About 30 years ago I made peanut butter bon bons for the first time. I can't remember where I got the recipe but thought I would share it with you. I'm not much for holiday baking but if I do make anything it is usually these. Kids can help make (and eat) them too.
3 C crunchy peanut butter (28 oz is 3 C)
2 3/4 C powdered sugar
3T light corn syrup
3 t vanilla
Mix well and form into small balls & place on waxed paper.
Melt 12-16 oz chocolate or butterscoth bark
Dip the peanut butter balls in bark and let them dry on the waxed paper.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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Sunday, November 25, 2012
After Thanksgiving Crafts
After our Thanksgiving meal we got out crafts for the kids. Leila opted for a nap instead of crafts. Yes, Laina is wearing turkey feathers from a Thanksgiving Play that was performed by Laina, Bridget and Terri.
Here are two of the finished projects ready to hang on their tree.
There are no finished products from this 'activity'. They were supposed to make snowmen from shaving creme and glue but ended up just making a bit of a mess:)
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Party Animals
We celebrated two birthdays last weekend. Here is Bridget at her party with the "littles". Laina produced a short play that we (Laina, Sarah and I) performed for everyone.
Leila swinging while waiting for her mom to show for the big party.
Jeremy made this cardboard backed "one" for Leila's party. Next is Jeremy's birthday on December 2nd.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Souffle
I took a class called "Secrets of a Successful Souffle" at the New Pioneer Coop. The French chef made cheese souffle, smoked salmon souffle, regular salmon souffle (made with raw salmon rather than smoked salmon) and frozen raspberry souffle. She also made a hollandaise sauce to go on the salmon souffle.
Above is the chef and the hanging mirror at the Coop so we can all see what she is doing. We got to taste everything she made. I haven't tried making a souffle yet and need to look for a souffle pan.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
October Trail Cam Pictures
Pictures taken by our friends trail cam in October on our "ranch" propery near Brighton. I'm always amazed at how clear these pictures are.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Slumber Party
Malin had her first every sleep over at our house on Saturday night. We were all very excited!
We had fun at the park.
Malin didn't want to go in. She loves it outside.
She went down this slide about 50 times. Well, maybe only 40.
Breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast. She slept great and went to church with us and sat in the pew eating gold fish for a good 30 minutes. She's an excellent church goer.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Laundry Room Make Over
The only room in our house that has never been painted or updated much since we moved in over 18 years ago is what we call the Utility Room. It is a multi purpose room that holds our washer, dryer, an extra refrigerator, an extra stove, a chest freezer, a sink and cupboards, lots of storage and shelving and a cement floor. The above picture is the worst of the walls.
Or wait--maybe this is the worst of the walls. I took 3 days off this week to tackle wall patching, painting, cleaning and organizing. This is a fairly large room and was in desperate need of some TLC. Before I could start we had to move an enormous amount of stuff out of the room and off of the shelves.
Some built in shelving--sanded and primed. These shelves hold everything from swimming gear to paint, fireplace logs, canned goods, flashlights and many other miscellaneous objects.
I painted 3 walls "Early Grey" and one wall (left) "Gale Force".
The shelves and trim are "Grays Harbor" and the floor "Steely Gray". The wall to the right of the shelves in this picture is the same wall in the first picture. After 3 days I am not finished as you can see by the unfinished floor. I'll post another picture when it's all done.
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