Grama's fudge.

4 1/2 cups regular sugar
1 13 oz. can of evaporated milk
2 sticks butter

In a large pan, bring to rolling boil, then turn down to Med.

Add 3 bags of milk choco. chips
1 tables. vanilla
1 8oz jar of marshmellow cream

Adding nuts is optional. I do half and half.

Cook 10 minutes. Stir well. Thats the ticket, stir stir stir!
Pour into a flat baking sheet and let cool and set (timing depends)
You may put the pan in the fridge to help this process along.
And Enjoy!

Recipe for Christmas! Enjoy

I thought everyone would like this amazing recipe for Christmas. My girlfriend, Jacque, schooled me in cooking while I was living in AZ. And it was worth it! This sugar cookie recipe is not for the weary. I broke it up during the day just to get a breather. But the end result is worth it. They are not only delicious but your imagination can create the most beautiful designs.

Sugar Cookie Recipe:
6 cups of flour
3 tsps baking powder
2 cups butter (room temp) 4 sticks
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsps vanilla
1tsp salt


Preheat 350
Cream butter and sugar
And eggs/vanilla. Mix well
Mix dry ingredients & add to butter mixture
Chill for 1 to 2 hours
Bake cookies 8-10 minutes
Or watch closely to smaller cookies or the will burn on bottom!

Flooding Icing:
1 pound box Confectioner Sugar (powdered sugar)
5 tablesp. Meringue powder (found @ Micheals's Crafts in Baking Isle)
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup water (add little at a time)

Mix well, should be stiff and creamy. Add coloring (not food coloring). Coloring jars in the baking isle @ your local craft store.They come in little white jars. Add coloring, put desired amount in bottles and start flooding your cookies.(See pic below for flooding pics)

ButterCream Icing:
1/2 cup veg. shortening (crisco)
1/2 cup butter (1 stick room temp)
1 tsps vanilla
4 cups confectioners sugar
2 tablesp. milk

This cream will be used to decorate with in plastic pastry bags and tips. Again, pick your tips @ your local craft store or kitchen store. Plastic disposable bags are good and easy. I usually place this frosting in separate containers, add my coloring, mix well and then place into bags.
Let the flooded cookies dry completely before decorating with buttercream. And you prob lay want to buy size 1,2,3 tips for frosting. They are the easiest!

HAppy Baking Everyone!
Any Questions, please just ask me! Thanks again!

Cookies.. Part 2

Yes, I finished the task. With the girls help of course. And it was the most relaxing thing to do in 2 days rather than trying to cram it all in a day. Carys and Bay had the most fun. Bay again tried and succeeded at sucking the frosting out of the tubes, snotty little nose and everything. God bless the soul who eats her delicious treats! lol Then came naptime. Yes, my peace of mind and I swear it was pure magic today. I got to decorate all by myself. Sounds dumb, but I promise you I had so much fun. all by my self. This recipe by the way is from a good friend of mine. Best darn cookie recipe I think and she puts my decorating skills to shame.Funtimes times today

Oh just a little nibble

I braved the Christmas Cookie adventure this evening with my girls. It was very exciting. Carys did an amazing job. While Bay-Shaye had fist fulls of dough everytime I would turn around. I am surprised she didn't throw up. Really! It was gross. But the cookies came out great. We will decorate tom. We had enough fun rolling them out and baking for one night. But it was just really nice to not give a flying flip about getting messy and/or making a mess and watch the girls have fun and pretend to be in charge. I need to rememeber how much fun it is sometimes to get a little dirty with them. Finished project coming soon.

The Baby Shower of the Century

Here's to Tasha's Baby Shower. It was amazing and beautiful and well spent. This was the first time I saw Tasha since she has been pregers too. So it was that more special for me. She looks amazing, BRAT! Yeah, thats right I said it! And all the help I got from Meica was a God send. Thank you for coming and helping me set up. And for letting Carys hang out with Dantenae too. What a sweetheart. All this to say, the party was great and awesome to catch up with everyone I have been away from for too long. Alot of hardwork was put into this 'show' but so worth it.Now we just await this precious little baby, I say Baby because...Tasha has decided to keep the baby's sex a surprise until the delivery day! Yes! All my love and support girl.