Isn't she sweet?!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Little witch
This is what I did today with one black t-shirt, 1/2 yard fun fabric, and 1/2 hour. I am quite pleased.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Confetti zucchini bread
I altered a recipe that my cool big sis recommended from Paula Deen
Ingredients:
2 c all-purpose flour
1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1 t salt
2 1/2 t. baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1 t nutmeg
2 1/3 c sugar
1/2 c veg oil
1/2 c applesauce
4 eggs, beaten
1/3 c. drained zucchini juice (from zucchini below, or just use water)
1 c. grated zucchini
1 c. grated yellow summer squash
1/2 c. grated carrot
1 t. vanilla
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine oil, applesauce, eggs, zucchini juice/water, vanilla, zucchini, squash, and carrot. Mix wet ingredients into dry. Add 1 c chopped nuts if desired (i didn't). Bake in 3 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 30-40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean (my oven bakes fast, so the time may vary).
Everyone loved it, although the kids wanted to know what the orange stuff was. I avoided the question. I doubled the recipe with no problem, and froze a bunch of it sliced for school lunches.
Ingredients:
2 c all-purpose flour
1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1 t salt
2 1/2 t. baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1 t nutmeg
2 1/3 c sugar
1/2 c veg oil
1/2 c applesauce
4 eggs, beaten
1/3 c. drained zucchini juice (from zucchini below, or just use water)
1 c. grated zucchini
1 c. grated yellow summer squash
1/2 c. grated carrot
1 t. vanilla
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine oil, applesauce, eggs, zucchini juice/water, vanilla, zucchini, squash, and carrot. Mix wet ingredients into dry. Add 1 c chopped nuts if desired (i didn't). Bake in 3 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 30-40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean (my oven bakes fast, so the time may vary).
Everyone loved it, although the kids wanted to know what the orange stuff was. I avoided the question. I doubled the recipe with no problem, and froze a bunch of it sliced for school lunches.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
A Sunday game
Since it is not always easy to come up with something for my kids to do on a Sunday afternoon, I decided to make them a memory game using artwork by Greg Olson. I bought 2 packs of his "Beautiful Savior" pictures so I could have matching images. Then a cut pieces of chipboard (from the scrapbooking section of our craft store) into 4"x4" squares. I painted both sides a nice blue acrylic paint and let it dry. I then modge-podged the pictures (which were 3"x4") on one side, after that dried I modge-podged 3 1/2"x 3 1/2" squares of this cute "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam" print my mom drew for me on the other side. I think I will still do an additional layer of modge-podge, and also paint the sides of the chipboard so that they look a little cleaner. Very easy project, but now my basement smells of modge podge!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
What we've been up to
Well, it has been pretty busy around here lately. We have
-made 2 cars for the pinewood derby (Ethan won his division, and Mason was able to race well in the open division)
-(almost) finished the last room in our basement- the kids were happy to help paint
-made many art projects over this spring break
- continue to wait for baby, who should come any day now
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