DO YOU HAVE ANY WATER

back during the tornado last year we were given lots & lots of water & there seems to be no end to it still, finally it got down low enough to put it somewhere outta the way,so now my water is all nice & organized lol!

and I’ve been tweaking the kitchen again in-between all that sewing going on in the sewing room,

10 days till show time! if you want updates on  that be sure to visit me over at

 http://nannasraggedys-n-prims.blogspot.com/

HE LEADETH ME

SUNDAY SELECTIONS

He leadeth me beside the still waters, he restoreth my soul…..Ps.23 Are you letting the Lord lead you?

http://youtu.be/oAcgX3Aqo9g

A SWEET SURPRISE

Don’t you just love getting unexpected surprises in the mail? my sweet friend Maurine sent me some yummy quilt magazines! thy are packed with patterns, projects & so much more

lets peek inside, a doggie quilt! how sweet is that!

humm what else

anything to do with red , I’m all for it lol! wouldn't this be sweet to make for a sewing room

thank you! thank you !Maurine! I love my magazines!

 

RED VELEVET BURST COOKIES

12 weeks of Christmas Treats week 5













These are so easy & quick to make up & they make a pretty cookie as well, I have also made them using lemon cake mix which make a yummy lemon cookie

RED VELVET COOKIES
Ingredients

• 1 box red velvet Cake Mix*
• 1- 8 oz container Cool Whip
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar (for rolling)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. In medium bowl, beat cool whip, egg and cake mix until well blended. Dough will be thick and sticky.
3. Drop by teaspoonful's into a bowl of powdered sugar and roll to coat.
4. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 10- 12 minutes

be sure to visit  12 weeks of Christmas treats at http://www.mealplanningmagic.com/ for more delicious recipes

APPLES! APPLES!AND MORE APPLES!

 

have you ever been to an apple farm, we wanted to find a U pick it farm apple farm & although this one wouldn’t let you pick um it was still nice & a great place to revisit, just look at all those delicious apples!

 

inside was lots more apples along with other goodies

 

breads, bread mixes, popcorn, they even had purple popcorn!

so many yummy looking dressings

I brought some of this soup home with me, yum!

everything in here is made with apples, apple fritters, apple sticks, apple donuts ,apple pies & so much more there was fresh  apple cider too!

apple season may be just about over, but perhaps next year we’ll find a nice U pick it orchard & take the grand kids apple pickin

12 WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS TREATS WEEK FOUR

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

  I decided to take out my  Rocky Road fudge recipe & see how peanut butter chips would do in making peanut butter fudge minis the marshmallows, so all it is to this one is the peanut butter chips (3 cups) &  a 14oz can of condensed milk

aww all set

ready for testing ! it may hope it’s not dry without the marshmallows, we shall see lol!

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if you’re not a peanut butter fan the you will defiantly love the Rocky Road version

3 c. choc. chips

1 (14oz.) condensed milk

1 c. nuts (opt)

1 1/2 c mini marshmallows

melt choc chips & condensed milk over low hear stirring constantly till melted, remove from heat &  add marshmallows , coat well, pour into pan & chill till it sets up

I like peanut butter fudge but I don’t think it can top the chocolate, here’s a picture  of some I made a few weeks back

 

MY KIND OF ANTIQUEING!

 

We recently went Antiquing & this particular one was geared more towards Primitives, loved loved loved it!

 

CHRISTMAS TREATS WEEK THREE

here we are already into week three, my how times goes by ! I came across a recipe for homemade oatmeal cream pies on Pinterest, I thought humm looks good but I don’t know lol! so I went for it!

so far so good, looked like cookies to me lol! now to make the filling & put them together

  
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the cookies were a little thicker than I thought they should be even using regular flour but it didn’t keep us from eating them lol! in the original recipes she used a small melon baler & I used a spoon, that may have had something to do with how they rise, so guess I’ll have to go buy one & try them again lol!

OATMEAL CREAM PIES

http://www.bloomingonbainbridge.com/2011/11/oatmeal-creme-pies.html

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SWEETNESS

 

aren’t they just the sweetest things? they belonged to the mother of a dear friend of mine, she knows I love antiques  as well as  being sentimental & knowing her mother for  what short time I got to know her makes them even more  special to me just look at the sweet details

are you ready for more sweetness lol! I took some friends to my daughters today when she taught us a whole lot of cake tips , flowers, roses, fondant, icing etc. we even made a monkey lol! he doesn’t have anything to do with this them  we jut decided  to add everything to the cake, well I guess the flower makes him a she lol! 

 

there’s always sweetness in cookies!

I came across this recipe & made it up & took it with me,  my grand daughters had fun making cookies when they got in from school, speaking of cookies, I tried a new recipe for week two of the  12 weeks of Christmas treats, I think you’ll love it! but you have to wait till Thursday lol!

CHRISTMAS TREATS WEEK TWO

CINNAMON BUN POPCORN
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/09/cinnamon-caramel-corn-with-pecans-white-chocolate-aka-cinnamon-bun-popcorn/
 
12c.popped popcorn (1/2c.kernels)
1c.chopped pecans
1c.brown sugar
3/4t.cinnamon
1/4c.Karo syrup(or honey works well)
1 stick real butter(1/2c)
1/2tsp.baking soda
1tsp.van
3 squares almond bark
you can use air popped or microwave popcorn,preheat oven to 250,place popcorn & chopped pecans in a large bowl & set aside
combine brown sugar & cinnamon in a big microwaveable bowl
chop butter into chunks & place on top of sugar mixture, pour syrup or honey over top of everything, microwave for 30 sec.stir to combine
should be nice & bubbly at this point,remover from microwave & add van. & soda, should be foaming at this point
pour over popcorn & nuts stirring quickly or it will harden, spread onto foil lined pan & bake 30 min. stirring every 5 min
if it' not crunchy enough cook another 5 min, give a final stir & let cool,while you melt the almond bark
using a fork drizzle over popcorn, when cooled break into chunks

I came across this recipe last year & needless to say made it way too many times lol!it is a must try, but be warned once you make it you’ll want to make it, again &again, it has became a recipe keeper for my recipe box for sure!

12 weeks of Christmas Treats is hosted by Brenda over at http://www.mealplanningmagic.com/