Saturday, November 28, 2009
Colton 6 month portraits!! Hull, Iowa Photography!
What a CUTIE!!!! This is Colton, our cousin's son! He looks just like his Daddy!! Gotta love those big blue eyes :)
Peanut Butter Fudge!!!
This is super easy and sooo good!! Melts in your mouth!!! :) I found the recipe here:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easiest-Peanut-Butter-Fudge/Detail.aspx
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
2 1/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Pour over confectioners' sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat until smooth; pour into an 8x8 inch dish. Chill until firm and cut into squares.
Melt the butter
put powdered sugar in a separate bowl!
butter melted add the milk and brown sugar!
peanut butter...mmmmm :)
bring to a boil!
smells soo good!
add it to the powdered sugar and mix!
mixed!
put in a pan and let chill!! Don't you love my Fiesta bakeware!! Thanks EDJE'ers!!! I promise I will send a Thank You card as soon as I get my wedding pics back....anybody wanna take bets on when that will be?!?!?!?
I found these plastic canisters at Wal-Mart!! Aren't they great?!?! I brought the fudge, Oreo balls, and some white chocolate covered pretzels to the Cookie Swap with the Farmer's Mommas family last night! It was soo fun, we decorated a million Christmas Cookies, then played games (Buzz Word and Mad Gab - I am much better at Buzz Word!) Then we swapped cookies...I wish I would have taken pics of all the yummy stuff we came home with, but sadly most of it is gone!!! HAHA!!! :) We are going to decorate the outside of our house today!! Stay tuned :)
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easiest-Peanut-Butter-Fudge/Detail.aspx
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
2 1/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Pour over confectioners' sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat until smooth; pour into an 8x8 inch dish. Chill until firm and cut into squares.
Melt the butter
put powdered sugar in a separate bowl!
butter melted add the milk and brown sugar! peanut butter...mmmmm :) add peanut butter and vanilla
bring to a boil!
smells soo good!
add it to the powdered sugar and mix!
mixed!
put in a pan and let chill!! Don't you love my Fiesta bakeware!! Thanks EDJE'ers!!! I promise I will send a Thank You card as soon as I get my wedding pics back....anybody wanna take bets on when that will be?!?!?!?Fabulous!!!
up close and personal!!!
I found these plastic canisters at Wal-Mart!! Aren't they great?!?! I brought the fudge, Oreo balls, and some white chocolate covered pretzels to the Cookie Swap with the Farmer's Mommas family last night! It was soo fun, we decorated a million Christmas Cookies, then played games (Buzz Word and Mad Gab - I am much better at Buzz Word!) Then we swapped cookies...I wish I would have taken pics of all the yummy stuff we came home with, but sadly most of it is gone!!! HAHA!!! :) We are going to decorate the outside of our house today!! Stay tuned :)Guest Food Blogger!!!
Ok, not really, but Lacie Lou emailed me the recipe for these amazing Oreo Balls and I am going to be lazy yet again and copy and past her directions, so it's technically a guest blog!!! :)
You will need:
1 bag Oreos (original...make sure they're not double stuffed, etc)
1 bar cream cheese (8 oz. softened to room temp)
Almond bark/baker's chocolate (you can get white chocolate or original or both...it's up to you)
1 "batch" is about 30ish balls...I think. :) I usually double the recipe, and put it all in one big bowl. It works fine that way.
If you have a food processor, just put the oreos in it and grind them up really finely. If not, get one or borrow one. ha! Trust me, crushing them by hand just isn't fun.
Then with a mixer (or by hand), mix the cookie crumbs and cream cheese. Once mixed, roll the "goo" into small balls, place them on a cookie sheet, and put them in the freezer for about an hour (or less if you're in a hurry).
Melt your chocolate...I just do it in the microwave...it's easier that way. Be sure to stir every 30 or 45 seconds because it won't take as long as you think it will.
Drop the chilled balls into the chocolate and spoon them out onto wax paper. (Some people stick toothpicks into the balls and dip them that way, but I've never had much luck...it is an option, though.)
Once the chocolate hardens a bit, I melt a little bit of the opposite color chocolate in a small zip lock bag. I just put one block of the bark into the bag, microwave for about 20 secs, "squish" it with your finger to "stir," then about 10 more secs. Cut a very tiny bit of the corner off the bag and use it to drizzle the decorative chocolate over the top.
A fancy way to finish them off is by placing them in tiny cupcake papers. You can get them in the candy-making/cake-decorating part of the craft section at Wal-Mart. They look like white mini-muffin liners, and the finished candies fit perfectly into them.
If you have any questions, just let me know! I hope they turn out well! And don't worry if the white chocolate ones don't look pretty...they never do until you get the dark chocolate drizzled over them!
Good luck and LOVES!
Lacie
oopps I used red Christmas Oreos and not original...sorry!! They worked just fine though :)
I melted some milk chocolate chips for the garnish like Lacie mentioned, but it was too thick and didn't look pretty, so I just stuck with the white chocolate coating!
Super easy and soooo tasty!! I also skipped the muffin paper since all I had were Fall themed ones and this is Christmas Candy!!! :)
You will need:
1 bag Oreos (original...make sure they're not double stuffed, etc)
1 bar cream cheese (8 oz. softened to room temp)
Almond bark/baker's chocolate (you can get white chocolate or original or both...it's up to you)
1 "batch" is about 30ish balls...I think. :) I usually double the recipe, and put it all in one big bowl. It works fine that way.
If you have a food processor, just put the oreos in it and grind them up really finely. If not, get one or borrow one. ha! Trust me, crushing them by hand just isn't fun.
Then with a mixer (or by hand), mix the cookie crumbs and cream cheese. Once mixed, roll the "goo" into small balls, place them on a cookie sheet, and put them in the freezer for about an hour (or less if you're in a hurry).
Melt your chocolate...I just do it in the microwave...it's easier that way. Be sure to stir every 30 or 45 seconds because it won't take as long as you think it will.
Drop the chilled balls into the chocolate and spoon them out onto wax paper. (Some people stick toothpicks into the balls and dip them that way, but I've never had much luck...it is an option, though.)
Once the chocolate hardens a bit, I melt a little bit of the opposite color chocolate in a small zip lock bag. I just put one block of the bark into the bag, microwave for about 20 secs, "squish" it with your finger to "stir," then about 10 more secs. Cut a very tiny bit of the corner off the bag and use it to drizzle the decorative chocolate over the top.
A fancy way to finish them off is by placing them in tiny cupcake papers. You can get them in the candy-making/cake-decorating part of the craft section at Wal-Mart. They look like white mini-muffin liners, and the finished candies fit perfectly into them.
If you have any questions, just let me know! I hope they turn out well! And don't worry if the white chocolate ones don't look pretty...they never do until you get the dark chocolate drizzled over them!
Good luck and LOVES!
Lacie
Now enjoy the pics I took of my Oreo Ball experience!! They are super YUMMY!!!
oopps I used red Christmas Oreos and not original...sorry!! They worked just fine though :)
I melted some milk chocolate chips for the garnish like Lacie mentioned, but it was too thick and didn't look pretty, so I just stuck with the white chocolate coating!
Super easy and soooo tasty!! I also skipped the muffin paper since all I had were Fall themed ones and this is Christmas Candy!!! :)
Thanks Lacie!!! Loves Bettah :)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Pumpkin Spice Trifle!!!
I decided to make something sweet to take to Thanksgiving Dinner tomorrow at the Farmer's Grandmothers. I have been waiting for the chance to use my Pampered Chef Trifle bowl, so this was the perfect recipe...and we all know how much I adore pumpkin!! :)
Here is the recipe:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/desserts/pumpkin-spice-trifle/
The cast...
Cake Mix, Pumpkin, Eggs, Oil, and Milk
Mix it together
MMmmmmm :)
Put in 9x13 pan
Bake and cool!
The pudding! This took FOREVER!! I think next time I will use instant!
Add pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar to the pudding, I couldn't find the cream cheese pudding so I used vanilla jazzed up with these additions!
cut the cake into cubes
got kinda crumbly!!
start layering in the trifle bowl
add pudding
Then whip cream
Then repeat!
add ginger snaps for garnish and your done!!!
Gorgeous!!! :)
love it!!
I made the Farmer a mini version and he loved it!! Stay tuned to see if the rest of his Fam will too :)
Here is the recipe:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/desserts/pumpkin-spice-trifle/
The cast...
Cake Mix, Pumpkin, Eggs, Oil, and Milk
Mix it together
MMmmmmm :)
Put in 9x13 pan
Bake and cool!The pudding! This took FOREVER!! I think next time I will use instant!
Add pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar to the pudding, I couldn't find the cream cheese pudding so I used vanilla jazzed up with these additions!Mixing
cut the cake into cubes
got kinda crumbly!!
start layering in the trifle bowl
add pudding
Then whip cream
Then repeat!
add ginger snaps for garnish and your done!!!
Gorgeous!!! :)
love it!!
I made the Farmer a mini version and he loved it!! Stay tuned to see if the rest of his Fam will too :)
Hope Everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving!!!
Elves!!!
Notice: if you are Cade or August Ann, please refrain from reading this post :)
I have been asked to elaborate on the Elves that I mentioned in a previous post! It's pretty simple...a week before Christmas my Momma sets out our Magic Boots in the living room near the tree. The Elves come and leave us small surprises each morning before Christmas. When we were little they would bring me stuff from Hello Kitty or Lisa & Frank (Do they still have that stuff for little girls?) or just any kind of fun stuff I was in to that year; coloring books, crafts, books, nickelodeon gak...stuff like that, then I would have something to do that day! Maybe this Elf idea was devised to keep us busy since we were on Christmas Break and always bugging Momma for stuff to do! Now they bring me stuff that I need like I mentioned before, last year I got a Ped Egg one day in my Magic Boot...are they trying to tell me something!?!?!? I guess the Magic Boots sort of take the place of the stocking....we have stockings (Wrangler blue jean ones with all our names!) but there is never anything in them!
I have been asked to elaborate on the Elves that I mentioned in a previous post! It's pretty simple...a week before Christmas my Momma sets out our Magic Boots in the living room near the tree. The Elves come and leave us small surprises each morning before Christmas. When we were little they would bring me stuff from Hello Kitty or Lisa & Frank (Do they still have that stuff for little girls?) or just any kind of fun stuff I was in to that year; coloring books, crafts, books, nickelodeon gak...stuff like that, then I would have something to do that day! Maybe this Elf idea was devised to keep us busy since we were on Christmas Break and always bugging Momma for stuff to do! Now they bring me stuff that I need like I mentioned before, last year I got a Ped Egg one day in my Magic Boot...are they trying to tell me something!?!?!? I guess the Magic Boots sort of take the place of the stocking....we have stockings (Wrangler blue jean ones with all our names!) but there is never anything in them!
Anyway I hope this helps to further explain the Elves!! Obviously the Elf is my Momma, but I still like to think they sneak in at night with a trail of sparkly dust all giggling and happy to be bringing us gifts :)
While we are on the topic of Family Traditions....we also used to leave food for the Reindeer!! Hay of course! I think now my sister mixes her's with sparkles/glitter and makes it really pretty, but at our house we just used plain old hay! On Christmas morning after we had looked over all our gifts, we would run outside to see if they ate their hay, they always did :) I don't ever remember leaving Santa any cookies...of course in our house, we were always more worried about feeding the animals!!
And now, the moment you've all been waiting for!!!
Our First Christmas Tree!!!! The Farmer actually hauled the huge box up from the basement and assembled it last night!! I didn't even have to do much nagging!! :)
Isn't it stunning?!?!?
The Tree is 7.5 feet, if that gives you an idea of how tall my Farmer is!
Soo pretty!!
Some of my favorite ornaments!!
boots!
another!
green high heels!!
Brittany gave me this Cowgirl! So cute!
Christmas Cow!
Christmas Cactus!
The Farmer's Hereford..they didn't have any Angus or Chars!
awww! Our first Christmas!!
Santa Farmer!
Take me for a ride on your big green tractor!!!
And all my piggies!!!
Love it!!!
:)
I had way too many ornaments, but they are too pretty not to display!
I think they look cute under the tree!
and on the table :)
Finally got my decorations up in the living room!
Isn't it stunning?!?!?
The Tree is 7.5 feet, if that gives you an idea of how tall my Farmer is!
Soo pretty!!Some of my favorite ornaments!!
boots!
another!
green high heels!!
Brittany gave me this Cowgirl! So cute!
Christmas Cow!
Christmas Cactus!
The Farmer's Hereford..they didn't have any Angus or Chars!
awww! Our first Christmas!!
Santa Farmer! 
Take me for a ride on your big green tractor!!!And all my piggies!!!
Love it!!!
:)
I had way too many ornaments, but they are too pretty not to display!
I think they look cute under the tree!
and on the table :)
Finally got my decorations up in the living room!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Holiday Cooking!!!
It's been much too long since I have done a cooking post! Well, get ready because I am on a Holiday cooking/baking spree! I have at least 4 more recipes after this one!! Get excited!! My shelves and counter tops are over flowing with things like; almond bark, marshmallows, chocolate chips, pretzels, oreos, ginger snaps....mmmmm! Stay Tuned!!
But for now, I give you the most AMAZING cheese ball!! This is my Momma's famous Cheese Ball that she makes on every special occasion! It's a real holiday crowd pleaser!!
Ok! The Recipe:
Two 8 oz packages of Cream Cheese
Two bags a smoked beef sandwich meat (you can also use 2 jars of dried beef)
6 green onions (chopped)
1 tablespoon of Accent
1/2 teaspoon of worsteshire sauce
a dash of garlic powder a cup of shopped pecans
Now follow the pictures so I don't have to type out what I did!! HAHA!
ok, I'll give you a little help! I just used Kitchen shears and cut the meat...
Isn't this the cutest thing ever?!?!?!
then did the same with the green onions
then combine them in the cute little food processor!
It should look like this!!
mix the cream cheese, Accent, worsteshire sauce, and garlic powder
add the beef and green onions
mix well and roll into a ball
cover with chopped pecans
Soo cute and TASTY!!!
serve with Club Crackers and an adorable Turkey Spreader!!
Mmmmmm :)
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
But for now, I give you the most AMAZING cheese ball!! This is my Momma's famous Cheese Ball that she makes on every special occasion! It's a real holiday crowd pleaser!!
Ok! The Recipe:
Two 8 oz packages of Cream Cheese
Two bags a smoked beef sandwich meat (you can also use 2 jars of dried beef)
6 green onions (chopped)
1 tablespoon of Accent
1/2 teaspoon of worsteshire sauce
a dash of garlic powder a cup of shopped pecans
Now follow the pictures so I don't have to type out what I did!! HAHA!
ok, I'll give you a little help! I just used Kitchen shears and cut the meat...
Isn't this the cutest thing ever?!?!?!
then did the same with the green onions
then combine them in the cute little food processor!
It should look like this!!
mix the cream cheese, Accent, worsteshire sauce, and garlic powder
add the beef and green onions
mix well and roll into a ball
cover with chopped pecans
Soo cute and TASTY!!!
serve with Club Crackers and an adorable Turkey Spreader!!
Mmmmmm :)
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
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