Pens, Paper, & Ammo

I never posted anything from our first pear harvest… but this picture is just too cute not to share.  Someday, maybe I’ll post something current!

Wow, it’s only day two of NaBloPoMo and I’m already out of ideas of what to post.  Instead of anything deep and profound, I’ll leave you with this quick recipe:

 Spicy Cracker Dip

Cheap, plastic skull goblet optional.

• 2 pks. soft cream cheese (regular or low fat) - softened to room temp.
• 1 small jar of salsa
• 1 lb hot, lean turkey sausage - casings removed
• 1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Brown turkey sausage, drain fat, and set aside
3. Mix all ingredients together and place in casserole dish
4. Top with mozzarella cheese
5. Bake until hot and bubbling.  Serve with Ritz crackers.

… and it begins!

Happy Belated Halloween!

I suppose I really should use this blog more if I plan on continuing to pay for it.  Anyway, here are two pictures for now, just as proof that I still exist:

Apathy bunny is becoming suspicious of his fellow toys…

And I actually sewed something!  About one item a year seems to be my average.

That’s all for now!  I’ll have some updates with recipes later this week!

Not to be confused with Salad Fingers.  (it’s disturbing, don’t say I didn’t warn you)

This must be one of my favorite meals from childhood.  I remember my mom making it a lot during hot summer days.  It’s also a good way to tricking kids into eating lots of fresh veggies. 

Ingredients:

• 1 pre-baked pizza crust (this is the recipe I used) - cooled
• 1 small head cauliflower - cut into tiny pieces
• 1 small bunch of broccoli - cut into tiny pieces
• 1 large carrot - grated
• 1/4 c. light ranch dressing
• mozzarella cheese (to taste)
• Chili powder or paprika - for decoration

1. Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Slather pre-baked crust with ranch dressing.  Top with veggies and then cheese.
3. Completely forget what you were doing, watch an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and entertain 1 year old for half and hour.  (optional step)
4. Throw entire thing in oven long enough to melt the cheese.
5. Sprinkle with either chili powder or paprika for extra pretty-tude.
6. Let sit in fridge to cool, forget that you made supper and eat a chunk of husband’s homemade pizza bread.
7. Eat eventually.

I present to you…

…the Pac-Rack Drum Cozy for Rock Band!  Looking for a way to show off your crafter and gamer pride all at once?  Well, here you go!

Just a little tease:

I can’t believe my l’il Nooblet is one year old!   Happy birthday, baby girl!  We love you!

First of all, I do plan to update this site more.  I just seem to have run out of things to talk about.  I always finish a project and dream of the insanely exciting blog post that I could write about it… then lose all interest as I sit in front of the computer during my precious little “mommy time” after The Nooblet goes to sleep.  That aside, I feel as if I have accomplished a fair bit in the past month.  While I have been productive, I am extremely backlogged on pictures to share.  So, instead of bombarding you with all of them now… don’t be surprised if whatever I post in the next couple weeks aren’t actually from a month ago.  Anyway, here ya go:

I managed to finally crochet a doily.  I have no idea why I felt I needed one.  I think I just had to prove to myself that I could, in fact, actually follow a crochet pattern without going all googly-eyed.

The Nooblet’s birthday is coming up (the 9th) and I am determined to make an awesome cake.  I have forever been intimidated by fondant, but wasn’t fond (HAH!) enough of the taste to actually go through the hell that is the process of making it.  However, with some help from The Internet, I found an easy, cheap, and *gasp!* tasty way of making fondant with only mini marshmallows, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a microwave!  Hallejulah!  The basic recipe can be found here!

And since we’re talking birthdays… here’s a picture from The Nooblet’s birthday at her Ammie’s!

I’m also sharing this picture, since tiny food is adorable.

Okay, I’ll stop… for now!  *ominous music*