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Vacation
I don't have a lot of time so we are going to make this quick! We had a fabulous vacation to Corpus Christi full of fun at the beach, playing in the pool, exploring at the aquarium and relaxing at the house. A HUGE thank you to Dave's family for so generously sharing their house! Gracelyn and Ellie were not interested in touching the sand, at all, the first day we were at the beach. We tried putting them down barefoot so they could walk in it and they just cried until we picked them up and carried them. They really didn't like the soft sand and never did walk in it. But, once we moved down closer to the water they really enjoyed playing in the firmer packed sand. I hadn't thought about it before we went, but I don't think they had ever played in sand before this trip! Ben, ever the easy baby, spent some time sleeping while we unpacked everything and got some shade set up. Dave with Ellie and me with Gracelyn watching the "waves." HA! The...
Savory Saturday
Oh, Mylanta!! You have got to try this cake!! Granma's Earthquake Cake 1 German Chocolate cake mix (eggs, oil, water) 1 C chopped pecans 1/2 C margarine (I used butter) 1 lb. box powdered sugar 1 t vanilla 1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened Grease 9x13 pan. Place pecans on the bottom of the pan. Prepare cake mix according to box directions. Pour cake batter over pecans. Mix margarine, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla. Don't let your sweet child, experiencing powdered sugar for the first time, blow it all over the table and her sister! Gracelyn blew on the powdered sugar and didn't realize it was going to get everywhere. She was so upset at the mess she came over to me crying. I assured her the cake was still going to be plenty sweet, even without some of the powdered sugar. She did enjoy sticking her fingers in it on the table and then licking them! Drop the cream cheese mixture ...
Savory Saturday
Oh, so good pork chops! I found this recipe in the spice aisle at the grocery store! It was on a packet of that had all the spices needed to make it. I am not a huge pork chop fan, but you better believe I will be making these again! Apple & Sage Pork Chops 1 1/2 t rubbed sage 1 t minced garlic 1 t thyme leaves 1/2 t ground allspice 1/2 t paprika 1 T flour 1 t salt 4 boneless pork chops, 1-inch thick (about 1 1/4 lbs) 2 T olive oil 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 2 red apples, thinly sliced 1/2 C apple juice 1 T brown sugar 1. Mix spices, flour, and salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with 1 tablespoon of the seasoned flour. 2. Cook pork chops in hot oil in large skillet on medium-high heat until browned on both sides. Remove from skillet. Add onion; cook and stir 3 minutes or until tender. A...
