Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Christmastime is Here

We tried out sledding in the new snow--not nearly enough to sled in, although we had a great time!


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Friday, November 19, 2010

Gingerbread Cookies

Thought we'd try making some gingerbread cookies this year. This was a mix we bought--thankfully they made up for cuteness what they lacked in taste. Now on to different recipes....

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Pumpkin Pancakes

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 T. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup pumpkin puree
4 eggs, separated
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/8 - 1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Directions: Sift together dry ingredients. Combine milk, egg yolks, butter and pumpkin puree. Stir into dry ingredients just until blended. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Pour onto hot, oiled griddle, about 1/3 cup at a time. Cook until tops bubble and turn and cook other side. Yield: 4 servings

Saturday, November 06, 2010

Trick-or-Treating

Miss Emma went as Jessie from Toy Story and Miss Lily was a Ladybug Fairy!


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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Panda Express & Pumpkin Cookies

The girls were so very excited at the opening of Panda Express in our neighborhood. Not that we love Chinese food--they just love the panda! For two days there was someone dressed up in a panda costume. Unfortunately we missed whoever that was. Some suspected it was Grandma in the panda costume...we'll never know! This is the giant blow-up panda that is currently outside the restaurant.


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Monday, November 01, 2010

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

"Great Pumpkin" Bread

Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
16 oz. can (2 cups) pumpkin
2/3 cup oil
3 eggs, slightly beaten

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease two standard loaf pans. Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and baking powder in a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until well blended. Pour into the loaf pans. Bake about 45-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks about 10 minutes before removing from pans and cooling completely. Yield: 2 loaves

Monday, October 18, 2010