Breakfast idea

I recently discovered this blog called Feeding the Chaos and decided to try her Puffed pancake recipe.  It was really good despite the pictures looking a little bit off.  I promise.  It is like a giant popover.  And it was easy to mix, throw in the oven and wait.  Both girls loved it and so did I.  Daddy, well let's just say he let us eat it all. 

Puffed pancake

2 Tbsp butter


3 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt


Heat oven to 400 degrees. While oven is heating up, put butter in a baking dish and place inside oven until butter melts.  In a mixing bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, flour and salt and beat until smooth. Pour into baking dish. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes or until sides are puffy and center is done.
 
We used syrup.  But I think powered sugar or jam would be yummy!

Valentine cookie idea

I volunteered to make cookies for the Father Daughter Valentine Dance.  (Luckily for Abby's class room party all I have to do is supply the Valentine napkins-easy).  I made these same cookies back in Dec- Hershey Kisses Candy Cane Blossoms, but this time instead of green and red sugar crystals I used hot pink and red.  The pink ones actually resemble Easter peeps!   Easy and VERY tasty.  This is a good dough recipe.

Ingredients

48 HERSHEY'S KISSES
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk
Pink and Red sugar crystals, granulated sugar

Directions
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove wrappers from candies.
2. Beat butter, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with milk to butter mixture, beating until well blended.

3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in red or pink sugar, or a combination of any of the sugars. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookie is set. Remove from oven; cool 2 to 3 minutes. Press a candy piece into center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 dozen cookies.

She made it!

to the Father Daughter dance!  We got rain/sleet/snow/thunder/lightening on Sat.  Yes, Thunder and Lightening-isn't that crazy.   So the dance was postponed until Sunday afternoon-buying us just enough time for Abby to feel better.

Daddy presented her with a tiny corsage.  I don't think she really knew what to make of it at first!

Sorry no pics of the actual dance.  Daddy isn't too good at remembering to take MORE pictures!  Oh I wish I could have been a fly on the wall!

Why I am wishing for snow tomorrow......

I know crazy.  Tomorrow is the annual Father and Daughter Valentine day dance.  Abby has her dress, shoes and tights all picked out.   And this morning she woke with a 103 temp.  ugh   If it snows tomorrow they will postpone and then Sunday will be the dance- buying us one more day for her to recover!  Fingers crossed.

Fluff Frosting

We made another type of frosting- Fluff Frosting.  Somehow I remember it tasting better when my sister in law made it?   Everything she makes tastes good.  

While this frosting was good (Really who am I kidding- frosting made of fluff, sugar and butter-of course it tastes good).  Still, I don't think my search has ended for the perfect frosting to top Olivia's birthday cupcakes.....

Fluff Frosting

2 sticks butter softened

10 oz Marshmellow fluff

1/4 cup confection sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

6 to 8 drops of food coloring
Beat butter in mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in fluff, then sugar and vanilla. Stir in food coloring.

Diet Coke Cake!

Yes, you heard me right.  Diet coke + cake = my dream come true!  

Just take any box cake recipe and add 10-12 oz of diet coke (I took a big gulp from the can and then added the rest).  Bake according the back of the box. 

 BEFORE

 AFTER.   The actually came out pretty good.  And according to the recipe only two weight watcher points!

Thanks for the tip Jessica. 



Fairy Triad update

Remember the Fairy Triad we put together and planted a few weeks ago-we have growth!  I actually think the Clover is taking over the whole place.