I am all about making some resolutions that I can keep. I am doing that with the help of the recipes of Joy the Baker. I have decided to make one of her recipes each month of the year. (After all, I used to weigh 393 pounds, so I can't go overboard here!) I'm not sure the order, but here are the awesome recipes of hers that I will make in 2010. I'll be blogging about my successes/failures all along the way. I even bought an ultra cool apron from her that I will wear to help inspire me! I'll probably let HH pick which recipe he wants me to try each month.
1. Giant Paprika Cheddar Drop Biscuits
2. Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
3. S'more Brownies
4. Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies
5. Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie
6. Pumpkin Spice Pancakes
7. Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
8. No Bake Orange and Cream Pie
9. Red Velvet Whopper Cupcakes
10. Peabody's Grandmother's Lime Conspiracy Pie with Marshmallows
11. White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
12. Peanut Butter Blondies with Milk Chocolate Frosting
BONUS: I've always wanted to learn how to make a homemade cheesecake. My friend Cat specializes in these. I think I'm going to get the ingredients for that and do that with her some time over the next few months.
Tomorrow I will try to post some of the new cooking ventures I will be trying out for 2010.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
12 Baking Resolutions
Monday, December 28, 2009
2009 Year in Review....
January
Euro Bungee
I'm Engaged
The Proposal Scoop
Then and Now Moment
February
Wicked
Uptown Girl
Valentine's Day
March
April
May
June
Anniversary Celebration at Rivue
July
Honeymoon in DC (A Zillion Pictures)
Meeting Patrick Henry Hughes
August
Kentucky State FairWedding Reception Pictures
September
Continuing to Refine My Cooking Skills
October
November
Tyler Perry's Play "Laugh to Keep from Crying"
Titanic Exhibit (and date night cooking class)
Desire to Inspire Dinner with Tony Dungy
December
Ice: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Lights Under Louisville: Louisville Mega Cavern
HH's Graduation from Southern Seminary
Radio City Music Hall Rockettes
What an awesome year it has been! I am looking forward to 2010!
Christmas Time Cheer...
John..with a bit of wild hair going on.
Reed holding the coolest Nerf sword. Toys are so much cooler these days!!!
HH and I posing before we open gifts.
I loved the place settings at the table.
HH with some kind of hat that has special lights to help him do cool projects.
It wouldn't be Christmas without HH getting a bunch of Hersheys Chocolate Bars. Because of the economy, he only got five giant bars, instead of the five pound bar he got last year.
Airport Pictures
Go LEAFS go!!! :) I am sporting my new hat....I know it makes me look like I have a mushroom head, but I like it.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sad News
I got a picture text last night from my sister with an engagement ring on. She has been with this guy for three years. He has progressively become more and more of a loser. HH and I had honestly thought he would stay with her up until the point where they would be common law married, then he would find a reason to break up with her. That would be painful, but then she could move on with her life.
She is going to get married before the new year. Nothing says love like, "Lets get married before the new year, so we can file jointly on our taxes." I guess he decided that he couldn't get a more sweet deal, I mean my sister works 60 hours a week, maintains the house, and takes care of his kids....why pass up on that?
She is just getting married at the courthouse. I will not be there to see it. I've never been so sad knowing the heartache that is going to ensue her in the coming years. It is hard to see her taking this road after the countless times we have pointed out his character flaws. She cannot come back later and say we did not warn her.
HH was so upset he wanted to give her a final call of warning, but I told him no. She has made her decision. It is hard to turn people over to their consequences.
Going to get ready for HH's family Christmas!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas Time Celebrations.....
Family shot at my aunt's house.
Model Pose:
This morning, I made my appetizer, which was a HUGE hit at my aunt's house. What is even more awesome is people saying how fancy it looked, and it was easy peezy to make! My best present came from my mom: she made a scrapbook of our wedding pictures.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Chocolate Dipped Ritz Peanut Butter Crackers....
You start with almond bark. I went ahead and made all the peanut butter crackers, so they would be ready to dip. 
Finished product: (I put them in the refrigerator to allow them the chance to set.)
You Give People Who are Down on Their Luck a BAD NAME!!!
Ok....time to tell you guys about my parent of the year. She has really found a way to maximize working the system. She has went around to many different charity organizations for Christmas assistance. She was able to rack up quite the Christmas for her three children. Then she decides to SELL all the gifts. My super colleague is at work yesterday, and finds this out. What she did was as wrong as two left shoes, but her kids don't deserve to be punished. My colleague goes out to one of the charities in town to make sure her kids got something to open on Christmas day, but it was the absolute leftovers that they had. This woman stinks.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
ICE: A Charlie Brown Christmas.....
I brought gourmet cupcakes from The Cupcake Shoppe (one of my favorites) to share with Vicki at our lunch.
Really? 24 miles an hour. Why not just pick a random number out of the air?
I was really hesitant about wearing the parkas in this exhibit because I flipped into teacher mode thinking, "What if here is head lice on the jacket?" I am thankful that I took one though. I had my regular coat on below it, and I was still freezing. I took a ton of pictures. There were so many amazing things to look at, I wanted to capture it all.
What a priceless duplication of Charlie Brown's sad face by HH.
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