Well Christmas is here.... I am up at 2am still wrapping gifts not fun! lol. This year Blayne so far has gotten spoiled rotten. We've had two family gatherings and one more today. HE is getting so much stuff I hope it all fits in the car lol. We have gone to so many people's houses I can hardly remember what he got from who lol....
Well it's late...>Gotta get to bed for morning.....
Merry Christmas to all!
Some recipes that come to mind when the holiday approaches are the sweet ones lol. I always loved making cookies, pizzelles, cupcakes, and other holiday treats. This year due to the fact we don't have a place of our own I won't be making anything but will be definitely making some next season.
My Favorite one that i've found for cutout cookies is as follows:
Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).2. Cream sugar and shortening together. Add eggs and dry ingredients. Add the milk last.3. No need to chill this dough, simply roll out to 1/4 inch thickness, cut out and bake 10-12 minutes
This one is for Gingerbread Cookies they turned out pretty yummy.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups dark molasses
1 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup cold water
1/3 cup shortening
7 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (16 ounce) package chocolate frosting
Directions:1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one cookie sheet.2. Mix together the molasses, brown sugar, water and shortening.3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, allspice, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. Add to sugar mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.4. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on floured board. Cut with floured gingerbread cutter. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool and decorate with frosting
Now we just got our holiday pics done. Here are a few that I liked.
We got up the courage and put an offer on a new house that we absolutely fell in love with. It's out in Windsor, Mo. it's about a 20-30 minute drive to the base but the drive is so worth it. We are hoping that the inspection goes well and that this time nothin major is wrong so that we can get this house and finally have a place to call our own. I will definitely take pics of the house if and when we get it and post before and after pics of some of the rooms that I will be taking down the undesirable wallpaper and painting it a color I like. The first room is the master bath it has really outrageous hunter green with pink flowers wallpaper. DEFINITELY needs to go. Ask Liz she'll agree lol. Well I just hope all goes well. Wish us luck!
Oh and Also Liz told me to post this recipe on here for anyone of you who have never heard or tried this homemade wedding soup before so here it goes:
3 nice sized chicken breasts (cooked and shredded)
2 boxes of frozen chopped spinach
20-25 bouillon cubes (chicken flavor)
For the meatballs:
1-2 lbs. of ground beef (depending on how many you are feeding)
bread crumbs
1-2 eggs
parsley
salt and pepper
fresh garlic, chopped or garlic powder (ur choice)
flour and eggs to make dough balls
and one big pot! lol
Directions:
1. Prepare the meat, bread crumbs, eggs, parsley, salt and pepper and garlic in a bowl. Mix either with a spoon or by hand which seems easier. Shape into little balls. Put in refridgerator for a little while.
2. Boil the chicken breasts and keep pot of water but take chicken out to cool and then shred.
3. Bring the water back to a boil add your boullion cubes and spinach boil for about 5-7 mins.
4. Add your meatballs in be careful not to splash your self. Cook for about 5 minutes.
5. Add back in the shredded chicken, and while it's boiling mix the flour and egg together to form a dough consistency. Drop by little pieces one at a time into the pot and let boil for approximately 5 more mins.
6. Let stand for a little bit to cool off. Then enjoy!
I made this for dinner the other night and I was surprised that everyone liked it. My mom used to make this soup in the winter and the whole pot would be gone within 2 days because my dad and brother ate like 3 bowls of it at a time. My mom's recipe I have tried to do a little pot but have never successfully been able to do that. For some reason the big pot that this recipe makes is just better than making a small pot. If you do try please comment be and let me know how you liked it! Will be posting a few more recipes soon for Christmas treats~
Have a good weekend everyone!
Well we have been trying to find a house for awhile now... We finally found one that we liked, put the offer in, got it accepted and then started the paperwork and called for an inspection to be done. Needless to say the inspection had not gone well..... We were astounded by the things they picked out that needed alot of work and so forth. SO we backed out of that contract and now have found a wonderful home we love to death and it's everything we've asked for. We're just hoping that it's been well maintained and that we can get the VA to loan us the money to purchase it. so need MAJOR prayers !
Will keep you posted.....
