the pound cake:
2 cups almond flour
1/2 cup butter
1 cup lakanto monkfruit sweetener
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
2 ounces cream cheese
4 large eggs
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Generously butter a 9 inch bundt pan, set aside
2. Combine almond flour and baking powder in a large bowl, set aside
3. Cut butter into several small squares and put in separate bowl, add cream cheese
Microwave butter and cream cheese for 30 seconds. Be careful to not burn cream cheese. Stir these wet ingredients together until well combined.
4. Add erythritol, vanilla extract, and sour cream to butter and cream cheese mixture. Stir well.
5. Pour wet ingredients into large bowl of almond flour and baking powder. Stir well.
6. Add eggs to batter. Stir well.
Pour batter into buttered bundt pan, place in oven and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick placed in the cake comes out clean.
For best results, let cake cool completely for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight. If you remove it too soon, it may crumble a bit.
For the whipped cream:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 tsp. Erythritol
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
Beat together until thick
For the lemon curd, I followed this recipe:
https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/keto-lemon-curd/
Other ingredients:
Fruit of your choice, I used blueberries and raspberries
1. bake the cake with the instructions above. After the cake has cooled, cut the cake into cubes.
2. Spread a layer of whipped cream.
3. On top of the whipped cream, spread a layer of lemon curd.
4. Put a layer of blueberries and raspberries.
5. Repeat steps 1-4.
Embracing your inner black sheep
I like to call myself the black sheep in my family and I have found that many of my good friends feel like they are black sheep too. We ALL have our quirks and traits that make us unique. Some may be viewed as weird, but who wants to be “normal”? Now there are those who don’t want to stand out and try to “fit in”, but who wants to be another white sheep in the crowd where nobody can decipher one sheep from another? I love that I am a black sheep. I’m going to tell you why it’s great to be the black sheep. When you are the black sheep, you can be yourself without shame or guilt. You know that people will like you for who you are and not for what you are trying to be. It is so refreshing to be who you are and to not put on an act. It can get tiring trying to “keep up with the Jones’”. A lot of the times, whatever makes us unique is what people actually like about us. I have a distinct laugh. My mom always told me my laugh was unlady like and no man would ever love me because of it. It turns out that ever since I was a child and until this very day, people tell me all of the time that they love my laugh and it makes them want to laugh too. I love that just by laughing, I can lift someone’s spirit. I grew up in the Midwest in the middle of white America. It’s funny because I thought of myself as a white person too. I often made the joke that I am a banana- I’m yellow on the outside, and white in the inside. The good thing about my upbringing is that I can relate to caucasians and minorities. Caucasians embrace me because of my “perfect english”, but minorities know I’m their people too. Put some authentic ethnic food in front of my face and I will eat the hell out of that! Most minority cultures have a strong food culture and there isn’t anything I won’t put in my mouth (that’s what she said haha!!!). I love all things metaphysical and esoteric. I tell people I’m a metaphysical hippy chic inside this Asian body. Most of my wardrobe looks like I shop at Banana Republic and I don’t smell anything like patchouli, but in the inside I am as kooky as you can get. Want to sit in the forest to listen to Spirit guides, trees, and fairies share there messages? I’m down!!! I grew up overweight until I was 16 years old. I always say being fat was a gift for me because it taught me to get people to like me because of my personality and not because of how cute I was. Not to be overly confident, but I know I’m attractive looking. I’m not a supermodel, but I have been told that I am pretty cute, sexy, pretty, etc. (you get the message). I have worked with many attractive people over the years and my biggest complaint with some of these people is they feel like they don’t have to work at things (including their personality) to get what they want. They’re just so use to getting what they want based on their good looks. There is even studies that prove that attractive people make more money, are more likely to get hired, and are more successful in general. My biggest quirk is that I LOVE sex!!! I love talking about it, I want it all of the time, and I have no shame in telling others how much I love it. I have had sex with a good amount of men and I am so happy I had all of those experiences. My sex life is f*cking amazing because I have had a lot of sex. I can have multiple orgasms, I can have sex for hours, I can continuously cum, and I can squirt like no other! Sex for me is the most blissful experience EVERY time!!! I have had people call me a slut, promiscuous, and other names, but guess what? I…DON’T…CARE!!! I will never give up experiencing extreme pleasure and I love it so much I want to help others have fulfilling sex lives. This is why I am in the business of sex coaching. There is nothing more rewarding than to see someone embrace who they are and from that they experience more joy in their life. I hope this inspires you to look within and to see whatever it is that may seem different or weird about you can actually be a gift. Being a black sheep isn’t so bad, it’s great!