Frozen Chocolate "Souffles"

Tried these out tonight

{June 09 Family Circle}

Frozen Chocolate "Souffles"

3 cups Milk

2 pkg. (4 serving each) Jell-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

2 cups Cool Whip

16 Oreo cookies, chopped (we smashed ours)

8 (8-9 oz.) paper cups

{strawberries or cherries to garnish}

1. Pour milk into medium bowl. Add dry pudding mix.

Beat with wire whisk 2 min.

Gently stir in whipped topping.

2. Spoon 2 Tbsp. broken cookies into each cup.

Cover with half of the pudding.

Repeat the layers.

Cover with foil.

3. Freeze 5 hours or until firm.

Remover from freezer and let stand for 15 min.

Peel away cup and plop on plate.

Garnish with cherries or strawberries.

How Does My Garden Grow?

lettuce, peas, onions, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, corn,

cantaloupe, strawberries, carrots, watermelon

This picture was taken last week.

Imagine it tons more fluffy

this week

(and why not imagine it less rocky and weed-free, too!)

Nacho Night

5.23.09

Hotel for Dogs

J stepped on B's nacho plate,

3 out of 5 spilled their water,

And all fell asleep except B and I

actually sounds a lot like how FHE goes, too.

Graduation

C had his Preschool Graduation

where we got to see him in action.

When it came time for him to present the map project,

he got up, looked right at his dad, and whispered,

"We made maps"

{C and Miss Shannon}

C has been attending preschool here

for two years, and between B and C,

we have been going here for about 3 years.

We definitely have a soft spot

in our hearts for

Miss Shannon,

and think she does a wonderful

job with her preschool!

The boys LOVE her and have

learned so much!

{Thank You!}

Kindergarten?

Bring it on!

Strawberry Swirl Shortcakes

If today you are celebrating

a lovely picture of my own Red, White, & Blue

{Memorial Day}

Then you will probably

want some of this

{June 09 Family Circle}

Strawberry Swirl Shortcakes

1 lb strawberries, hulled and sliced

5 TBSP sugar

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

2.5 cups Bisquick

2/3 cup +1 TBSP milk

Cool Whip (I used Lite or Fat Free)

1. Stir Strawberries with 2 TBSP sugar in small bowl and set aside.

2. In another small bowl, combine lemon peel and 3 TBSP sugar, set aside

3. In large bowl, stir together biscuit mix and 2/3 cup milk until a soft dough forms. Turn out onto a well-floured surface. Roll into an 18x8 inch rectangle. Brush with remaining 1 TBSP of milk, then sprinkle with sugar/lemon mixture. Roll up starting at short end. cut into 8 slices, each about 1 inch thick.

4. Place on baking sheet, reshaping to flatten slightly.

5. Bake 450 for 9-10 minutes

6. When cool, split biscuits in half horizontally. Place the bottom on a plate, and dollop with a spoonful of cool whip, and spoon strawberries on top. Place top of biscuit on top and dollop with a little more cool whip and strawberries.

This version of the recipe will vary from that found in your

June Family Circle Magazine.

These are the ingredients and methods I used.

Soft Caramel Popcorn

This is a very easy recipe

for

soft

caramel popcorn!

Caramel Popcorn

2 bags of microwaved popcorn

( I use "Light Butter")

1 cube Butter

1 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Karo Syrup

Bring to a little bit of a boil.

For the softest caramel

pull it off, as soon as it gets

to a boil, it will get harder the

longer you boil it.

Pour it over

popped popcorn.

{be sure to get those unpopped seeds out,

nobody likes to lose a tooth on one of those things!}

To make

{popcorn balls}

form with wet hands.

This recipe can be halved for

1 bag of popcorn.

What has C Been up To?

Dad brought home

some old comic books

he had as a kid.

Guess, who couldn't

get enough of them

and when he wasn't

indulging in the funnies,

he made sure to get out

and....

{safety first, of course}

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Choc. Chip Cookies

Why I like these cookies:

I feel sneaky getting some protein,

oatmeal, and

better-for-you fats,

in their bellys.

I feel great getting some

cookie dough and chocolate

in my belly.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Choc. Chip cookies

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup butter- softened

Cream together and add:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Sift together:

1 1/4 c. flour

about 1/2 cup or so oats

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

Gradually mix into peanut butter mixture

and add:

semi-sweet choc. chips

and/or

broken up peanut M&Ms

after putting them on the pan,

smash 'em with the fork tongs a wee bit-

you can go really wild and do the double cross on them!

Bake 375

10-12 min.

BOYS NIGHT OUT

05.07.09

Monsters vs. Aliens

3D

A Second Proposal?

In the car today

C {thoughfully}: "Mom, can one girl marry two boys?"

Mom: "No, only one boy can marry one girl"

C {concerned}: "Oh"

Mom: "Why? Do you know a girl who wants to marry two boys?"

C {sadly}: "Yah..., Dad and I both want to marry you"

Melt my {heart},

Put a smile on my face for the rest of the day,

Crowning moment of Mother's Day.