Since Jeff is busy studying for the second part of his national board exam (which he takes next week...say a prayer for him!), I decided it would be fun to have the girls up for a weekend of estrogen-fueled, Pinterest-provided activities. It was so fun! There was some good Gator football (Wahoo!), plenty of bonding-time with the Sweet P, and a few Pinterest triumphs and kitchen tragedies! It was fun!
Of course, P got involved by helping me clean out my cupboards. She's such a good helper!
I tried several new Pinterest recipes. The first was this creamy tomato soup. It was really easy to make and uses Greek yogurt instead of cream. We really enjoyed it and I'll definitely be making it again!
To go with the soup, I made these pretzel rolls. Also very tasty but, they definitely were not as good the next day. If I make them again, I will make smaller, bite size rolls and add a little more salt to the outside of them.
On Saturday, Ashley went with her friends to tailgate and watch the game. Me, P and Grammy had our own little Gator party! Like a true little Gator, P all ready does the Gator chomp when we say "Go Go Gators." We are very proud!
While we were waiting to get started on our Pinterest cooking activities on Sunday, we took a quick trip to the park.
P enjoyed eating the sand and getting plenty dirty!
Our Sunday Pinterest experiments included:
A crock-pot breakfast casserole--It was good and was definitely a very easy way to have a hearty breakfast ready first thing in the morning. It made a lot and I'll definitely try this approach again but, I may change up my casserole contents to make it "pop" a little more.
Ashley tried her hand at a rosemary bread that was supposed to be a knock-off of the Macaroni Grill.
Grammy broke the rules a little bit and brought a recipe she had make before that was not on Pinterest and was even printed on a piece of paper. A little archaic but, she's always been a little technologically-challenged. Her project? Pumpkin sticky buns.
It was all fun and games until she smelled her pecans burning in the oven. They got a little too toasty and an extended trip to the grocery store followed (she got lost).
Ashley is a very meticulous bread maker.
But, had fun playing with P while her dough was rising!
I made "easy eclairs," Jeff's pick for my efforts. My little person needed my attention at a critical point in the choux pastry process so, my two helpers stepped in.
Unfortunately, I dropped one of my masterpieces and made a mess of it and one of its friends. What was I to do but pick up a fork and make it disappear?
Grammy's pumpkin sticky buns were very tasty. Definitely one to make again.
Ashley's bread turned out well too! It was pretty tasty!
I will definitely be making easy eclairs again. They were a big hit with these Toblers and I'm sure Jeff will be requesting them again soon.
Even P got in on the taste-test and approved of all of our Pinteresting creations!
