Archive for March 2010
Welcome to our home sweet home!
Posted on: March 6, 2010
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This past Tuesday we signed on our new house. And here it is:
Here’s the kitchen:
We are having everything painted this weekend and we’re still moving things in, so once the house is settled (or should I say, once the house is not in total choas, just minor chaos) I’ll post more pictures of all the rooms. Maybe you can consider this your teaser. 😉
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I love easy recipes. And this is one easy recipe.
For the batter, have a box of cake, cinnamon and a Diet Coke.
Pour the dry cake into a bowl, adding a teaspoon of cinnamon and the entire can of Diet Coke.
Pour into cake pan and bake as box instructs.
You could stop right there and have some of the moistest cake ever. But I took it a step further and made icing from this recipe.
This is the cake I made for Ryan the other night.
Bon Appetit!
CD Giveaway!
Posted on: March 4, 2010
Emily, over at The Adventures of Miss Mommy, is giving away 5 (you read that right, 5) Scripture memory CDs from Seeds Family Worship. I’ve heard them before and love ’em! The best part? Each winner actually gets two CDs, one to keep and one to share. Pretty awesome, right?
So, go over to Emily’s site and sign up.
Be sure to tell her I sent ya!
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I am not a breakfast-for-dinner kinda gal. In fact, I firmly believe that eggs are not to be consumed in breakfast fashion after 10 am. But pancakes? Pancakes are a whole different story. Pancakes are so close to cake that, like cake, they may be eaten at any time of the day: morning, noon, night, or late, late night.
I used a basic pumpkin pancake recipe, switching one cup white flour for one cup whole wheat and adding 1/4 cup flax seed.
Mix together the dry ingredients.
Next add your wet ingredients (milk, egg, pumpkin puree, vinegar and oil). Mix until thickened.
When you’re cooking pancakes, wait until it’s “bubbly” to flip. The bubbles let you know the side facing down is done.
These pancakes are very filling and have just the right amount of sweetness. I served the pancakes with turkey bacon and applesauce.
Bon Appetit!
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Last Monday, Jonathan’s boss came over dinner. Ryan is a 30-something who is pretty fun to be around and we (mostly Jonathan) have gotten to know him well over the last 2 years. Even though he insists on not being called “boss” his name is still on the building, so I decided that we’d go all out, Mexican style. I made Chicken Fajitas with rice, black beans and homemade tortillas.
First I sliced up bell peppers and onion:
Then I sliced up chicken into strips:
Then I put some oil in a large frying pan. I cooked the meat then added the vegetables. I made my own fajita seasoning from this recipe, which turned out awesome, and added it to the chicken and vegetables, once the vegetables were a little more tender. Then I added some water, stirred and let simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Here is the outcome:
I even took the dinner one step further and made homemade tortillas. I’m not quite ready to share my top secret recipe, but I will say this, I want a griddle. Nothing like cooking 3 tortillas at once to make my heart go flutter-flutter.
And here is the complete dinner, topped off with a Mexican Chocolate Cake*:
Bon Appetit!
*The recipe for the cake will be coming soon!
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Our family makes a regular practice of having daily quiet time for the girls. I have them both sit on blankets with toys and books (or coloring books and crayons for Julia) for about 30 minutes. Over the last several months I feel like I’ve hit a quiet time rut. It seems like we are always giving Julia the same books or the same toys and her interest is fading fast. I read a great idea nearly a year ago on Keeper of the Home about having quiet time bins. The idea is to have bins for each day of the week, containing something new for each of the days. The child only plays with those items/toys on that day. I’ve been wanting to put this into practice since first learning about it, but haven’t wanted to splurge on nice bins. That is until now.
Paul’s Discount is a local store in town. They just had their “Dollar Days” and guess what? Shoebox sized bins were on sale for $1. Sweet! I bought five and here’s what I made:
I am still working on filling them with great things I know Julia will enjoy each day. She’s thrilled about her “boxes” and was more than excited when she got to open it for quiet time yesterday.
Just to add some cheesiness… I have these little 16 oz containers inside each bin for Hannah. The containers hold one or two small books each. I did this 1) because I thought it was kinda adorable 2) to help Julia later understand that the contents of the bins are to be shared with her sister. When Julia did her quiet time, I pulled out the small containers for Hannah. Not surprising, Hannah liked the box more than the books or other toys she had!
A dandy of a treat
Posted on: March 1, 2010
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I found this recipe for Saltine Candy Treats off Blissfully Domestic and made some for Valentine’s Day (yes, I’m fully aware V-Day was over two weeks ago). Leah made a version of these at Christmas, using cheez-its, so I called her in to help me out. Props to her for the photos!
You will need:
I thought the contrast of fat free crackers with a cup of butter was pretty ironic. Don’t ya think?
Cover a cookie sheet with tin foil. Spray with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange crackers in rows and columns, overlapping for extra layers.
Melt 1 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes.
Spread over crackers and place in the oven at 400* for 5 minutes.
Once done, remove from oven and cover with chocolate chips, spreading them to make a frosting. Leah had a helpful hint of placing it back in the turned-off oven to melt the chocolate. Worked like a charm.
And the finished product:
The contrast of sweet and salty is really yum. Makes a very delicious cookie substitute!
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