christmas break

basketball gift exchange

Double digits...the big TEN 10.... how did this happen so fast? A Decade!!!

Oh my where does the time go?  Just yesterday we were blessed with a healthy baby girl.  

She wanted to make her own cupcakes this year for her party.. so she searched and found her flavor... Churro!  thanks pinterest they turned out great!

The big 10....Ten.... Double Digits...... a decade!!!! OH my!

and jsut to be safe she had to be the first to taste test.....

and....YUM! they passed!

Eggnog!! Yum!!

I'm a lover of NOG!!! And we decided to try to make some of our own!!

I got this recipe off Pinterest!! Via the cooking geek!!

I did a little different than this recipe says... I separated the yolks from the whites and with couple tablespoons sugar whipped them to creamy and then folded into the eggnog!! 

Best stuff ever!!!

Snowy Day desserts

On those quiet snowy days when going out for dessert is just not an option... I start browsing Pinterest to see what I can make from ingredients already in my cupboards.

This is what won!!

Easy Caramel Apple Turnovers

Ingredients:

2 sheets pre-made frozen puff pastry, defrosted


2 tablespoons butter

4 apples, cored, peeled and sliced into 1/8” thick slices


2 teaspoons flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon


¼ teaspoon nutmeg

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

dash salt


1 egg, beaten

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Lay the pastry on the floured counter and roll out to two 10” squares. Cut each square into four 5"x5"squares. Set aside.

In a skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add apples, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, orange juice and salt. Sauté 3-4 minutes, until apples are crisp-tender (NOT soft- they will continue to cook in oven) and juice has slightly thickened into a caramel-like sauce.

Divide apples up evenly for the 8 turnovers. Spread apples across the center of each pastry square followed by a little of the sauce drizzled over the top of apples. Dip fingers in water and rub along the edges. Fold the top edge over the bottom and press to seal the edges. Brush the tops lightly egg wash. Repeat with the other squares.

Bake for about 15 minutes, until golden and puffed. Can be served hot or cold.

http://www.thehopelesshousewife.com/?hhw_recipes=8546-2

Thank you!! Delicious!! We chose to serve with a scoop of ice cream! Mmmmm good!

Flower Cookie Collage scrap page

May Day is almost here and that is my girl's birthday so we are baking up some Flowers!~

linking up to mosaic Monday

Thanksgiving PUMPKIN bar recipe

Ever since I met the Porteous family and now that I am a part of their family I remember one great thing around the holidays!  Pumpkin Bars.... I enjoy making them more than I enjoy eating them anymore... so I thought I would share the recipe and some thoughts with you......
Pumpkin Bar
Bars:  4 eggs
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
15-ounce can pumpkin
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Icing: 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened  1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened  2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions Preheat the oven to 350F.
Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.

Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth.

Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan.

Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again.

 This is the Best part......

Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.


Finally.....taste them!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah!!!! that's goooooooood!

New Recipe..Sweet Potato scones!!!

Ok I do not know what got into me but I tried a NEW recipe !!! Sweet Potato and Rosemary Scones!!

I do NOT normally cook anything... so this was a jump for me... but they were SOOO good!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c Bisquick
• 1/2 c unsweetened canned sweet potatoshopping list
• 6 Tbl fat free milk
• 1 1/2 Tbl finely chopped rosemary, divided
• 1 tsp kosher salt, divided
• cooking spray
• 2 tsp fat-free milk

Right Dish, Wrong Ingredients?View Sweet Potato And Rosemary Scones with different ingredients.

How to make it

• 450 oven Baking sheet coated with cooking spray
• Combine Bisquick, sweet potato, 6 Tbl milk, 1 Tbl rosemary and 1/2 Tsp salt in a bowl; stir until just moist (dough will be very soft)
• Turn dough out onto bakind sheet coated with cooking spray
• with floured hands, shape into a 7 inch circle
• cut dough into 8 wedges. cutting to, but not through, bottom of dough
• Brush top with 2 tsp of milk and sprinkle with remaining rosemary and salt
• Bake at 450 for 10 minutes or until scones are lightly browned
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Hope you try yours soon!

photo day 254 CAKE POPS!

Not sure why but I feel the need to make CAKE POPS!!

Dashing through the snow......... in a one horse open sleigh!!.... Or the fields we go.... Laughing all the way!

 Spooky Spooky Halloween!!

 May the force by with you!!

 Oh winter fun!

 SOUTH park?  Really?

 SOOO cute... are they had to decorate?

 Check out the CUTEST OWL!!

Who's with me?!