Last night The Father and I were at a loss as to what to eat for dinner. We'd thawed a package of grass fed tri-tip steaks and wanted to do something new and super special for 3 very special steaks.
We searched high and we searched low but nothing seemed to jump out at us until I opened up the fridge and saw the very last bottle of Mothership Wit! We decided to marinade our steaks for a while in its wheaty, organic-y goodness!
Let me tell ya, those steaks were heavenly! We will most surely be using beer as a marinade from now on. Just like cooking with wine, I'm fairly sure all the alcohol evaporated out so you don't have to worry about your blood alchol level if you decide to marinate and devour a whole boozed up cow!
We aren't big drinkers but occasionally we enjoy a few adult bevies. To make it fun, we like to try new coctails and beers. Very rarely will I buy the same brand twice. This means the next time we have Brew Steak, it will taste completely different! Oh the possibilities!
Brew Steak
3 grass fed tri-tip steaks
1 bottle of beer
Marinate the steaks in the beer for 4 or so hours.
When it's time to cook, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat up an oven safe grill pan until it is very hot. Sear the steaks for 3 to three minutes on each side, then slide the pan with the steaks into the oven. Cook for 15 minutes or until it is done to your liking.
We aren't total carnivores so we enjoyed broccoli steamed just until it was a vibrant green color and still slightly crunchy.
I promise you won't be disappointed!
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Yogurt... DIY Style!
Betcha didn't know you could make your own yogurt, didja?
It's so much fun and super yummy. The best part... it's so easy because you use your crockpot!
We make a batch or two a week and it usually lasts about 2 days before we eat it all! I like my yogurts flavored and The Father enjoys just plain. As a compromise, we rotate!
What's that? You enjoy thick, creamy Greek Style yogurt better? Just strain it through a cheese cloth over night in the fridge! It's that simple.
With out much further ado, I give you...
Crock Pot Yogurt!
This is the recipe we started with. Then we made a few variations for our flavored varieties. I suggest you start with the recipe in the link before you try it flavored. Just a few pointers and suggestions before you begin: Make sure the milk is not "Ultra Pasturized," your yo just won't gurt if you do. Sorry. Also, no need to buy a vat of plain yogurt. A single serving container is just enough to get the job done. After you make the first batch, you won't need store bought anymore.
Here is our twist on the subject.
We use organic whole milk. *Kroger really needs to stop upping the price, seriously!* For the starter, we used a single serving of Dannon plain flavored (is that a flavor?)
Follow the regular instructions until you get to the part about mixing in the starter. In you small mixing bowl add a 1/2 of sugar and 2Tbsp of vanilla extract. Add in your warm milk and the starter and mix up really. Be quick so it doesn't cool off too much. After you pour everything back into the crock pot, give it a super duper stir. I use a wooden spoon.
When your 8 hours are up, measure out a cup or so to use as your starter for the next batch. The rest goes into a cheese cloth lined noodle strainer balanced over a bowl to catch the dripping. Store over night in the fridge and the WA-LA! You have Greek Style yogurt! If you don't want to strain it, no one is going to make you, but I do suggest ladling off the liquid that is at the top.
Ok, so you don't like vanilla yogurt, but you would like a flavor. Hit up Google for recipes of compote. You can have blueberry, strawberry, pineapple, broccoli flavored... the possibilities are endless! Just stir it into your yogurt and off ya go!
Enjoy!
Now I just need to learn how to make my beloved Kefir!
It's so much fun and super yummy. The best part... it's so easy because you use your crockpot!
We make a batch or two a week and it usually lasts about 2 days before we eat it all! I like my yogurts flavored and The Father enjoys just plain. As a compromise, we rotate!
What's that? You enjoy thick, creamy Greek Style yogurt better? Just strain it through a cheese cloth over night in the fridge! It's that simple.
With out much further ado, I give you...
Crock Pot Yogurt!
This is the recipe we started with. Then we made a few variations for our flavored varieties. I suggest you start with the recipe in the link before you try it flavored. Just a few pointers and suggestions before you begin: Make sure the milk is not "Ultra Pasturized," your yo just won't gurt if you do. Sorry. Also, no need to buy a vat of plain yogurt. A single serving container is just enough to get the job done. After you make the first batch, you won't need store bought anymore.
Here is our twist on the subject.
We use organic whole milk. *Kroger really needs to stop upping the price, seriously!* For the starter, we used a single serving of Dannon plain flavored (is that a flavor?)
Follow the regular instructions until you get to the part about mixing in the starter. In you small mixing bowl add a 1/2 of sugar and 2Tbsp of vanilla extract. Add in your warm milk and the starter and mix up really. Be quick so it doesn't cool off too much. After you pour everything back into the crock pot, give it a super duper stir. I use a wooden spoon.
When your 8 hours are up, measure out a cup or so to use as your starter for the next batch. The rest goes into a cheese cloth lined noodle strainer balanced over a bowl to catch the dripping. Store over night in the fridge and the WA-LA! You have Greek Style yogurt! If you don't want to strain it, no one is going to make you, but I do suggest ladling off the liquid that is at the top.
Ok, so you don't like vanilla yogurt, but you would like a flavor. Hit up Google for recipes of compote. You can have blueberry, strawberry, pineapple, broccoli flavored... the possibilities are endless! Just stir it into your yogurt and off ya go!
Enjoy!
Now I just need to learn how to make my beloved Kefir!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
What to eat? What to eat?
Tomorrow will be the ever exciting weekly trip to the grocery market. Anyone have any exciting recipes I should try?
I'm looking for something to eat on Meatless Monday especially!
Please remember... no cans and no tomatoes, please!
I'm looking for something to eat on Meatless Monday especially!
Please remember... no cans and no tomatoes, please!
I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts!
They been mashed and squished and who knows what else they do to them to extract the oil.
I have this mini obsession with coconut oil and I know you'd like to hear about it.
During the sumer of '08, I was looking through a vitamin catalog when I came across a jar of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. I was intrigued due to my love of everything coconut. After a date night with Sir Google, I learned that coconut oil has some really awesome health benefits- more on that later. I decided that I need to try this stuff. Not only did I order a jar of oil but I also bought a bottle of it in pill form.
When they arrived I started using the jar of oil for cooking and I took 2 pills twice a day! I quickly realized using the oil in my skillet made super yummy scrambled eggs! I started to notice after a month or so that my hairy was super shiney and my skin was soft! Super exciting!!!
I'm sure you are wondering why I keep refering to oil living in a jar! Coconut oil is a solid at temperatures below 76 degrees F. Any temperature above that, it's a liquid! Pretty neat, huh?! It always makes for a fun surprise when I open the jar. Will it be solid, liquid, or somewhere in between?
Of course, while I was pregnant with LBG, I didn't take my coconut oil pills. I did however continue to cook with it and the uses didn't stop there! The Green Living board on theNest.com had topic about The Oil Cleansing Method (OCM) that seemed like a fun challenge. You can read about OCM here. I gave it a shot with my coconut oil and have been going strong ever since!
Once I started using OCM, mind took off and now I just coconut oil in a whole host of ways!
Cradle cap? Lube up le bebe's scalp and exfoliate with a brush... wash hair.
Itchy pregnant belly? Coconut oil is super soothing!
Hair has dry ends? Apply a small amount of coconut oil.
Ran out of eye makeup remover, cold cream, etc? Coconut oil
Have a zit? Windex! (Name that movie!)
I need to stress that only Extra Virgin oil will do. Any other kind is a little too processed and will have lost much of it's awesome super powers.
Speaking of super powers... I could type up a whole blurb on their magically powers, but it's much easier to give you a link since LBG is needing a diaper change and dinner needs to be cooked. Check it out, yo!
... and with that I leave on a small recipe for my own little "lotion."
1/2 cup EV Coconut oil
1/4 tsp Jojoba oil
1/4 tsp Vitamin E oil
Combine and store in a recycled jar. It's great for after the shower!
I have this mini obsession with coconut oil and I know you'd like to hear about it.
During the sumer of '08, I was looking through a vitamin catalog when I came across a jar of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. I was intrigued due to my love of everything coconut. After a date night with Sir Google, I learned that coconut oil has some really awesome health benefits- more on that later. I decided that I need to try this stuff. Not only did I order a jar of oil but I also bought a bottle of it in pill form.
When they arrived I started using the jar of oil for cooking and I took 2 pills twice a day! I quickly realized using the oil in my skillet made super yummy scrambled eggs! I started to notice after a month or so that my hairy was super shiney and my skin was soft! Super exciting!!!
I'm sure you are wondering why I keep refering to oil living in a jar! Coconut oil is a solid at temperatures below 76 degrees F. Any temperature above that, it's a liquid! Pretty neat, huh?! It always makes for a fun surprise when I open the jar. Will it be solid, liquid, or somewhere in between?
Of course, while I was pregnant with LBG, I didn't take my coconut oil pills. I did however continue to cook with it and the uses didn't stop there! The Green Living board on theNest.com had topic about The Oil Cleansing Method (OCM) that seemed like a fun challenge. You can read about OCM here. I gave it a shot with my coconut oil and have been going strong ever since!
Once I started using OCM, mind took off and now I just coconut oil in a whole host of ways!
Cradle cap? Lube up le bebe's scalp and exfoliate with a brush... wash hair.
Itchy pregnant belly? Coconut oil is super soothing!
Hair has dry ends? Apply a small amount of coconut oil.
Ran out of eye makeup remover, cold cream, etc? Coconut oil
Have a zit? Windex! (Name that movie!)
I need to stress that only Extra Virgin oil will do. Any other kind is a little too processed and will have lost much of it's awesome super powers.
Speaking of super powers... I could type up a whole blurb on their magically powers, but it's much easier to give you a link since LBG is needing a diaper change and dinner needs to be cooked. Check it out, yo!
... and with that I leave on a small recipe for my own little "lotion."
1/2 cup EV Coconut oil
1/4 tsp Jojoba oil
1/4 tsp Vitamin E oil
Combine and store in a recycled jar. It's great for after the shower!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
We're Down to a System!
Who would have thought that in just two weeks (one week for The Father,) we'd have our diaper routine down pat?!
First I should speak about our preferences. I love, love, love prefolds. Please don't ask me why, because I have no idea. The Father likes pockets, AIOs, and fitteds. I try to save the AIOs and pockets for use when we are out of the house. When we are out and about for the whole day, disposables are used. I don't have a wet bag nor do I have a diaper bag large enough to carry bottles, formula, a change of clothing or two, 2 pacifiers, a toy or two, my wallet and cell phone, etc... along with 5 fairly bulky diapers. Ain't gunna happen! We also use disposables at night because they last a bit longer and the last thing we want while bleary eyed at 2am is to change a diaper.
So here's how it works. When LBG wakes up for the day, I strap a prefold on him with a snappi along with a cover. When it's time to change, that prefold goes into our trusty Ace Hardware bucket and the cover is laid out to dry (usually they aren't wet at all!) We then use a second cover and will continue to rotate covers for the entire day. Lather, rinse, repeat!
When The Father returns from work and offers to do a diaper change, he usually goes for his favorites. I have no issue with this because he is using cloth and that's all that matters!
As bedtime rolls around, the disposable diaper goes on and the rest of the cloth diapers go to bed for the evening. The two covers are placed in the pail so two fresh ones can be used for the next day. Very rarely do we end up using three covers a day, but occassionally it happens.
I do diaper laundry every other day. I could probably go an extra day, but choose not to. The process is super simple! Everything is dumped into the washer and given a quick rinse with cold water. Then I run a regular wash and rinse cycle *hot/cold* with my cloth diaper detergent- recipe below. Finally, I add a 1/4 cup of vinegar as a softener and give everything one more quick rinse, just in case.
During the warm month, drying will be a bit more fun. I'll be able to hang everything outside! For now, prefolds, inserts, and liners go in the dryer for a little while to get the bulk of the water out. All covers, pockets, and AIOs go straight to our little drying rack. Once the dryer finishes, I add the mostly damp contents to the drying rack!
Morning rolls around and we start the cycle over again! I find a few minutes to stuff the pockets and put away all the cloth. I want to ensure that everything LBG fits is used so I have a system of stacks. All the clean items go to the bottom. That way everything gets used!
Ok, breathe! Did you get all that? Don't worry, neither does The Father. It's ok, we have a mutual agreement that I'm the only one allowed to use our washing machine!
So here is my cloth diaper detergent recipe! I also use it for my towels!
1 Cup Borax
1 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Oxyclean
Does this remind you of anything?? Hmmmm? It's just like regular laundry detergent minus the soap! Soap can cause build up and then I'd be stuck doing that grueling stripping process all over again! I'm considering add some regular baking soda to the mix but I'm not sure. I haven't had any stink issues as of yet, but if I do, I'm sure some baking soda will help!
First I should speak about our preferences. I love, love, love prefolds. Please don't ask me why, because I have no idea. The Father likes pockets, AIOs, and fitteds. I try to save the AIOs and pockets for use when we are out of the house. When we are out and about for the whole day, disposables are used. I don't have a wet bag nor do I have a diaper bag large enough to carry bottles, formula, a change of clothing or two, 2 pacifiers, a toy or two, my wallet and cell phone, etc... along with 5 fairly bulky diapers. Ain't gunna happen! We also use disposables at night because they last a bit longer and the last thing we want while bleary eyed at 2am is to change a diaper.
So here's how it works. When LBG wakes up for the day, I strap a prefold on him with a snappi along with a cover. When it's time to change, that prefold goes into our trusty Ace Hardware bucket and the cover is laid out to dry (usually they aren't wet at all!) We then use a second cover and will continue to rotate covers for the entire day. Lather, rinse, repeat!
When The Father returns from work and offers to do a diaper change, he usually goes for his favorites. I have no issue with this because he is using cloth and that's all that matters!
As bedtime rolls around, the disposable diaper goes on and the rest of the cloth diapers go to bed for the evening. The two covers are placed in the pail so two fresh ones can be used for the next day. Very rarely do we end up using three covers a day, but occassionally it happens.
I do diaper laundry every other day. I could probably go an extra day, but choose not to. The process is super simple! Everything is dumped into the washer and given a quick rinse with cold water. Then I run a regular wash and rinse cycle *hot/cold* with my cloth diaper detergent- recipe below. Finally, I add a 1/4 cup of vinegar as a softener and give everything one more quick rinse, just in case.
During the warm month, drying will be a bit more fun. I'll be able to hang everything outside! For now, prefolds, inserts, and liners go in the dryer for a little while to get the bulk of the water out. All covers, pockets, and AIOs go straight to our little drying rack. Once the dryer finishes, I add the mostly damp contents to the drying rack!
Morning rolls around and we start the cycle over again! I find a few minutes to stuff the pockets and put away all the cloth. I want to ensure that everything LBG fits is used so I have a system of stacks. All the clean items go to the bottom. That way everything gets used!
Ok, breathe! Did you get all that? Don't worry, neither does The Father. It's ok, we have a mutual agreement that I'm the only one allowed to use our washing machine!
So here is my cloth diaper detergent recipe! I also use it for my towels!
1 Cup Borax
1 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Oxyclean
Does this remind you of anything?? Hmmmm? It's just like regular laundry detergent minus the soap! Soap can cause build up and then I'd be stuck doing that grueling stripping process all over again! I'm considering add some regular baking soda to the mix but I'm not sure. I haven't had any stink issues as of yet, but if I do, I'm sure some baking soda will help!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
We're Sproutin', Baby!
Anyone who knows me in the real world knows I love, love, love asian food! When ordering Chinese, beef with bean sprouts is a must. Of course you should also know, a sandwich just isn't complete with out alfalfa sprouts! Sure, you can buy these at the grocery store; but it's sooooo much cooler to grow your own.
It's almost silly how easy it is to grow your own sprouts! There are special jars you can buy but, we use a mason jar with ring sans the lid and some cheese cloth or a square of muslin. Currently, we have lentils in our jar and some alfalfa seeds in the spice cabinet waiting their turn. You can use just about any bean or seed.
The Process:
Add your seeds or beans to the jar. Make sure to sort beans to make sure there are no stones. I don't fill it more than 1/3 of the way up.
Finish filling the jar with water and then cover with the fabric and ring.
Drain out the water. This is just to rinse the beans.
Refill with water and let sit for 12 hours. Once again drain.
Every day for the next 4-5 days, fill with water swirl around and then drain. Twice a day is best but not mandatory. Keep your jar out of sunlight but the light from a room is fine.
Wahoooo! You have sprouts! Just give them a quick rinse before you eat them! It's a bit hard to see the shoots in the jar right now, but I'll take some photos of the finished product!
It's almost silly how easy it is to grow your own sprouts! There are special jars you can buy but, we use a mason jar with ring sans the lid and some cheese cloth or a square of muslin. Currently, we have lentils in our jar and some alfalfa seeds in the spice cabinet waiting their turn. You can use just about any bean or seed.
The Process:
Add your seeds or beans to the jar. Make sure to sort beans to make sure there are no stones. I don't fill it more than 1/3 of the way up.
Finish filling the jar with water and then cover with the fabric and ring.
Drain out the water. This is just to rinse the beans.
Refill with water and let sit for 12 hours. Once again drain.
Every day for the next 4-5 days, fill with water swirl around and then drain. Twice a day is best but not mandatory. Keep your jar out of sunlight but the light from a room is fine.
Wahoooo! You have sprouts! Just give them a quick rinse before you eat them! It's a bit hard to see the shoots in the jar right now, but I'll take some photos of the finished product!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Homemade Vanilla!
Once again, I live up to my mantra:
"Why buy what you can make?!"
Saturday, LBG and I made a quick field trip down the street to the grocery store in search of vanilla beans. We were going to do some homemaking!
The notion of making homemade vanilla extract was placed in my head a few weeks ago courtesy of TheBump.com. Mr. Google helped me find a recipe that sounded easy enough. The hard part was deciding how I was going to make it.
Rum, vodka, brandy... so many choices! The idea is to soak a few split vanilla beans in the alcohol of your choice for 8 weeks then WA LA! you have vanilla extract.
Ok, back to my story! We left the house knowing we'd be making a few varieties. I wanted to try with vodka and brandy. I thought about rum but then decided Coconut Malibu probably isn't idea and that was all my liquor cabinet had to offer. I'd loaded three empty jam jars into the dishwasher so they'd nice and clean for our little project.
Once we arrived at the lovely establishment known as Kroger, my plans suddenly hit the floor and shattered into a million pieces. Vanilla beans are expensive! Not Saffron expensive, but still not on the cheap side. We bought a few extra groceries, paid, and left. $13.00 poorer and 4, yes, 4, vanilla beans richer. We'd be only using vodka for our alcohol.
You are probably wondering what LBG was doing during this time. I can assure you he wasn't sampling the liquids! He was doing something we should all be doing more:
"Why buy what you can make?!"
Saturday, LBG and I made a quick field trip down the street to the grocery store in search of vanilla beans. We were going to do some homemaking!
The notion of making homemade vanilla extract was placed in my head a few weeks ago courtesy of TheBump.com. Mr. Google helped me find a recipe that sounded easy enough. The hard part was deciding how I was going to make it.
Rum, vodka, brandy... so many choices! The idea is to soak a few split vanilla beans in the alcohol of your choice for 8 weeks then WA LA! you have vanilla extract.
Ok, back to my story! We left the house knowing we'd be making a few varieties. I wanted to try with vodka and brandy. I thought about rum but then decided Coconut Malibu probably isn't idea and that was all my liquor cabinet had to offer. I'd loaded three empty jam jars into the dishwasher so they'd nice and clean for our little project.
Once we arrived at the lovely establishment known as Kroger, my plans suddenly hit the floor and shattered into a million pieces. Vanilla beans are expensive! Not Saffron expensive, but still not on the cheap side. We bought a few extra groceries, paid, and left. $13.00 poorer and 4, yes, 4, vanilla beans richer. We'd be only using vodka for our alcohol.
So here's how it works...
PS: I was on the ball this time and actually have photo-documentation
Fill a jar with boiling water and let sit for 10 minutes
Once the 10 minutes are up, pour out the water. I needed to let my jar cool a bit because my vodka is kept nice and frosty in the freezer. Split open 3 vanilla beans and put them in the jar.
Offer your beautiful beans a healthy swig of the good stuff. 1 cup to be exact. If you find this process too stressful, have a slurp or 5 yourself!
Lid up and there you have it, Ladies and Gents! In 8 short weeks you will be amazed-- or so I've been told! Just give it a quick shake every so often just woke make sure your beautiful beans are awake!
PS: I was on the ball this time and actually have photo-documentation
Fill a jar with boiling water and let sit for 10 minutes
Once the 10 minutes are up, pour out the water. I needed to let my jar cool a bit because my vodka is kept nice and frosty in the freezer. Split open 3 vanilla beans and put them in the jar.
Offer your beautiful beans a healthy swig of the good stuff. 1 cup to be exact. If you find this process too stressful, have a slurp or 5 yourself!
Lid up and there you have it, Ladies and Gents! In 8 short weeks you will be amazed-- or so I've been told! Just give it a quick shake every so often just woke make sure your beautiful beans are awake!
You are probably wondering what LBG was doing during this time. I can assure you he wasn't sampling the liquids! He was doing something we should all be doing more:
OH YEAH!! You are probably wondering what became of the fourth bean. I'm not cold hearted enough to leave it lonely in a jar. It is aiding in the making of vanilla sugar, of course!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Baking Soda and Vinegar
Mix them together and what do you get?
A volcano of course.
WRONG!!! Ok yes, you do get a volcano when you are in third grade but as an adult, you get a highly effective drain cleaner!
No, it won't evict the hairy monster that has been living down there for 5 years, but it will clear out the average speed bump. As a little bonus, the silver part of the drain will be nice and shiny!
Here is how you perform the procedure:
1. Fill you tea kettle with water and set it to boil.
2. Pour a fair about of Baking Soda down the drain. Use a spoon if it will help. I like to pack in as much as I possibly can.
3. Pour some vinegar over the drain and plug said drain as soon as you can.
4.When you hear the whistle, it's time to unplug the drain and pour the boiling water down
Ta-Da! Your drain is as good as new. If your little chemistry project as failed, it's sure bet you need to evict a hairy animal. You can easily fashion a pipe snake out of an old wire coat hanger (The Grandfather taught me this!) Once you are critter free, perform the procedure again.
It never hurts to turn your drain into a volcano once a month or so as a preventative measure.
Now, the next time your city/county has a hazardous waste collection day, please feel free to fork over the Draino!
A volcano of course.
WRONG!!! Ok yes, you do get a volcano when you are in third grade but as an adult, you get a highly effective drain cleaner!
No, it won't evict the hairy monster that has been living down there for 5 years, but it will clear out the average speed bump. As a little bonus, the silver part of the drain will be nice and shiny!
Here is how you perform the procedure:
1. Fill you tea kettle with water and set it to boil.
2. Pour a fair about of Baking Soda down the drain. Use a spoon if it will help. I like to pack in as much as I possibly can.
3. Pour some vinegar over the drain and plug said drain as soon as you can.
4.When you hear the whistle, it's time to unplug the drain and pour the boiling water down
Ta-Da! Your drain is as good as new. If your little chemistry project as failed, it's sure bet you need to evict a hairy animal. You can easily fashion a pipe snake out of an old wire coat hanger (The Grandfather taught me this!) Once you are critter free, perform the procedure again.
It never hurts to turn your drain into a volcano once a month or so as a preventative measure.
Now, the next time your city/county has a hazardous waste collection day, please feel free to fork over the Draino!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Eve, boys and girls!
Today we are traveling an hour and a hour and a 1/2 away to visit my friend and her family. They invited us over for Christmas Ever dinner! We don't have any family nearby so this is the next best thing! We are all super excited.
I live by the motto: Why buy what you can easily make?!
Today we will arrive bearing some awesome gifts. Last night we baked Russian Tea Cakes (recipe will follow) and Oatmeal Chocolate chip Walnut cookies. I'm also bringing two jars of Hippy's Hot Cocoa Mix and a jar of homemade laundry detergent!
Tonight Santa Claus will come to visit LBG for the very first time! The Father and I made him some toys. We also bought him a few, too! You will have to wait until tomorrow to find out what the loot is!
Growing up, it was a tradition for my dad to read my sister and I "The Night Before Christmas" from a pop-up book. I want to continue this tradition so LBG now has his own pop-up "The Night Before Christmas!" There was another tradition that we won't be skipping:
Watching a full 24 hours of "A Christmas Story!" The Father slightly dreads this tradition, but Dammit! that TV will be tuned to TBS! I even bought the DVD just in case the cable goes out!
I love traditions! Next year we are planning to celebrate Solstice along with Christmas. We will also be putting an orange and an apple in LBG's stocking.
"Happy Christmas to All, and To All a Good Night!"
Oh yes, I almost forgot!
Russian Tea Cakes
2 sticks of butter softened
1 tsp vanilla
6 Tbsp powdered sugar
2 Cups AP flour
1 Cup Walnuts Chopped
Preheat over to 350. Cream the butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine powdered sugar and flour then stir into butter/vanilla mixture. Add walnuts. Roll into 1 inch balls and bake at 350 for 12 minutes. When cool roll in powdered sugar. Enjoy!
Today we are traveling an hour and a hour and a 1/2 away to visit my friend and her family. They invited us over for Christmas Ever dinner! We don't have any family nearby so this is the next best thing! We are all super excited.
I live by the motto: Why buy what you can easily make?!
Today we will arrive bearing some awesome gifts. Last night we baked Russian Tea Cakes (recipe will follow) and Oatmeal Chocolate chip Walnut cookies. I'm also bringing two jars of Hippy's Hot Cocoa Mix and a jar of homemade laundry detergent!
Tonight Santa Claus will come to visit LBG for the very first time! The Father and I made him some toys. We also bought him a few, too! You will have to wait until tomorrow to find out what the loot is!
Growing up, it was a tradition for my dad to read my sister and I "The Night Before Christmas" from a pop-up book. I want to continue this tradition so LBG now has his own pop-up "The Night Before Christmas!" There was another tradition that we won't be skipping:
Watching a full 24 hours of "A Christmas Story!" The Father slightly dreads this tradition, but Dammit! that TV will be tuned to TBS! I even bought the DVD just in case the cable goes out!
I love traditions! Next year we are planning to celebrate Solstice along with Christmas. We will also be putting an orange and an apple in LBG's stocking.
"Happy Christmas to All, and To All a Good Night!"
Oh yes, I almost forgot!
Russian Tea Cakes
2 sticks of butter softened
1 tsp vanilla
6 Tbsp powdered sugar
2 Cups AP flour
1 Cup Walnuts Chopped
Preheat over to 350. Cream the butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine powdered sugar and flour then stir into butter/vanilla mixture. Add walnuts. Roll into 1 inch balls and bake at 350 for 12 minutes. When cool roll in powdered sugar. Enjoy!
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