Are You Ready For Some Football?

Posted in extras, main dishes, salads, side dishes, sweets, the important stuff, things we like to eat by mydaughterandiblog

Unless you have been living in a cave, you probably know that the Super Bowl is this Sunday. The Denver Broncos are playing the Seattle Seahawks. Exciting times! It is also the day we celebrate my husband’s birthday and this year he is turning 50! Wow – he is old! 🙂

Is it just me or does it seem like the Super Bowl people are leaning a bit more toward a feminine audience this year? I heard that they are having an opera singer do the national anthem and Bruno Mars is doing the halftime show. Also I heard that they are having two different Greek yogurt commercials. Seriously, is yogurt that big of a market? Who knew? Oh and I heard a rumor that David Beckham will be making another appearance in his underwear. In Jordan’s words: “Most guys really do not want to see David Beckham in his underwear. Girls on the other hand….”

I personally “watch” the Super Bowl just to eat the food. So here are a few of our past recipes that we think would be great additions to your Super Bowl line up. GO BRONCOS!

Faux Banana Cream Pie

Poke Cake

Cindy

28Jan2014

The Heavens Declare the Glory of God

Posted in Photography, the important stuff by mydaughterandiblog

“The Heavens declare the glory of God;

the skies proclaim the works of his hands…

They have no speech, they use no words;

no sound is heard from them.

Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,

their words to the ends of the world.

In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. “

Psalm 19:1, 3-4

16Dec2013

Christmas Decorations & Homemade Hot Chocolate

Posted in extras, the important stuff, things we like to eat by mydaughterandiblog

We finally put up Christmas decorations and lights a couple of days ago- it feels like Christmas around here!

1./ Yes. It’s true. We put up a airplane themed Christmas tree. In our defense, it’s a really tiny tree. 2./You can’t really see it in this picture, but we have a silver guest bathroom. My dad just doesn’t get it- he says it looks like the inside of a tin can. 3./Isn’t this wreath unusual? It’s a boxwood wreath from Trader Joe’s.

This is “skinny Santa”- he’s one of our favorite Christmas decorations. This year he’s stationed on our living room coffee table.

And now in the spirit of Christmas, here’s my new favorite recipe- homemade hot chocolate- it’s so delicious. I highly modified the recipe on the back of the Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder box until I liked it.

The recipe below calls for two cups of milk, but it’s easily rich enough to add a bit more milk. So if you wanted to stretch it into two servings, that would totally work.

Homemade Hot Chocolate

(makes one very large serving)

2 cups of milk

2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

2 Tablespoons sugar

1/8 tsp. of cinnamon (scant)

1/2 tsp. of vanilla

1/8 tsp. of peppermint extract (optional)

Heat two cups of milk in small saucepan. While it heats, mix cocoa powder, sugar and cinnamon in small bowl and whisk into the milk. Add vanilla and peppermint extract (if desired), and heat mixture until hot, but not boiling. Pour into a mug and add marshmallows if you’d like.

^^^My favorite big blue mug. It’s huge and holds the full two cups called for in the recipe.

Jordan

13Dec2013

Fashion Friday- Music Edition

Posted in Fashion Friday, obsessions, other obsessions, the important stuff by mydaughterandiblog

Music is my escape. My mom will tell you that my iPod, or some form of music (whether it’s Spotify, Pandora or YouTube) is almost constantly playing in my room. I have a very eclectic taste in music- so it’s not unusual for me to listen to folk, country, pop and dubstep all in the same week. Normally though, I tend to gravitate more towards sort of folk-ish, mellow music. Artists like Andrew Duhon, Ray LaMontagne, Amos Lee, Norah Jones, Joshua Radin, Jack Johnson and Corinne Bailey Rae are some of my staples.

It’s actually surprising to me that I haven’t talked about music at all on our blog, considering how much I love it. I know that technically it’s not fashion-related, but it’s definitely an obsession, so here’s this week’s music themed Fashion Friday.

Here are some songs/CD’s/artists that I’ve been absolutely loving recently.

I Am by Crowder

I just heard this song for the first time the other night and I love it. David Crowder’s voice is amazing. How He Loves, another one of his songs, is one of my all-time favorites. On an unrelated note- isn’t the cover of this album so cool?

Andrew Duhon

This guy’s voice is incredible. I love his song Shelter You Through. I can only find live versions of him on YouTube, but I think that he’s one of those few people who actually sound better live. When my mom listened to one of his songs the other day, she said he reminded her a bit of Van Morrison, one of her favorite artists, which leads to my next featured song….

Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison

It’s an oldie but a goodie.

Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong United

One of my absolute favorite worship songs. Beautiful and so meaningful.

Play It Again by Luke Bryan

I told you my taste in music was a little random.

Peace on Earth Christmas CD by Casting Crowns

This is an amazing Christmas CD- I love the first song on the album, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson may be the artist that I’ve most consistently listened to for the longest period of time. I just never get tired of his music. Better Together, is of course, one of my favorites, but I also love Do You Remember, Adrift and Constellations.

Dream a Little Dream of Me by Michael Buble

Michael Buble’s style of music is so cool- very big band.

Black River by Amos Lee

His music is so mellow and relaxing. Sweet Pea is another favorite of mine.

Jordan

11Dec2013

Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole

Posted in breakfast, the important stuff, things we like to eat by mydaughterandiblog

In case you are planning your Christmas menu, I thought now would be a great time to share this recipe with you. I started making this recipe for our family probably 15 years ago. With three small children wanting to open gifts and play with toys and two hungry adults wanting to enjoy a nice breakfast, this was the perfect solution. I’m really not sure where I got the recipe, but we all love it.

You make this dish the day/night before and put it in the refrigerator. It is cooked the next day, so it is simple if you’re expecting guests or you are busy opening presents! We serve ours with cinnamon rolls and fruit. This year I am going to make these shortcut cinnamon rolls.

I love to set the table for Christmas morning during the day on Christmas Eve, so everything is all set and looking festive on Christmas morning.

This past weekend we were going on a family hike before church on Sunday, so on Saturday I decided to make this dish. It was weird because I normally ONLY make this dish on Christmas. It was delicious and perfect to have ready when we got home from our hike and it made me wonder why I don’t make this recipe more often.

Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole

4 cups of shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
10 eggs
8 pieces of cooked bacon,chopped
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/3 milk
4or 5 green onions, chopped
Hot sauce to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup of additional shredded cheese for top of casserole

Mix all the ingredients together except the 1/2 cup of cheese. Pour into a greased 9×13″ pan. Top with the shredded cheese. Cover and put into refrigerator overnight. Let sit on counter for 5 to 10 minutes and then bake uncovered at 325* for about 45 minutes or until the eggs are cooked.

Cindy

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