The stomach flu hit last night, and poor Thade was the one who caught it.
I’m keeping him home today along with the Little Miss. She has a bad cold. Dylan was all better today, and anxious to get back to preschool. I’m losing my voice, but hanging in there. Looks like the sickness isn’t going to be out of here any time too soon.
One more of my family members has caught the evil cold…
Little Agnes woke up at 3:00 a.m. with a fever, cough, and sneezes… Poor little gal is miserable today, but thankfully napping. I hope this cold is out of here soon, and James and Thade can escape from it’s sneezy clutches.
I think that I was in the kitchen for the entire month of November, but it was fun to create some new holiday dishes. I know that December is going to bring even more cooking, baking, and candy making my way, and I can’t wait to get started. Here are a few of my November dishes.
I love to make Cream Cheese Wedding mints. I made a batch for Agnes’s 1st birthday party. I’m making a big batch for our Christmas get together too. Time to visit a cool shop and invest in some Christmas candy-molds.
I made a few Pumpkin Pies during November. Dylan and James love them. I also whip up some heavy cream to top off the pies, it is just too good.
Cooler temps mean I can run the oven all day long. I made some Banana Muffins for MOPS,
and some Cranberry Orange Oatmeal muffins for a road trip to K.C.
We took Cookies to a few friends at Thanksgiving.
I made a big batch of Coconut Macaroons for my hubby James (they are his very favorite cookie)
I tested a new batch of cookies at Thanksgiving this year too. These are Cranberry-White Chocolate-Almond cookies, the family approved of these tasty treats.
Yep, it’s officially cold season…
So far it has found Dylan and me, but everyone else in the house is doing good. It’s a nasty sinus/tonsillitis/feeling like crud bug, and I hope it gets out of here soon.
Even the kitty is annoyed by all of our sneezing.
Saturday brings a lot of extra work my way. All of the kiddos are home, and usually my hubby is too. Today I’m playing catch-up around the house, and still decorating for the holidays, but before too long, one of the boys will be asking for a snack. I have a perfect one ready to go. We are going to make some super messy indoor smores for a simple Saturday snack.
For this recipe you’ll need:
Start off your double boiler over low heat, add your chocolate chips to the stainless steel bowl, and give them a stir every once in awhile. Also start melting your 10 oz. package of Marshmallows and margarine in a large pot over med-low heat. Combine your Cereal and extra marshmallows in a large bowl and set aside.
Everything is getting nice and melty. Once the marshmallows have completely melted add in your cereal and marshmallow mixture and stir. You need to move fast, so your added marshmallows don’t melt too much. Pour into your prepared pan and let it rest.
Time to add the yummy chocolate topping. I made a little cone out of some parchment paper, but you can also use a ziploc bag to decorate the treats.
Carefully spoon the melted chocolate into you parchment bag, and do be careful it is warm. Snip off the end of the bag, and streak across that tasty chocolate. Poof! Yummy indoor smores.
Delicious!
Let it set, and cut it into bars, but if you can’t wait, just eat it straight out of the pan. Let’s see what the experts say…
Thade liked the bars, even though they were a little sticky.
Dylan was a little reluctant to try them at first, but then dove into the dish and asked for seconds.
It is a fun and easy snack to make. Dylan wants to take them to preschool on snack day. Looks like this one is a keeper.
Happy Saturday!