Where I Been? Food Stuffs....
A friend sent me a message the other day asking if I was ok?
I've been silent in bloggy world...and no nothing is wrong...can you just say busy!?
Thanksgiving is at our house again. I like it that way...with 6 kids and 3 of which destroy things.... I can't bring myself to go to someone's house and basically shadow a kid all day. So instead I have it here. Not all bad...I get some good deep cleaning in
Today I'm all about prepping and cooking all the food....2 pies today...thankfully my mother is bringing 2
I'm also making this pink dessert I used to have as a little girl. I think I am the only one that enjoys it. It's pink and fluffy...what is not to like?
Also I've been freezing trays of this....
for a Sparkling Ginger Raspberry Lemonade I found in December's Issue of Paula Deen. (think I need to quadruple this bad boy)
4 cups Raspberry Lemonade
2 cups Ginger Ale
2 cups white grape juice
serve with the ice.. (white grape juice with a raspberry)
I also made a few million batches of Pecan Turtles this past week.
I had about 3 different recipes and finally came to the conclusion that this one is by far the easiest (esp when making about 70 of them)
I had about 3 different recipes and finally came to the conclusion that this one is by far the easiest (esp when making about 70 of them)
Preheat oven to 300'
Here is what I found the easiest. Line a pan with parchment paper and line your pecan halves anyway you like. Then place a caramel square in the center.
Bake for about 10 mins. The caramel won't be fully melted...you will need to 'smush' around with the back of a spoon
Let cool a bit
Make your chocolate. I made 2 different batches. (basically what I had on hand) first chocolate I melted was a combo of Chocolate Almond Bark and Semi Sweet Baker's Chocolate. Another batch was Ghirardelli Chocolate chips with 1tbs of shortening per cup of chocolate.
Make your chocolate. I made 2 different batches. (basically what I had on hand) first chocolate I melted was a combo of Chocolate Almond Bark and Semi Sweet Baker's Chocolate. Another batch was Ghirardelli Chocolate chips with 1tbs of shortening per cup of chocolate.
After caramel has cooled a bit spoon your chocolate on
EAT
EAT
I'm also making some peanut brittle today...Everyone needs a little sweets to snack on before during and after a huge meal right?
I'm cheating on meat this year. I got a smoked turkey, pecan honey glazed spiral ham and 10lbs of smoked brisket from the most incredible BBQ joint in Frisco. 3 Stacks Smoke and Tap House. Why not make life easy?!!!
I'll end this post on a cute note...
Thankfully the weather got coooooold here and my sweet 2 yr old got his Scottish/Irish side out...he's so adorable it hurts!
Thankfully the weather got coooooold here and my sweet 2 yr old got his Scottish/Irish side out...he's so adorable it hurts!
Happy Turkey day to all...
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