This is a photo I took of my daughter Meadow. I love it. She has her feet in perfect first position, and she just looks so ... natural.
2 years ago
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Orders For Some Friends
I recently filled a couple of orders for some of my friends. I made two mai tais for them. They both wanted similar patterns, and I made them reversible! One side is blue with brown dots, and the other is brown with blue dots. The shoulder straps are lightly padded, and I just think it is super cute! I also made a stretchy for Heather, and pocket diapers and fleece covers for Miranda. The pocket inserts are made of hemp fleece.
Pretzel Treats
I love the mall pretzel so much, so I though I would give pretzel making a try! These are amazing, and even better than the mall pretzels I think!
They took me about three hours to make including the one hour it took for the dough to rise. I just salted and buttered mine, but you can also dip them in butter and cinnamon/sugar or whatever topping you want! YUM!
INGREDIENTS:
4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45
degrees C)
5 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup baking soda
4 cups hot water
1/4 cup kosher salt, for topping
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center; add the oil and yeast mixture. Mix and form into a dough. If the mixture is dry, add one or two tablespoons of water. Knead the dough until smooth, about 7 to 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water.
4. When risen, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape. Once all of the dough is all shaped, dip each pretzel into the baking soda solution and place on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, until browned.
They took me about three hours to make including the one hour it took for the dough to rise. I just salted and buttered mine, but you can also dip them in butter and cinnamon/sugar or whatever topping you want! YUM!
INGREDIENTS:
4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45
degrees C)
5 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup baking soda
4 cups hot water
1/4 cup kosher salt, for topping
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center; add the oil and yeast mixture. Mix and form into a dough. If the mixture is dry, add one or two tablespoons of water. Knead the dough until smooth, about 7 to 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water.
4. When risen, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rope and twist into a pretzel shape. Once all of the dough is all shaped, dip each pretzel into the baking soda solution and place on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with kosher salt.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, until browned.
The whole lot!
Friday, February 27, 2009
I have been a slackin'
So, I haven't posted anything in at least a month! I have been so busy! Bob left for WLC at the beginning of the month, and he won't be back until March 11th. I started school again, so that has been filling my time also. I'm just super super busy.
Happenings from the past month:
Meadow started taking ballet. We are doing a mommy and me class at Lawton City Ballet. She likes it a lot, but she
won't let me help her! She will do everything wonderfully when the teacher helps her, but resists like crazy when I try! It is ok though because the teacher doesn't mind. She is the youngest in the class, and everyone is patient with her.
My mom came down the weekend before Meadow's birthday, and we painted the girls' rooms! Meadow's is a bright pink, and Lily's is a pretty green. I LOVE them! I made curtains for Meadow's room because her blinds didn't fit in the window. They are pretty adorable.
We celebrated Meadow's 2nd birthday as a family on February 22nd! We had dinner at Applebees, and had a fabulous time! :) She got lots of coloring things: a coloring book, markers, and a crayon roll to hold all her crayons for on the go! She also got Wall-E which she loves! She opened in and exclaimed "Wall-E!". Haha, we have had to watch it many times already. Her favorite gift of all was a singing dancing Broby doll. He all time favorite show is Yo Gabba Gabba, so I got her this Broby doll. She started dancing to the music immediately! Haha she loves it.
We went to the Science Museum in OKC too. It was really great! Meadow had a lot of fun with all of the hands on things. The only low point to the day was when she got hit in the face with a run away top. :( It flew off the table and hit her right in the face! She had a black eye for about a week.
We also went to the zoo with our friends from Connect the Tots. We had a fun day with Lindsey and Lily, Traci and Mia, Christina and Nate, Diana and Aubry, and Diana's cousin! We saw lots of animals, and of course Meadow liked the birds the most! She also the kitty cats!
Lily got her ears ears pierced this weekend, AND she ate baby oatmeal for the first time!
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