Friday, December 28, 2012
Catching up
So it's been a bit. I like photos so here are a few from the past few days. Spent it in the snow covered countryside with family.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
French Toast
So despite being late ( it is past 1 AM here ) I thought I would share this recipe because 1) it is YUMMY and 2) It works
well if you make it up and then give it to a person who may need some cheering
up : )
Ok It is a recipe for french toast...sort of. It tastes like french toast but isn't exactly the shape of a slice of bread : )And you make it the day before and then keep it in the fridge until breakfast the next morning.
Usually we get 6 - 8 servings out of a pan
you will need:
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
3/4 cup of butter and (another 1/4 cup in the morning)
1/4 cup + 2 Tsp. of light corn syrup
1 loaf of French-style Baguette bread (hard and not to big around...think the width of your wrist)
4 large eggs
2 1/2 cups of milk (whole or 2% milk work best)
1 Tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 Tsp. Salt
3 Tbs. Sugar
1 Tsp. cinnamon
Combine the brown sugar, 3/4 cup of butter, and 1/4 cup + 2 Tsp. of light corn syrup in a medium saucepan. Cook for about 5 minutes or until bubbly. Pour that mix into a greased 13 X 9 pan. (for the greased pan I just use PAM spray but butter works too) Then let that set in the bottom of the 13 X 9 for at least 15 minutes. Now you can cut your bread into slices about an inch and a half thick. ( since most people don't use inches and I dont know the conversions off the top of my head just making the slices about as thick as the knife you use to cut the bread with usually gets you close. ) disgard...or in my case eat... the two ends of the bread. Fill the 13 X 9 pan by setting the bread on top of the caramel color mix. No need to push the bread down just let it 'float'. Wisk eggs, milk, vanilla, salt together. Pour over the bread.
Note: Now would be delivery time if giving to a friend. If delivering be sure to put the sugar and cinnamon in a baggie for they will need it in the morning.
Refrigerate the whole pan until morning.
In the morning sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over the bread. Melt a 1/4 cup of butter and pour it over the bread. Bake at 350 for 40 - 45 minutes.
ENJOY
Add fresh fruit, powdered sugar, syrup, or cool whip as desired. ( I usually don't use any of those but others have said they have experimented and liked their versions too )
Like I said kinda involved for the person who may be busy elsewhere but pretty easy if they are just refrigerating and throwing in the over in the morning. : )
Also very yummy to just make on a weekend for a yummy breakfast for the whole family the next morning.
Ok It is a recipe for french toast...sort of. It tastes like french toast but isn't exactly the shape of a slice of bread : )And you make it the day before and then keep it in the fridge until breakfast the next morning.
Usually we get 6 - 8 servings out of a pan
you will need:
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
3/4 cup of butter and (another 1/4 cup in the morning)
1/4 cup + 2 Tsp. of light corn syrup
1 loaf of French-style Baguette bread (hard and not to big around...think the width of your wrist)
4 large eggs
2 1/2 cups of milk (whole or 2% milk work best)
1 Tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 Tsp. Salt
3 Tbs. Sugar
1 Tsp. cinnamon
Combine the brown sugar, 3/4 cup of butter, and 1/4 cup + 2 Tsp. of light corn syrup in a medium saucepan. Cook for about 5 minutes or until bubbly. Pour that mix into a greased 13 X 9 pan. (for the greased pan I just use PAM spray but butter works too) Then let that set in the bottom of the 13 X 9 for at least 15 minutes. Now you can cut your bread into slices about an inch and a half thick. ( since most people don't use inches and I dont know the conversions off the top of my head just making the slices about as thick as the knife you use to cut the bread with usually gets you close. ) disgard...or in my case eat... the two ends of the bread. Fill the 13 X 9 pan by setting the bread on top of the caramel color mix. No need to push the bread down just let it 'float'. Wisk eggs, milk, vanilla, salt together. Pour over the bread.
Note: Now would be delivery time if giving to a friend. If delivering be sure to put the sugar and cinnamon in a baggie for they will need it in the morning.
Refrigerate the whole pan until morning.
In the morning sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over the bread. Melt a 1/4 cup of butter and pour it over the bread. Bake at 350 for 40 - 45 minutes.
ENJOY
Add fresh fruit, powdered sugar, syrup, or cool whip as desired. ( I usually don't use any of those but others have said they have experimented and liked their versions too )
Like I said kinda involved for the person who may be busy elsewhere but pretty easy if they are just refrigerating and throwing in the over in the morning. : )
Also very yummy to just make on a weekend for a yummy breakfast for the whole family the next morning.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Some recent Photos
since it has been nice lately I took a walk around the neighborhood and captured some of these pics! Enjoy <3
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| just love the color of these |
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| a rose bud |
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| odd tulip i found |
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| my gram thinks this would fit in well in a wedding album : ) |
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Comfortably Anonymous
Dear You,
Yes You , the one reading this.
I may not know your name, your age, life experiences, qualifications, or anything at all about you. Or maybe do I talk to you on a regular basis? Have we met? Could we even communicate if we were to meet face to face? Would you want to meet me? Do I want to meet you?
I can't answer any of these questions but I know without a doubt that this is therapy for me. It may not be the conventional, sit - down - on - a - couch - and - spill - out - your - deepest - darkest - secrets - to - a - trained - professional - for - hundreds - of - bucks - an - hour kind of therapy, but it works wonders for me.
I don't know if any one will read what I write and share on this blog but regardless it helps me to write it.
On one hand I would be mortified if anyone who I associate with on a regular basis found this blog and read this , but then again I feel more comfortable sharing things with strangers who can only judge me based on the limited info I share.
So here it is....
I had many paragraphs written and then deleted them. Man it sure is hard to put myself entirely out there.
I fear vulnerability. I fear how others will view me once they know just how screwed up my would is sometimes.
So that is what I have to thank you, the reader....or just the vast world web if no one happens to read this through, for. You don't judge me and yet I can express things here that I would never even consider telling someone face to face.
I usually comment regularly on The Middle Ages blog. I feel comfortably anonymous there. They know my name and in some cases the regulars know more about me than my own mother. But some things I still keep secret from that world as well.
This post seems so random and it jumps all over because I keep deleting details when I go back and re-read them. But again simply having an outlet helps.
It has been a rough day and I have though about a lot about myself today so I guess I just needed a release. Thanks for being there to catch my words and protect them in this vast world of anonymity.
Yes You , the one reading this.
I may not know your name, your age, life experiences, qualifications, or anything at all about you. Or maybe do I talk to you on a regular basis? Have we met? Could we even communicate if we were to meet face to face? Would you want to meet me? Do I want to meet you?
I can't answer any of these questions but I know without a doubt that this is therapy for me. It may not be the conventional, sit - down - on - a - couch - and - spill - out - your - deepest - darkest - secrets - to - a - trained - professional - for - hundreds - of - bucks - an - hour kind of therapy, but it works wonders for me.
I don't know if any one will read what I write and share on this blog but regardless it helps me to write it.
On one hand I would be mortified if anyone who I associate with on a regular basis found this blog and read this , but then again I feel more comfortable sharing things with strangers who can only judge me based on the limited info I share.
So here it is....
I had many paragraphs written and then deleted them. Man it sure is hard to put myself entirely out there.
I fear vulnerability. I fear how others will view me once they know just how screwed up my would is sometimes.
So that is what I have to thank you, the reader....or just the vast world web if no one happens to read this through, for. You don't judge me and yet I can express things here that I would never even consider telling someone face to face.
I usually comment regularly on The Middle Ages blog. I feel comfortably anonymous there. They know my name and in some cases the regulars know more about me than my own mother. But some things I still keep secret from that world as well.
This post seems so random and it jumps all over because I keep deleting details when I go back and re-read them. But again simply having an outlet helps.
It has been a rough day and I have though about a lot about myself today so I guess I just needed a release. Thanks for being there to catch my words and protect them in this vast world of anonymity.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
New Spring Photos :)
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| Couldn't remember if I posted this yet or not so I figured I would just add it again since it is my favorite pix of my pooch :-) |
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| Here is Molly from the front....she has had a hair cut since this.. thank goodness |
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| This photo needs to be retaken in better light......the flowers blend in to the background too much...... |
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| loved how the rain drops looked on this |
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| more wet grass |
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| one of my favorite pix....tree bark |
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| IMHO this came out very well :) |
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