My Variety of Food Choices

Because of the lack of posting I have been doing as of late, I wanted to share with you some pictures of some of the things I have been trying or just enjoying in the last few months. These are all just about food, I noticed but the range is crazy!

First,

Juicing. I love to juice. It sets me right for the beginning of my day and then I try super hard to squeeze in a simple 1/2 hour - 45 min workout when I'm not too beat.

I bought the Omega juicer and it's fabulous.


One morning I woke up at 4 am and couldn't get any more sleep... so I made some carrot, orange (and other mysterious ingredients) for my sleeping family.  Here is a fantastic link to the site I use daily. Just type in what ingredients you have at home and it will find you a juice to make. Or, type in the health condition you're concerned about and see their suggestions.

JuiceRecipes.com

Second,

Our stove top stopped working a few weeks before Christmas and we had to pull out the camp stove. What did I decide to do? Make mac n cheese? Nope. Let's make homemade Asian food. Had I done it before? No. I seem to like to make my life more challenging. lol


I found this link to be super helpful. SeonkyoungLongest

Third,

I love making these homemade Butterhorns. But they sure like to stay with me and my mid section.



And lastly,

I tried a new recipe for my pie crust. Not the best looking but much more tasty than mine. (Although, with my old one I can shape it nicely) That's okay. I will keep experimenting. Although I tend to try new recipes when company is coming. Do you do that too? Or are you smarter and do a run through first?

I did, however, love how my meringue turned out.

TIP - use lemon juice and clean ALL your tools when making meringue or it will NOT turn out.

If you follow me in Instagram - ahhh_net- you may have already seen these posts.

Enjoy this journey called Life!

Crate Christmas Decoration

This Christmas I just had to paint. It wasn't much but I sure am missing my home decor projects now that I homeschool. (Which is why my blogging has sloooowwwwed down considerably)

I love this crate one of my daughters helped me make.

First, you kinda need a newer Cricut. I tried with my old one and it didn't work. Mind you, there are many more crafty people than I out there so if you can do it - do it!

I bought my crate at Michael's with the 50% off coupon. Love those coupons. =)

Here is the chalk paint I used on my crate. It was my first experience with chalk paint. Not bad. Rather nice indeed.

Then I went in to circuit craft room and purchased for $0.99 the Polar Tree Farms, cut it out of vinyl,  pulled the letters out, (kept the letter inserts- for the 'a' the 'e' the 'p' and the 'o'), stuck my vinyl where I wanted it...and then got a phone call! ahhhh! My daughter stuck the rest on and we started painting in the black. (When I got off the phone I realized that the letters should have been closer together, but hey, I am a busy momma and it still worked)

I used a small sponge brush and a little paint at a time so that it wouldn't run through the vinyl. We took the it off right away and let the paint dry. Next, use a light grit (but not too light) sand paper to run over the letters afterwards to make it look a little worn.

Hope you have fun with your painting journey!

Christmas Mitten Cookies

Hi Everyone,

So, in my attempt to make a special cookie for my cute little 4 year old sunbeam class (I teach them Sunday school at church...they are adorable!) I found these little cute snowmen cookies from Hungry Happenings.

 However, because I am a super busy mom and I didn't have enough time to do this, I improvised to make things easier.

First I ran to the Bulk Barn store and found these peppermint candies

Once home, I crushed them in my Vitamix blender (with the dry container) because I do not own a food processor. (Note- use the baby spoon when filling your cookie)

I made my dough and had to run out...so I stuck it in the fridge and made these cute Wilton mittens and some gingerbread men when I got home. Recipe below...

Sorry to say, this was the reject. I packed up the cookies all prettily and my kids gobbled down the rest before I even thought to take a picture! 

To make the cookies:

Recipe (which came from my friend Pam F and I love it!)

1 cup butter

1 1/2 cup icing sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp almond extract (really makes the cookies taste super yum)

 Mix the first 5 ingredients then blend in the following:

1 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups of four
1 tsp cream of tartar

Cover and chill for 2-3 hours (I left mine for maybe 1 1/2 hours) Divid in half and roll out. about 1/4" thick.

TIP - roll out on counter sprinkled with icing sugar instead of flour.

Bake at 375' for 7-8 min. Watch them. As your oven gets hotter they may be done sooner. They should be lightly browned.

Now, for the cookies above I baked them for about 5-6 min, put my crushed candy inside the cookie, and popped it back into the oven for up to 3 min. Watch these. You don't want the candy to bubble, only melt.

Put your decorations inside the cookie as soon as they come out of the oven so that the sprinkles, or snowflakes (whichever you use) can stick to the peppermint candy.

Have fun on your cookie journey!

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#ASaviorIsBorn

If there were no Savior, I would still have heart ache...amongst all other things.

I'm so happy Jesus Christ was born! 

Enjoy this season of remembering Christ at Christmas...