Let It Snow

We had quite the winter storm over the weekend and we were quick to get outside and play.

Pink cheeks.

Snow angels.

We capped off the fun by making Snow Ice Cream with the freshly fallen snow.

We use this recipe but I add 10 cups of snow instead of 8.

You just have to love a recipe that lists cups of snow in the ingredients!

Sugar and Spice

Every year my incredible mother bakes individual gingerbread houses for each of her grandchildren to decorate. Here are our two beauties.

Now, I know that I am biased but I think my boys did a pretty amazing job.

And they smell wonderful!!

Thank you Mom!!

I Love Ohio

I keep Ohio close to my heart, even when I'm hard at work in the kitchen.

When Life Gives You Lemons

A few weeks ago I was itching to try this recipe for candied lemon peel that came highly recommended by Heidi of My Paper Crane. We make quite a bit of lemonade at our house so it seemed practical to make use of all those lemon peels instead of wasting them. My littlest son was my sous chef. I expected a huge mess but he did it as if he'd been making candy his whole life. The result was delicious!! The only change I made to the recipe was that I sliced the peel off pell mell instead of making neat little pieces simply because it was quicker and easier. We can't wait to make it again.