Eggs for breakfast!

Today I made eggs. They were fun to make too! First we got the ingredients to make scrambled eggs. Then we cracked the eggs into a bowl and mixed them up in a bowl then put some butter in the pan. Then we dumped the eggs in the pan and mixed them all up. Then you add the salt and pepper. Then serve with toast and butter and voila! You have made eggs!

-Princess Peach

Winter in the Mushroom Kingdom

We're back! The months between October and now have just been jam PACKED with so much FUN.. and other things.. that we haven't been on to blog much. That's okay, though, because we have a photo packed update!


November:

Princess Peach's Girl Scout troop marched in the Veteran's Day Parade and made a great Thanksgiving feast the following week. The troop had a bake off and.. *drum roll* PRINCESS PEACH WON!!! Her delicious pumpkin pie came in tops over the other desserts and she won a cute, heart-shaped cookie cutter. She was SO happy!



December:

This month was tons of fun. We adventured out in the coooooold weather and decorated cupcakes at Maggie Moo's, went to the Festival of Lights at the botanical gardens, did a lot of great shopping and had our first southern snow! Christmas was great this year and we even stayed up on New Years.




-Princess Peach's Mommy

Lemonade

We made lemonade today. We squeeze lemons in to the pitcher then take out the seeds. And then add the sugar and mix it all up. Then we tried it. It was sour. We like lemonade!

-Princess Peach

Peeling Carrots

Today I peeled carrots. My Daddy helped me peel carrots. He said to hold the carrot at the end and peel away from you so you don't cut yourself. Then you cut off the ends and cut in half two times. Then you serve with a little bit of ranch. It is very good.

-Princess Peach

Kool-Aid Play-Doh

Homemade play-doh is sooo easy to make. We are trying out different recipes for it and found a neat one that calls for Kool-Aid for coloring!

Princess Peach helped measure the ingredients for the recipe. We doubled the recipe, added the ingredients to the pan, gave it a little heat and a few quick stirs to get it all together...

Spoon it from the pan onto wax paper, knead it a little, let the kiddos give it a few good squishes...

Then put it in an airtight container to cool for a little bit in the fridge...

And finally when done, it's time to mold the dough! Whee!

Here is today's recipe:

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup of water
1/2 cup salt
3 TBS oil
1 package of Koolaid (use the color of your choice)

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and cook over medium heat for a few minutes until dough forms the consistency you want. Remove from heat and cool. Keep in airtight container, refrigerate until used.

-Princess Peach's Mommy

Let's have eggs for breakfast

Hehe. So we decided to make a special breakfast this morning and venture out of the Cheerios-Pancakes-Oatmeal-Waffle box. After much research (the top recipe on the list), we picked this easy Huevos Rancheros recipe and got to work.


Princess Peach mixed together the rinsed pinto beans with the green salsa. This is the base mixture for the recipe, which we later baked in the oven with a sprinkle of cheese.



Princess Peach thinly slicing the scallions. She's quite handy with a knife! We chopped up scallions, romaine lettuce and fresh cilantro.

And *poof* after ten minutes baking in the oven, much fresh herb chopping and some egg frying, we ended up with this beautiful finished dish! Oh yeah, all before 7:30am. This recipe was both easy AND tasty. And Princess Peach is so awesome in the kitchen!

Princess Peach eating our delicious huevos rancheros!

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ACTIVE TIME: 30 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes
EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

1 1/2 cups very thinly sliced romaine lettuce

1 scallion, sliced

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

3 teaspoons canola oil, divided

2 teaspoons lime juice

1/4 teaspoon salt, divided

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided

1 15-ounce can pinto beans, rinsed

1/2 cup prepared green salsa

8 6-inch corn tortillas

Canola oil cooking spray

3/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

4 large eggs

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Combine lettuce, scallion, cilantro, 1 teaspoon oil, lime juice, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a bowl; set aside. Combine beans and salsa in another bowl.

3. Coat both sides of each tortilla with cooking spray. Place tortillas on a large baking sheet in 4 sets of overlapping pairs. (Each pair should overlap by about 3 inches.) Spread about 1/3 cup of the bean mixture on top of each pair of tortillas and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons cheese each. Bake until the beans are hot and the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Crack each egg into a small bowl and slip them one at a time into the pan, taking care not to break the yolks. Season the eggs with the remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook undisturbed for 5 to 7 minutes for soft-set yolks. (For hard-set yolks, cover the pan after 5 minutes and continue cooking until the yolks are cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes more.)5. To assemble, place an egg on top of each pair of tortillas and top with a generous 1/4 cup of the lettuce mixture.

-Princess Peach's Mommy

Best. Cookie. Ever.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup flaked coconut

Directions: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Beat in oats and coconut. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 5 dozen.

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Cookie time! We baked these delicious little treats and froze the extras. Awesome with milk. Even better right out of the freezer! Mmmm....

-Princess Peach's Mommy