Jillian lost her very first tooth today and she could not be happier about it!
Look at that smile! She talked about this all night and she cannot wait to see what the tooth fairy leaves for her tonight. According to her, she will be buying a Princess Sofia dress. Sorry to burst that bubble kiddo, but this tooth fairy is not like the one on Modern Family.
Now the real conundrum...what do I do with this tooth?
Today was definitely a busy day in the kitchen! And luckily the kiddos were pretty ok with it (phew!).
I started the day by making an apple pie for tomorrow. I've made this one before and it's really yummy!
Then I went to make my French silk pie for tomorrow and realized I didn't have enough eggs, awesome. So after naps and after Scott got home I made the mad dash to Sweetbay. I really didn't want to go, people are nuts-o the day before Thanksgiving (think hurricane season on crack). When I got home I started making the pie. It's really simple, and looks yummy. I got the recipe from Pillsbury.com:
INGREDIENTS Crust 1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust (from 15-oz box), softened as directed on box Filling 3 oz Hershey's® unsweetened chocolate, cut into pieces 1 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened (do not use margarine) 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 4 pasteurized eggs or 1 cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product Topping 1/2 cup sweetened whipped cream Chocolate curls, if desired DIRECTIONS 1. Heat oven to 450°F. Make pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell, using 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. 2. In 1-quart saucepan, melt chocolate over low heat; cool. In small bowl with electric mixer, beat butter on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in cooled chocolate and vanilla until well blended. 3. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating on high speed 2 minutes after each addition; beat until mixture is smooth and fluffy. Pour into cooled baked shell. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate curls. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.
Hopefully it's as good as it looks!
While I was doing this Scott and Aaron left to go on a super secret mission and returned right before dinner with this:
It's my favorite everyday fragrance and I have been out for...well....forever really :) Thank you Scott it really made my night!
After the pies were done I got started on making cinnamon rolls for Mimi to serve on Friday morning. I got the recipe from my Williams and Sonoma Baking cookbook. I'd love to put it up but gosh that would take forever! If you want it I can scan it and email it to you.
They look good, I cannot wait to hear how they turn out!
As if I wasn't doing enough cooking I decided to make Cheddar Cheese Soup for dinner. The recipe is from Le Cellier at EPCOT. Scott and I are HUGE fans of this soup and get it every time we eat there. I was pretty nervous about making it since it is such a favorite of ours. But it turned out fantastic! Here's the recipe:
1/2 pound of bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/4-inch pieces 3 celery ribs, cut into 1/4-inch pieces 4 tablespoons butter 1 cup all-purpose flour 3 cups chicken stock 4 cups milk 1 pound grated white cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Coarse salt, freshly ground pepper to taste 1/2 cup warm beer Chopped scallions or chives, for garnish
I actually made a double batch because I'm crazy. I have plenty of soup for Scott to take to work for the week!
I'm totally pooped now! I think I'm going to cozy up on the couch with Scott, some Pinot Grigio and some Modern Family! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!
Another week has flown by, so here we go! I am thankful for:
Scott and all he does and for just being him. And for the mad jambalaya skills that he has, it's out of this world!
My kiddos, even though they have kind of made me batty this week. They are always good for a laugh. I have no idea where they come up with some of the things they do, but it's awesome.
My small army that helped find my missing phone. Special thanks to Steven, Andres, Wil, Bob and the entire engineering team that worked Spaceship Earth. No thanks to Loren from Guest Relations and whoever the coordinator was at Spaceship Earth, you guys were jerks and your managers know, so now it sucks to be you.
Jenn suggesting Food and Wine. Minus the "incident" it was a blast, complete with massive embarrassment in the parking lot (my panic alarm wouldn't shut off, therefore attracting the attention of everyone in the parking lot). Based on our night I think ABC would be able to make an entire 2 seasons worth of an Emmy winning sitcom, just saying.
Whoever thought up the show Modern Family. It is seriously the funniest 30 minutes on television.
All the great family around us that supports us in so many ways.
The beautiful weather we've been having, I hope it stays!!!
Everyone who participated in Blog for a Cure, you truly are helping a great cause and it was great to see such a good turn out. I know Lani put a ton of work into it (how she finds the time, I will never know) and it's great to see that her work didn't go unnoticed! *You can still enter the giveaways until Saturday!
Scott having a job. You tend to forget how hard some people have it and that they cannot find any work. We are so lucky to have Disney, literally, in our backyard and that they are always hiring.
Scott in general. I'm a pretty lucky gal and got myself quite the catch :)
Jill's Joey Lawrence impression, makes me laugh everytime!
Aaron's kisses and the noise he makes when he wants a kiss (he smacks his lips together).
Great friends!
$10 off coupons at Sweetbay! Keep it up, it's awesome!
Great family support around us.
The new show Modern Family on ABC. I almost needed to borrow the kids Pampers I was laughing that hard!
Multiples and More, I've gotten a lot of amazing opportunities from it, most recently an amazing hand stamped necklace from Stephie Mc.
Weelicious.com. Catherine has awesome recipes that are whole family friendly. I made the cheesy avocado quesadilla's for the kiddos for lunch and they were yummy. I ended up eating them, the kids could care less.
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