If you were to ask Quinn what he wanted for Christmas this past year he would have said,”Just ice cream cones… chocolate chip mint.” That’s quite a nice easy Christmas list. It paid for him to send Santa his list because as you can see below, Santa delivered!! Quinn was ALL excited and jumped [...]
Olive Garden Zuppa Tuscana
1/2 lb Italian Sausage – browned and drained
3 cups chicken broth
1 shredded Russet potato
chopped Kale – whole head
1 cup heavy cream or half & half
Combine Italian Sausage, potato & chicken broth. Let simmer. Add 1 cup of cream and simmer…but don’t boil. About five minutes before serving, add Kale.(I also [...]
Ultimate Coffee Cake
Ingredients:
16 to 18 unbaked frozen dinner rolls
1 (3-ounce) package regular butterscotch pudding mix, not instant
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
Directions:
The night before place frozen rolls in well greased Bundt pan. Sprinkle dry pudding mix over rolls. Sprinkle brown sugar over pudding mix. [...]
I got to thinking this morning about the times our friends in New Zealand would ask “What is Minnesota like?” Among other things, we would describe how the weather extremes were considerably greater than Wellington. And why did I think about that today?
Probably because it’s, well, COLD. 25-below-zero cold. Mother-Nature-is-seriously-attempting-to-kill-you cold.
And [...]
For those that don’t know, Quinn started pre-school a couple weeks ago. He goes to the Wooddale Preschool, which is at our church, and he’s really enjoying it (plus it gives Mom two somewhat free afternoons each week). Today they had a special day called “Donuts With Dad” where the Dads could come [...]
Happy New Year everyone! We’ve had a pleasant January so far which is a nice change from all the snow and cold we got blasted with in December. And to put a big exclamation point on the end of the holidays, Quinn turned 3 on January 2nd. We had a little [...]