Ressurrection Rolls

In celebration of Easter, this year we made Ressurrection Rolls as a family on Saturday night before Easter morning. Not only was it a great teaching lesson, they are soooo yummy!

Ressurrections Rolls

Ingredients:

1 can refrigerated cresent roll dough

8 large marshmallows

melted butter

cinnamon sugar

Directions:

- Give each person one triangle shaped section of the cresent roll.

This represents the tomb

- Each person takes one marshmallow.

This represents the Body of Christ

-Dip the marshmallows in the butter and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.

This represents the oils and spices the Body of Christ was annointed with upon burial.

-Lay the marshamallow on the dough and carefully wrap it around the marshmallow. Make sure all the seams are pinches together well. (This is very important, otherwise the marshmallow will "ooze" out of the seams.)

-We put the rolls in the cold, dark oven

Which represents the tomb in which they placed the Body of Christ

-Bake according to package directions on Easter morning.

-When ready to eat, break open the tomb and the Body of Christ is no longer there!!!

We pray that each of you had a wonderful Resurrection Day!

Teddy Graham Dip

We celebrated the marriage to two very special people in our lives, Tyler and Danae. Tyler is serving in the US Army and we are so proud of him. We have know Danae for many years and it has been a joy to see the wonderful Christian young women, now wife, that she has become.

Before the wedding, we had a some fun at a lingerie shower for the Bride-to-be. On the menu for the shower was Teddy Graham Dip, get it, "Teddy" graham dip...

Anyway, oh my goodness, this is best dip ever!!! Thanks Ginger for sharing it!

Teddy Graham Dip
2 packages 8oz, soften cream cheese
2 cups powered sugar
2 sticks soften butter (don't skip the real stuff
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 small tub cool whip topping
1 bag mini chocolate chips

*please note - you can cut this down half, but I always make a big batch*

Mix soften cream cheese, powered sugar, soften butter, vanilla and cool whip well (I use my stand mixer.) Once mixed well, add mini chocolate chips and mix well. Refrigerate and serve with Teddy Graham cookies. I found generic cookies at the Dollar Store that we actually like better because the "double bears" and you can get more dip!

Our girls had the honor of being part of their beautiful wedding. It will be a day that they long forget.

Congratulations Tyler and Danae!

Sugar Cookies

For Valentine's Day treats and gifts we got in the kitchen and made yummy sugar cookies. I got this recipe from a friend of a friend and it is the only sugar cookie I make anymore (unless it's cut and bake).

Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 large egg

2 tsp. baking powder

3 cups all-purpose flour

(I doubled the recipe for this batch of cookies).

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream butter and sugar in mixer. Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix baking powder and flour, add one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.

DO NOT CHILL DOUGH.

Divide dough into 2 balls. On a floured surface, roll dough into 12-inch circle 1/8th of a inch thick. Cut into desired shapes.

Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheet on top rack of oven 6-7 minutes or until lightly browned.

Once cookies have cooled, ice the cookies with a cookie glaze.

Sugar Cookie Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

1 Tablespoon corn syrup

2 Tablespoons water

a splash (1/2 tsp.) of almond extract, or whatever flavoring you desire)

Divide the mixture into smaller containers and stir in 2-3 drops of desired food coloring per container. You may need to add more sugar or water to get it to the consistency to spread on the cookies without it being too runny. Use paintbrushes or spoon to apply icing to cookies (we used spoons). Add sprinkles if desired.

Apple Dip

I have posted the recipe for this Apple Dip before but I made it again this past week-end for Seth's 5th Buzz Lightyear Birthday Celebration.

Apple Dip

2 pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup while sugar

1 Tbsp. vanilla

1 pkg. Heath Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits

Mix together and serve with sliced apples.

Note: It is better if you make the dip the night before you plan to serve it and store in the refrigerator. It will keep for over a week (if it last that long.)

Good-Bye 2010...Hello 2011

Fourteen Years

8th Birthday Lunch

8th Birthday Morning

Welcome Home For Christmas Tyler

7th Birthday Phone Messages

7th Birthday Supper

7th Birthday Snack

7th Birthday Morning

8th Birthday Snack

The Hills

Happy Thanksgiving 2010

Happy Birthday Memama!

Halloween 2010

Big Daddy's Birthday Celebration

Cousins Birthday Celebration