Thursday, December 26, 2019
Breakfast Burritos, Bacon & Sausage Tips
We like bacon, but cooking it is a pain and a mess. When we cook bacon we go all out and cook several pounds. Then we freeze it for eating anytime. You can do the same thing with sausage.
Now that you have lots of breakfast meat, it's time for a burrito! We like to use tater tots, scrambled eggs, green chili, and cheese, in addition to bacon or sausage. Precook everything, including the tater tots, and then assemble.
If you're going to reheat in the oven, you can wrap in foil. If you prefer to reheat in the microwave, just freeze them without the foil and then stack in a gallon size Ziploc bag. We microwave them for about 2 minutes on high.
Breakfast Burritos
Tater Tots
Scrambled Eggs
Cheddar Cheese, shredded
Green Chile
Bacon, precooked
Sausage, precooked
Tortillas
Assemble breakfast burritos. Heat in the microwave for 45-60 seconds and enjoy. Or freeze and save for another day! To reheat in the microwave, do not wrap in foil. Microwave for about 2 minutes. Sometimes we wrap in a damp paper towel to help the tortilla stay soft.
Gingerbread House Party
We have always enjoyed making gingerbread houses with family and friends. Its the perfect way to use up Halloween candy, and make a humongous mess right in the middle of the holidays. And memories!
Dannie's Royal Icing is the best. One year we tried using meringue powder instead of egg whites and it just didn't hold. Everyone's houses collapsed. Maybe I didn't mix it long enough, but I decided to not mess around anymore. I'm all in with egg whites.
We made 5 modest gingerbread houses this weekend and used 3 boxes of graham crackers (there are four boxes in one case at CostCo). I made two batches of frosting and we had plenty leftover.
Dannie's Royal Icing (aka. Best House Spackle Ever)
6 egg whites
1 tsp. cream of tartar
2 lb. powdered sugar
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar to a froth. Add powdered sugar and stir to combine. Turn mixer to high and beat for 7-10 minutes until very thick, like a heavy paste. Add frosting to quart size freezer bags and seal the top. Cut off a corner of the bag with scissors to make a piping bag.
2011, Age 5, Rapunzel's Tower
2012, Age 6
2015, Age 10 (two Elizabeths!)
2016, Age 11
2018, Age 13
Dannie's Royal Icing is the best. One year we tried using meringue powder instead of egg whites and it just didn't hold. Everyone's houses collapsed. Maybe I didn't mix it long enough, but I decided to not mess around anymore. I'm all in with egg whites.
We made 5 modest gingerbread houses this weekend and used 3 boxes of graham crackers (there are four boxes in one case at CostCo). I made two batches of frosting and we had plenty leftover.
Dannie's Royal Icing (aka. Best House Spackle Ever)
6 egg whites
1 tsp. cream of tartar
2 lb. powdered sugar
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar to a froth. Add powdered sugar and stir to combine. Turn mixer to high and beat for 7-10 minutes until very thick, like a heavy paste. Add frosting to quart size freezer bags and seal the top. Cut off a corner of the bag with scissors to make a piping bag.
2011, Age 5, Rapunzel's Tower
2012, Age 6
2015, Age 10 (two Elizabeths!)
2018, Age 13
2019, Age 14
Donna's Maple Syrup, Tips on Brown Sugar
My Mom has always made this syrup, and I love it. Now my kids are hooked on it too. I use it my Cinnamon Rolls and it works great! Its so easy to make a batch.
I had a Tupperware syrup container that Dannie gave me when I got married. One day it got dropped and broke. I contacted a Tupperware lady and she was sorry to tell me she didn't have a replacement, but she had a bigger one I could have! Okay! Ha ha!
Donna's Maple Syrup
1 1/2 cups boiling water
2 1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 tsp. maple extract
Pour boiling water over the sugars. Stir until dissolved. Add vanilla and maple extracts and stir to combine.
Now for some pictures from 2013! Slather some Peanut Butter on Chocolate/Chocolate Chip pancakes, and add some maple syrup, whipped cream and MORE chocolate chips, and you'll start to imagine why Jason has pre-diabetes... But you'll also wonder why my family is so skinny.
Does your brown sugar ever get hard and sandy? You need a brown sugar bear! You soak it in water for an hour or so, then pat it dry with a paper towel. Then insert it in your brown sugar container and it stays nice and soft. I have to re-soak the brown sugar bear every so often.
I had a Tupperware syrup container that Dannie gave me when I got married. One day it got dropped and broke. I contacted a Tupperware lady and she was sorry to tell me she didn't have a replacement, but she had a bigger one I could have! Okay! Ha ha!
Donna's Maple Syrup
1 1/2 cups boiling water
2 1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 tsp. maple extract
Pour boiling water over the sugars. Stir until dissolved. Add vanilla and maple extracts and stir to combine.
Now for some pictures from 2013! Slather some Peanut Butter on Chocolate/Chocolate Chip pancakes, and add some maple syrup, whipped cream and MORE chocolate chips, and you'll start to imagine why Jason has pre-diabetes... But you'll also wonder why my family is so skinny.
Does your brown sugar ever get hard and sandy? You need a brown sugar bear! You soak it in water for an hour or so, then pat it dry with a paper towel. Then insert it in your brown sugar container and it stays nice and soft. I have to re-soak the brown sugar bear every so often.
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