Picture That

Found this picture today in my little brother's picture book...

I'm glad that Joseph and Grandma are hanging out together.

Love you both.

Softball Again

Matthew's team actually won this week! :)

I think he was glad for that but still upset at the way some of his team played. Thats ok.

Now he's sick though. Lovely.

Happy weekend friends.

Remember that One Time I Passed the Praxis?

By ONE POINT!!! Don't care, still passed!!!!

Thank you Heavenly Father.

Also, look at what I just finished....

Baby Marshall is so lucky.

Baby quilts are much faster to make than Grandpa quilts. Workin on it still.

Summer Hangout

The past couple summers the Skabelund's have 'frequented' the games of the Ogden Raptors. (SHOUTOUT) This past weekend we got to go again, thank you Martin. (another SHOUTOUT) Friday after I got done with work, Matthew and I drove down to Ogden to join the Skabelunds for dinner and baseball. Where did we go to dinner? Matthew and Martin's very beloved Denny's.

Almost duh.

When we finally got tickets and were headed into the park, homegirl made me open my backpack and walk all the way back to our car to get rid of my drink. Don't worry, we had parked 3 blocks away. I was angry. And they don't even check everybody's bag! Rude girl. Rude.

On a lighter note, after I 'cooled' off even though it was baking, I got to enjoy the game!

Two best parts:

1. I get to sit by this guy anywhere I go for the next forever:

2. WE WON!!! Its nice to go to a winning game every once in a while. Ha, sorry Matthew.

I guess Andy is pretty fun to hang out with too...

Yeah, he's entertaining.

Other than that, still working on Grandpa's quilt. Yay.

Two Days of Grill-Time Last Week

As the title says, we got to grill twice last week. We're pretty legit. Or at least we think we are. The first night it was impromptu, 'let's make dinner, ooh let's make burgers!' So we found a recipe on line...

BRIAN'S BURGERS RECIPE

1 1/2 Pounds Ground Beef Chuck (We used 2 lbs. They come in 1 lb. packages...)

1 Tablespoon Seasoning Salt

1 Envelope Onion and Mushroom Soup (I had the generic kind. And we decided that half an envelope would work better.)

1 Cup Buttermilk Ranch (I just used regular ranch.)

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. In a bowl mix beef, seasoning salt, onion soup, and ranch together well. Shape into 4 patties. (4 PATTIES WOULD BE HUGE! I made 9.) Cook over hot charcoal, 7 minutes per side. (Once again, we use a gas grill, Matthew's baby.)

They didn't stay together the greatest for us, next time I would use an egg to keep it together. I thought that that would be a good idea, but as I'd never made the recipe before, I was hesitant to just add it in. I really enjoyed them though. The onion soup made the burgers look like there were worms crawling out of the burger, but! THEY WERE GOOD.

Have you ever had grilled pineapple? You should have grilled pineapple. Why? Cause It. Is. AWESOME.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE RECIPE

1 Fresh Pineapple - peeled, cored, and cut into 1 inch slices

1/4 Teaspoon Honey

3 Tablespoons Melted Butter

1 Dash Hot Pepper Sauce (I used Chili Powder)

Salt to Taste

Place pineapple in a large resealable plastic bag. Add honey, melted butter, hot pepper sauce, and salt. Seal bag and shake to coat evenly. Marinate in the fridge for at least a half an hour, preferably overnight. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil grate. Grill pineapple for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until heated through and grill marks appear.

Yeah, its good. You are welcome.

Who Doesn't Love Cookies?

No one. No one doesn't love cookies. Everyone loves cookies. Everyone does.

My friend Kaderade asked me recently to make some more of the special cookies I've made him before that are GREAT.

Sugar Cookies with Kool-Aid frosting. I know what you're thinking, sugar cookies when its not Christmas? Trust me, they are good anytime. Try them.

STEVEN'S SUGAR COOKIES (from Daddy K's wife)
1 Cup Margarine (I use butter cause I don't buy margarine not in tubs)
2 Cups Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
4 1/2 Cups Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Salt

Cream margarine and sugar together. Add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Dough will be sticky, use lots of flour to roll out to 1/4" to 1/2" thick. Bake at 350 for 7 minutes.

Not too bad. The dough is REALLY sticky. Really sticky. Super good though. Frosting next.

STEVEN'S FROSTING
1 Pound Powdered Sugar
1/4 Cup Shortening
1/4 Cup Water
1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 Teaspoon Almond Extract
1/4 Teaspoon Butter Extract
1/4 Teaspoon Salt

Cream all ingredients together. May need more water if it gets too hard to work with. Dye with a packet of Kool-Aid to taste. (I use one envelope. My favorite so far is Mango. Yum.)

They look good right? Cause they are. My frosting kinda separated, my bad. Also, I only own 2 cookie cutters. A star, and a Christmas tree. And a circle wasn't going to work for me today. Not sorry.

We LOVE Crepe Sundays

Before we got married we talked about having crepes at least one Sunday each month and a family member would be in charge of choosing their favorite crepe topping for that month. We've done pretty well with it so far, I mean, we've only had crepe Sunday about 3 times since last May, but at least we had some! Today was Stake Conference, we slept in and had crepes. You're welcome Matthew. This recipe is from the all-famous Killpack Cookbook. (SHOUTOUT) Its nearly impossible to grow up in Syracuse and not leave with one (that's a good thing).

Egg Cakes (Crepes, duh.) (from Brian Wallace)

1 Cup Flour
1 1/2 Cups Milk
2 Eggs
3 Tablespoons Sugar
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1/8 Teaspoon Salt  (I just realized as I'm typing this, that I forgot the salt. Whoops.)

In a blender, combine all ingredients together adding flour last.  Blend together on low until smooth.  Heat an 8" skillet and spray surface with non-stick cooking oil.  Pour slowly and tilt pan from side to side until batter covers bottom.  Cook until first side begins to turn golden brown then flip over using a rubber spatula.  Makes approximately 10-12 crepes.

So, I didn't use a blender. Have we talked about my kitchen yet? How about my 100 year old house? Our whole upstairs apartment runs on ONE electrical breaker. When we use too many appliances at the same time, we flip the breaker. If the ac is ever turned on and you want to use anything else in the kitchen (like the microwave, mixer, blender) you most def have to turn the ac off while using the other appliance. This morning, I. Was. Hot. So I didn't turn of the ac. Or use the blender. I mixed it all up in a bowl. Old school.

When you put the batter into the skillet/ frying pan, swirl it around in a circle so that your crepes are circular and evenly battered all around. I usually end up with a baby crepe for my first and last crepes. Its ok, they still taste good.

Today we ate our crepes with Nutella, strawberries, peanut butter, and whipped cream. We are legit when it comes to crepes. And we like them. The end.