Happy Birthday, Grandma Great! Hope it was ele-fun!
As you can see here, Annika's artistic skills are maturing without any interference--or help--from me. She's holding a self portrait in purple crayon. My little baby is growing up!And now we move on to the incident of the week. As per Sister Beck's advice during her last Conference address, I have been including the children in my daily chores. They love helping me dust, especially, because the duster from Dollar Tree is so colorful and fun!
Well, it was, anyway.
Friday, I had to take a quick potty break during our chore time. Annika was soon banging on the bathroom door, yelling indistinctly. At last I finally understood: She wanted me to help her get the duster off of the light bulb in her bedroom.
It had gotten stuck to the light bulb as Annika was dusting and melted a good chunk of the duster. The smell was slightly horrible, but other than that, a pretty funny incident. We took a picture of the light bulb itself, which still works. We just had to wait for the plastic/nylon mess to cool off so it could be removed.
Last, and possibly least, is our Fun in the Kitchen segment. Below is a picture of my magic gravy boat. It's much prettier than the Pyrex measuring cup I've been using, and it was only $6! $6! At Linens 'n' Things. I went in looking for a knife block and came out hoping I could conjure up a genie.
I recently reconnected with some great and dear friends from college, including my friend Janell. She and my friend Jason's wife both mentioned making puffy pancakes for breakfast (Jason's wife in her family blog) and I figured I had to try it out, being from the mouth of two witnesses and all.
It was delicious! Better yet, it was easy to make and the kids *loved* it! I hate making breakfast, but I think this one may become a staple in our household.
And to finish, we made cake mix cookies and dyed them green for St. Patrick's day. Yum! The girls helped roll the balls--they had a blast and it made a great Family Home Evening activity.
8 comments:
Glad you enjoyed the puffy pancake - both of my kids like it too, which is pretty much the definition of a good recipe for me these days!
We call those Hootenannies, and we have them at least once a week. I've begun making them muffin-sized. Awesome. I love the lightbulb incident! Crazy.
Janell--Being able to use the 9x13 was a serious revelation. I was using my dark 8-inch round cake pans and things were just Not. Working. Out.
Cami--Hootenannies? You Utahns are weird. :D Or former Utahns, anyway. How do you make yours muffin sized--how much batter do you pour into each cup?
Hey, how do you make cake batter cookies and puffy pancakes?
So - what is a puffy pancake? And how do you make it?
Recipes forthcoming!
Karie, I use 12 muffin cups and place about a teaspoon of butter in each and then just sort of devide the batter amongst evenly. They're about half full. Also, I've used two bread pans or 4 mini-loaf pans (those make great individual sized ones for guests! I really just like using stoneware.
Also, Hootenannies was a word we got from a ward cook book--probably one in South Carolina.
Thanks, Cami!
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