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Snow Day!!!!!!
Oh yeah!! I can see
snowmen rising up from the ground all around the neighborhood! Finally the
children of our town get a honest to goodness snow day! Or shall I say
weekend! All you can see for blocks is snow, sleds, kids out trying to make
a little change shoveling the snow. Plus, Bill tells me that we have more to
come on Tuesday and Wednesday! So.......hold on to your diapees babies, it's
not over yet!!
My husband is a true,
live, snow bunny. He's like a cat in heat going from window to window to
view the white fluffy snow. He needs his snow fix every few minutes or
so...heeheee. Yesterday he was up at 7 and I was awakened by the harsh sound
of the ole snow blower. He didn't come in the house till 2:00PM and was
covered in snow and had the reddest face. He blew ours out and then the
neighbors driveways. He loves to be out in the snow. When he was a little
boy his Mom couldn't keep him in the house during the snow days. She caught
him on more than one occasion playing out in the snow in his pajamas....ya
really!!! I can't imagine!! I don't think Bill can actually feel the cold
the way we do? It's the only explanation I can think of!
Since Bill decided to
stay outside so long yesterday, I decided to put on a big pot of Chili for
dinner so I could warm him up from the inside out, which was great after he
came in from the weather. I had a big mug of hot chocolate waiting for him
when he came in. We had a good day yesterday!
Super Bowl Sunday is
today and we are looking forward to the big game tonight. I baked a French
vanilla cake this morning and I am getting ready to get it iced. Going to
have our Grandson Zach and his girlfriend Emily over for Super Bowl supper
and snacks. I am making brats and a seven layer dip, chips and salsa, sodas,
and cake. Will be a great evening all in all. We are rooting for the New
Orleans Saints, should be a great game!!
Rosie got a bath this
morning and right now she is mad at me, oh well, someone has to be the bad
guy, but I betcha she feels a lot better now she is all spiffed up! Once
Zach walks through the door she will forget all about it!! She loves the
kids and will have a great night tonight when they get here.
I have had some
followers of the Quilt Barns block of the month, that was kind enough to
send me pictures of their completed February blocks. I have posted them on
the
Quilt Barns Pictures Pages. Click the link and go and take a look at
their pretty barns!! I just love them! Please send me pic's of your barns
that we can add to the page! I look forward to getting them, just send them
to
rebecca@thegoldenthimble.com and I will get them posted right
away!
The recipe of the week
is one of my favorites. It's my Apple Pie recipe. I love this recipe, so
much easier to get the pie just right. I hope you will include it in your
collections of recipes. It's definitely a keeper! It's also good with a
streusel topping of butter, white sugar and flour, if you don't want a
regular crust on top. Just take 1 cup of white sugar, 1/2 cup of butter
(cold), and 3/4 cups of flour and cut it in all together and sprinkle on top
in place of the top crust. Sometimes I change it up that way. Enjoy!!
Well I guess that is
about it for today, I still need to get my cake iced and get a shower, and
get the dips made. Better get a move on. If you are having a super bowl
party tonight, please remember to not drink and drive, stay safe, don't make
me worry about ya!!!! Talk to ya next Sunday!
Go Saints!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From my sewing room to yours,
Becky
 Clinton
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Recipe of The Week
4 pounds of Gala or Granny Smith Apples,
peeled and sliced
3 Tablespoons of Butter
½ cup of granulated sugar
½ cup of brown sugar
2 Tablespoons of lemon juice
2 Tablespoons of flour
1 ½ teaspoon apple pie spice
½ teaspoon salt
2 pie crusts for a 9” pie
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
In large skillet, melt the butter and then
add the peeled and sliced apples. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2
minutes.
Add the sugars, flour, and lemon juice,
simmer an additional 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the salt and the
apple pie spice. Mix well.
Take one of the pie crusts and line your 9”
pie plate.
Spoon apple mixture into pie plate, cover
with remaining pie crust. Make several cuts in top to vent.
Sprinkle some granulated sugar on top of
the crust. And bake for approx 40-45 minutes.
I usually cover my edges with foil so they
don’t get too brown before putting into the oven….This is an optional
step!
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