Vacation

Phew! Thanksgiving is over and now begins the countdown to Christmas... Am I prepared???  Of course NOT!  But I will surely try. I cant wait to pick out our tree this weekend, and use all of those decorations that I bought during the after Christmas sales last year...yay!  My wheels are turning for some Christmas projects I would like to tackle, and new cookies and treats to burn bake. I am not at home today, we are actually on vacation still, so I am really lucky to get any internet signal where I am at, soo I can't actually use any websites I need to use to add pics this time. I guess what I am saying is this is just me stopping in to say hey! Nothing real fun, or interesting. Sorry y'all!  When I get home I will be putting up a fun Christmas Wreath post, I can't wait for y'all to see it!

 Till next time...

Nannys Corner: Sweet Potatoes - Sweet Treats

Hi everyone....I'm a little late with my post this week...my husband had back surgery two weeks ago so things have been a "little" hectic.

Last week my friend and neighbor Lori Ellis gave me some sweet potatoes from her garden.  They are so sweet and delicious compared to the store bought ones.  I used two with dinner last night....mashed them with butter and served them with our Salmon fillets.

Then last evening I got this idea to make some Sweet Potato Muffins with the remaining ones.  So this morning I wrote a recipe for them and set out putting them together.  Wanted to see if they were good enough to share the recipe with you.  Of course, I thought so...Tee Hee...but then my husband tried one, and he said they were really good!  I will apologize for not having a photo tutorial this time.  I will do one next time I make them, which I am sure will be soon with Thanksgiving around the corner.  Here's my recipe:

Bake @ 350 degrees for 28 - 30 minutes.  (or until tester comes out clean)

Recipes makes 6 jumbo muffins.

Whisk together the following dry ingredients  in a medium bowl and set aside.

2 cups flour

2/3 cups granulated sugar

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

In larger bowl combine until smooth ( I used my immersible hand blender for this)

1 egg

1 stick unsalted butter (softened)

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. fresh lemon juice

1/3 cup buttermilk

1 1/2 cups cooked and peeled sweet potatoes

To this add the dry ingredients and mix just until  moistened.

I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!  Happy Baking!

Until next time,  Love and Hugs

Topping:

1 Tbsp. flour

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup chopped pecans

Mix together and sprinkle each muffin with heaping tablespoon of topping, and enjoy!

Family Fun Day!!!

Okay, so this may sound a little crazy, but my 7 year old Hailey and I get so excited when we get a new Family Fun magazine in the mail! ... and we just got one! They are always full of great kid crafts, and my little ones are all like me...crafty, crafty :) So in the spirit of gettin' crafty with the kiddos, I have put together a collection of 10 of my favorites from around the web world. I hope you enjoy these, just click the link below the pics to find directions for each super fun craft! By the way....the last one...totally making it today for my chandelier, so stay tuned for pics later....

         Squash Bowling How-To

Pumpkin Lanterns How-To

Pinecone Swag How-To

Thanksgiving Placecard How-To

   Coffee Can Scarecrow How-To

    Leaf Mobile How-To

   Corn Print Placemats How-To

   Pilgrim Pal How-To

  Clothespin Bat How-To

Papier-Mache Chandelier Decor How-To

                        Alright everybody, now get Craftin!! 

                                 

Till next time...