I am a guest on The Doctors Season 4

I love to watch The Doctors. It is one of the shows I try to catch every day. Next monday the new season starts and I am really excited. About a month ago one of the producers found my blog. They contacted me and asked me to come be a guest. Next thing you know we were off to LA to tape the show. It was crazy to be on a show that you watch all the time. The episode I am on should be on next week. We were the second show they taped in the new season so I am thinking it will be Tuesday when it will air. I am very excited. They had a few surprises for us so make sure you set the DVR. It should be fun. Brandon found this Season 4 Preview video that I thought I would share.

Who Owns Peyton Park

We have been getting a lot of questions about who owns the park and how could they do this. The easiest way to explain is to share with you an email from the Cedar City Attorney. It tells the history of who owns the land but also leaves us with a few questions.

Dear Ms. Rasmussen:

The Mayor sent me a copy of your email and asked me to research the issue and respond.  In your email you requested a copy of a contract between the City and Three Wishes.  Myself and the City Recorder looked for a copy of such a contract without success.  The City does have a contract with the production company to allow access to the fire station and the fire training center.  There is mention in the City Council minutes of an agreement to allow access to the area where the park was constructed, but this agreement is not on file.  The short answer to your inquiry is the City does not own the park.  Below is a report of the research conducted related to the park.

The park is constructed on lot #6 and lot #7 of the Sunset Ridge Subdivision, Phase II.  At some point these lots were deeded to the City.  This deed was prior to the construction of the park.  The City was not aware that it owned these lots until Three Wishes approached the City and discussed building the park.   When the City discovered it owned the lots it did allow the construction of the park, but it was not the City’s intent to own the park or to have the responsibility to maintain the park.  The City intended to give the lots and the park back to the developer and/or the homeowners association.  This  intent is reflected in the August 17, 2005, City Council minutes where the Council discussed deeding the park back to the developer.  Finally, on October 18, 2005, Mayor Sherratt signed a quit claim deed transferring title to lot #6 and lot #7 to the Sunset Ridge Home Owners Association.  This quit claim deed was recorded with the Iron County Recorder and effectively transferred ownership of the park and improvements to the home owners association.

I am sorry that the park has been removed, but as the owner the responsibility for the park belongs to the home owners association.

Sincerely,

Paul

Cedar City Attorney

So the Park belongs to the Sunset Ridge Home Owners Association. To my knowledge there is no homeowners association because all residents of Sunset Ridge are Renting. If there is a HOA I want in and I am sure that the rest of the Sunset Ridge Residents would want in as well. I hope that answers some questions that some have had.

When Three Wises dedicated the Park to our Family they told us that the original plan was to have the Mayor be there and give Nicole the deed to the Park. They then realized that that would cause her to have to pay the property tax and be in charge of maintenance and up keep. They decided not to put that burden in Nicole's hands and made an agreement with the Owners of Sunset Ridge and the City to turn the land over to Sunset to keep and maintain.

Chocolate Fudge Layered Banana Cake

Okay most of the recipes I share on here are super easy. This one is something I would make way back before I lost my vision. I usually can do most of my cooking on my own but I made brandon help on this one. We got a bunch of bananas from Bountiful Baskets and I was worried I wouldn't get them all used up so we had to bake with them. When I was living at home in High School I would make this and my family loved it. It is a little tricky to make with your eyes closed just because of splitting the cake in half to layer it. That is the part Brandon had to engineer for me. This is a recipe that is found in a Mrs. Fields cookbook that I have had for years. By the way I am sorry about the picture it was messy. But trust me it is so good you won't care about the mess. There are three parts to prepare so here goes....

Cake

2 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 sticks butter, softened

1 1/2 cups sugar

4 large eggs

2 1/2 cups mashed bananas plus 2 whole bananas (7 big bananas)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup Milk Chocolate chips

Ganache Filling

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup sour cream

9 oz milk chocolate chips

Chocolate Glaze

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 tbsp butter

6 oz milk chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350. Butter a 12 x 17" jelly roll pan. Line the pan with parchment paper, then butter and flour the paper.

In small bowl, whisk together the flour baking soda and salt.

In large bowl with electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the mashed bananas and the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture and the chocolate chips until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack to room temperature.

Loosen the cake with a spatula and carefully invert onto a large piece of foil. Cut the cake lengthwise into 2 pieces 5 x 15", trimming off the outside edges of the cake.

For filling, in a heavy saucepan, bring the cream to simmer. Remove from the heat and stir in the sour cream. Pour the mixture over the chocolate in a medium bowl, then stir until smooth. Refrigerate until the filling firms up but is still spreadable. Spread the filling over one cake layer. Slice the 2 whole banana into 1/4" slices and arrange evenly over the ganache. Place the second cake layer on top.

For glaze, In heavy medium saucepan, bring the cream to a simmer. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and chocolate. Stir until smooth. Pour the warm glaze over the cake and smooth, allowing it to run down the sides. Place the cake in the freezer to firm to 30 to 40 minutes. Cut the cake crosswise into 8 slices and let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.