Whats going on with YUM this week:
So I had this whole introduction planned this morning to use for this weeks YUCK party. But, I scrapped it. As I was writing it my mother called from work. She had just received a call from my aunt who had just heard from another aunt. It seems my cousin, who lives only a few miles from me, has lost everything in a home fire. As husband took Casey to the vet to get her staples removed from her toe surgery their was an onslaught of fire / police sirens.
I never thought in in a million years those sirens would be connected to someone I knew. My cousin and her husband were at work. Their youngest at school. Their oldest, a college student, was home and was able to get out just in time with the family dog as their home became engulfed in flames. The kitten didn’t make it.
They have lost everything. While we are not super close, they are still my family and I love each and every one of them. I can’t imagine how they must feel. We are all very thankful everyone is safe. It’s been amazing to see how everyone is rallying to help them. It reminds you what is really important in life.
YUM is a year old! Can you believe that?? In November it has been a year since I was accepted to the Glam (now Mode) Foodie network. Maybe in October I’ll do a blogversary. I do have a new design planned that I have been working on. YUM needs a fresh, new look. My OCD is kicking in. 😉
How about we do some partying…… sounds like fun, yes?
This week’s Features:
This week’s Most Clicked was a tie:
- Honey & Date Syrup Swiss Roll from Something Sweet
- Cinnamon Rum Pears from Florassippi Girl
YUMS PERSONAL FAVORITE:
Peaches. Yes. I love them. Kiddo loves them. Husband doesn’t. Good. More for me. 🙂 Growing up in the south peaches are ALL over the place. Everything was peach flavored. I wasn’t a fan. I just loved a fresh peach perfectly ripe for picking. When I saw the Peach Brandy Pound Cake with Peach Brandy Glaze by Bake Well Junction, I knew we had a peach-y winner!
CONGRATULATIONS to you ALL!
If you were featured, grab an “I’ve Been Featured” button to show everyone how awesome you are! And remember, each co-host chooses her favorites, so click over to Cheryl at Hot Mama’s Kitchen Chaos and Nicole at I Heart Food to check out their favorites for this week!
EVERY post in the party gets pinned to The Yuck Stops Here Pinterest Board!
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Swing by sometime to check it out! ALL Features get Shared, Stumbled, Tweeted & Otherwise LOVED by your hosts and posted to The Yuck Stops Here Featured Pinterest Board! Don’t forget to link back if you want to be featured! Follow Cheryl King’s board Features from The Yuck Stops Here on Pinterest. 
Share the party via any SOCIAL MEDIA you like! Use #stoptheyuck when you do!
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Now. . . on to the party!
I’m so sorry about your cousin. How terrible. On the opposite end, congrats on your blogversary! What a combination of good and bad news!
I am so sorry about your cousin’s home. 🙁 That cake looks delicious! I need a slice of it, if only I could eat sugar… as soon as I’m done with this detox, I need to make it.
I don’t think the words Sugar detox are in my vocabulary, so I will have to eat enough for the both of us.
I loved that cake too. I had to pin it actually because it looked so good.
Thank you so much for featuring my Honey & Date Syrup Swiss Roll
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We’re celebrating our new year this evening, so I’m wishing you a wonderful and creative year!
Have a great day and thanks for another party
I am so sorry about your cousin. I can’t even imagine how devastating something like this must be. There was a house fire in my town last year. It was a single mom with 3 kids. They were all ok, but lost everything. The community all rallied together to get donations for them and really tried to help as much as we could. I hope your town can organize something like that.
Sorry about your cousin;s home. Thankfully everyone is safe. Time to bring some yum to them!
mitch
Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry to hear about your cousin’s home! That’s one of my biggest fears. On the positive side, that cake looks delicious!
That’s just heartbreaking about the house fire. I can’t even comprehend how they must feel to lose so much. I’m so sorry!
I’m looking through your link-ups this week and finding some delicious things!
So sorry to hear about your family member but glad that they have a great group of support! On another note I think I am going to have to try and make that peach pound cake!!
Sorry to read about your cousin, may they get a new place quickly. The bread looks delicious. I’d love to learn and be able to can food but haven’t tried it yet.
Congrats on your blogaversary!! So many great recipes to choose from…thanks for sharing.
Talk about bad news. I can’t imagine what a devastation. I am so sorry for your cousin
Wow house fires are very scary and very unpredictable. Hoping they are okay and can get reestablished quickly.
I hope they reestablish fast as well! House fires terrify me!
Hey, we both have linky parties up today! 🙂 BTW, I really enjoy The Yuck Stops here – I will come back tonight and link up and visit around!
so sorry to hear about your family. It’s terrible to lose everything like that.
So sorry about the tragedy your cousins suffered. I can’t imagine what it must be like to lose everything. Thank goodness everyone got out alive (except the poor kitten).
I’m so sorry to hear about your family! It always seems like that kind of thing happens to “someone else”, it’s so shocking when it happens to someone you know.
What a crazy story. I am sure you and they are happy to be alive, I hope they have help putting their life back together.
I am so sorry about your cousin’s home. I hope she and her family are able to rebuild their lives and home sooner rather than later.
That cake looks very delicious, I would love to make it for myself.
I am so sorry to hear about the fire at your cousin’s home. How are they doing? I will keep them in my prayers.
While huge congrats are in order about YUM being a year I am also so saddened and sorry to hear about your cousin! I couldn’t imagine!
I’m so sorry about the home :(But congrats on all the amazing stuff happening for YUM!! Wishing you an amazing year ahead!
First off I am so sorry about your cousin. It’s a scary feeling losing everything like that and they will be looking for things for months and years to come before the realization hits that it’s gone. A nice gesture might be for your family go through any pictures you have of their family and children and maybe make copies of them. My old neighbor, a week after I moved to my new house, their house burn in the middle of the night and my friend lost her husband and 9 year old son who was a twin. A long with this horrible tragedy she lost every picture she had of the two of them. We don’t know how lucky we are and I will definitely be saying a prayer for them.
These both sound delicious. I think that it would be good to eat
I hate that your cousin lost everything in a fire. Praying that they will cover soon.
Oh wow….I can’t imagine an awful thing like a house fire. I’m so glad that the family wasn’t hurt.
Yes let’s have a party! I am always game for a party. With good food!
Thank you for the invite to join your linky party!
That pound cake looks so yummy. Sorry to hear about your cousin’s house.
I am sorry about your cousin, losing everything sucks. Glad they made it out safely.
I’m so sorry about your cousin, so sad! Poor kitten 🙁
Happy blogoversary though 🙂
Sorry to hear about your cousin 🙁 Onto the brighter side.. no was was hurt or anything. God is still good.
Oh wow- someone linked up coconut cupcakes! They look amazing.
That cake looks amazing i love peaches. There are so many great recipes linked up to the party i will be busy trying them all.
Some great recipes here – Love the use of fall tree fruits here.
Some great recipes here – Love the use of fall tree fruits here.
I love finding new recipes to try out! Those cinnamon rum pears look scrumptious!
Peach Brandy Pound Cakes sounds like the perfect weekend dessert! I love the icing too!
I am so sorry to hear about the fire at your cousin’s home. Thank goodness their son made it out okay. That would be devastating to lose everything. I hope the community is able to get involved and lend a helping hand.
That is heartbreaking to hear about your cousin. I couldn’t imagine losing everything like that.
I’m so sorry about your cousin’s home. I can’t imagine losing everything in a fire.
Congratulations on your one year blogiversary! Can’t wait to see your new blog design.
What a super fun link party! One of these days I’ll get here and link up early! Love the Peach Brandy Pound Cake with Peach Brandy Glaze by Bake Well Junction– total YUMMY!
Yay about your blogoaniversary! That brandy pound cake looks amazing.
I am so so glad that everyone was safe!!!! That is my worst fear. House fires scare me so much.
That’s awful about your cousin, but it’s great to hear that the community is rallying around them. I’m also happy that you reported everyone safe! How scary for the person that was home.
Whoa! So sorry to hear about your cousin. That’s so sad. You never think it will it so close to home.
Thanks for hosting, have a wonderful weekend.
Blessings,
Shari
I don’t think I’ve ever met a cake I didn’t like. :/ I have quite the sweet tooth. 🙂
Wow! That is scary to hear about your cousin. But glad to hear that she made it out ok, sad about the kitten though. 🙁
I’m like hubby. I’m not a big fan of peaches either but the kids love them. That’s a great list of recipes that linked up. Will have to take a look at a few.