Harley Davidson motorcycle birthday cake

Hi everyone! I know I haven't posted anything for a while, but today I wanted to share this cake that I made yesterday for a very special birthday today! I needed to make him a fun cake. I know he has a love for motorcycles so I decided to make him a cake in the shape of his blue fat boy!

Meet Toothless our cat.

This is toothless, the most annoying, trouble making cat ever known. His name was picked out by my dad. If you have ever seen the pixar movie how to train your dragon you will recognize the name. I found toothless in October a week before my birthday. He was so tiny then and I thought he was a good luck charm because I'm a Halloween baby and he is a black kitty. It didn't take me very long to find out that this cat was a lot of trouble. He is always wanting attention when I'm doing something like reading a book. Whenever I talk on the phone he is there, when I go to the bathroom he's also there, when I sewing guess who's there. The only time he's not there is when he's trying to steal food from the kitchen or messing with the dogs, and of course when it's bath time. He loves to look at himself in the mirror and chase the cursor on the monitor. This week I'm taking him down to the shelter to get his vaccine up to date. He is not going to like it one bit. Then after a week or so I will return to the shelter to get him nurtured so there will not be any black kitty's roaming around the neighborhood. I found that the animal shelters that offer nurturing and vaccination services are so much more affordable than you normal vet. For example to get him nurtured at a vet would cost me 200- 300 dollars were as if I go and have it done at the shelter it's only 40 dollars. I don't know about you but that seems to be a much better deal, I'd just rather not throw my money away if it's not necessary.

meet the family's dogs

My family and I have three dogs. They are very mischievous, and obnoxious, but at the same time loyal and loving towards my family. They are all great with the kids and if they see a stranger they do their job by making sure we know that there are unknown people around. We have a Akc brindle boxer named Shorty Dot who is now a year old, shes the most energetic dog but is very loving. We also have two labs. Henry Holiday is a yellow Akc lab, he's the most clumsy of the bunch but he's the friendliest he is now 9 months old. Last but not least is Maria May she's our Ckc chocolate lab she is as oldest of the three she will be turning five in september. Maria is probably the most adventurous of the three but is the most protective of our family. Here is a picture of the three of them.

From the left: Henry, Maria, and Shorty

My spicy chiken soup recipe

A few nights ago I made my famous spicy chicken soup. It's so delicious and easy to make. I make it at least every month if not more. You can serve it with corn chips, corn bread, or do like me and serve it over white rice.

Below is the recipe please tell me what you think after you have tried it!

Ingredients

• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 can of corn kernels
• 1 chopped onion (yellow)
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup pace picante sauce (hot)
• shredded cheddar to top

Directions

1. In a large pot over medium heat, saute the chicken in the oil for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cumin and mix well. Then add the broth, corn, onion, chili powder, lemon juice and salsa. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes.
2. Break up some tortilla chips into individual bowls and pour soup over chips. Top with the cheddar cheese and a little sour cream.