DE's- liscious Cinnamon Rolls

Sorry for all the recipes in a row!! I promise that once my computer is up I will get more crafties stuff up too! Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!!

Our Christmas breakfast tradition has always been these yummy cinnamon rolls!! I bake them the day before and re-heat them on Christmas morning. After, we see what Santa has brought we eat these puppies as we start to unwrap presents!! I seriously could eat a whole batch of these... I try resisting... but they just call my name and they are just sitting RIGHT there... you know how it goes :)

These are good all year round so give a shot :)

DE's-licious Cinnamon Rolls

WARNING: These are so easy to make they call your name whenever a cold snap rolls through or you see the first snowflake- author holds no responsiblity for any baking rushes that occur due to the deliciousness and addicitive nature of rolls.

2 pkgs. dry active yeast (about 6 teaspoons)

2 1/2 cups warm water

1 pkg. white cake mix (or be creative)

4 1/2 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in water and let stand for 10 minutes. Beat in cake mix and three cups flour. Add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until dough forms. Knead for 6-8 mins. Place in greased bowl, cover with damp towel and let rise until doubled (about 30 min.) Deflate dough, cut in half, roll into rectangle. Spread butter or margarine on dough. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon. Roll up jelly roll style. Using sharp knife cut in two inch circles. Place in a greased 9X13 pan (or greased cookie sheet in a pinch). Let rise until doubled (about 30 min.) Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Glaze as you wish and resite taking a bite of the hot yumminess. The place burned fingers under cold water becuase you couldn't :)

Glaze:

Now there are many differnent cinnamon roll glazes and I use whatever one I have on hand:)

Powdered Sugar Glaze

Powdered Sugar

Milk or Orange Juice

Vanilla extract (opt)

Just mix together until you get the consitancy you like. A little liquid goes a long way with powdered sugar!

Frosting Glaze

1 can frosting, Cream Cheese (yummy), vanilla, again get creative!

Powdered sugar

milk

Again mix until you get the consistancy you like!

What is your favorite glaze??

Yummy Yummy Fudge

Yummy Yummy Fudge!!

Who doesn't like fudge? I mean it is soo creamy, chocolaty, sometimes nutty, all in one little cube!! I made this batch just the other night and hmmmm! Hope you enjoy it too!!!

Awesome Fudge

3 cups sugar

2/3 cup evaporated milk

3/4 cup margarine

1 12-oz pkg. chocolate chips (you can use what every flavor you want!!)

1 jar marshmallow creme (am I the only one that just wants to eat it strait from the can?)

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup nuts (opt.)

Cook sugar, milk, and margarine over medium heat. Bring to boil and while STIRRING CONSTANTLY let boil for 5 min. Remove from heat and add chips, vanilla, marshmallow creme, and nuts (if desired) Whip until gloss is gone and pour into a GREASED 9 x13 pan. Let cool completly - the hardest part! . Cut into desired shapes and eat!! YUMMY!!

One of the funnist things about fudge is how creative you can be! Try crushed peppermint, or a vairety of nuts, even different extracts! The sky is the limit! Commennt with your favorite variation! :)

Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday!!!

The Best Pumpkin Cake w/ Cream Cheese Frosting

As I might have mentioned before, I am not a fan of pumpkin pie but I LOVE pumpkin! O here is a great recipe that is soo moist and uber yummy with the cream cheese frosting!! MMM mmm!

Pumpkin Cake

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

2 cups pumpkin

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking soda

2 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. salt

Mix together eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Pour into a large greased cookies sheet or jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degres for 20 min. Cool completely and frost with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting 

1/2 cup butter

3 oz. cream cheese

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups powedered sugar

Beat together until smooth. Spread on cold cake:)

Then you can eat it!!! YUMMY!!!

This has also been posted on 9X13 where you can pick up a recipe card :)

Hoo are You?

1. Do you like to listen to Christmas music?

LOVE Christmas music!! I listen to it occasionally throughout the year!

 

2. Are you one of those people who get all their shopping done early,

or do you do most of it in December?

Definatly! I have all my Christmas shopping done- although I find that I get more little things as Christmas gets closer :)

 

3. Do you set a budget on how much you spend on each person?

For extended family we try too and for my husband and me we try to stay in the same range but for our kids we haven't gotten there yet:)

4. Do you send out Christmas cards?

I am going to do it this year!! Every year I say I am going to but I have actually ordered the cards this year!! Love getting them too!

 

5. Do you enjoy this holiday season or does it stress you out?

Enjoy every minute of it! It is my favorite time of year!! Can't wait to be done with school and enjoy it all!

The Best Rolls

Ever since I tried these rolls I have never gone back! They are easy, and never fail!! I make this dough for rolls and any other dough related thing I might need!! Hope you enjoy these as much as we do!!

Parker House Rolls

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

1 TBLS cold butter

1 1/2 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt (omit if you used salted butter)

1 tsp. dry active yeast

1 cup + 2 TBLS warm milk

Crumble cold butter into flour with fingers until course mixture appears. 

 Stir in sugar, salt, and yeast.

Add milk and stir until dough forms.

 Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 3-4 minutes.

Place in greased bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise 2-3 hours or until doubled.

Lightly knead and cover with towel. Let rest 10-15 min to relax gluten. Roll out and cut with circle cutter. Place dab of butter/marg. in center and fold in half. Place on greased cookie sheet.

Cover with towel and let rise for 45 min. Bake at 400 degrees for  15-20 min. 

* to freeze: place COOLED rolls in a zip-lock freezer bag. Freeze for up to 2 months.  To re-heat,  wrap frozen rolls in tinfoil and  place in a 350 degree oven for 15 min.

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Thanks to My Computer is My Canvas for the recipe card!

Hoo are You?

1. Do you ever burp out loud in private or public?
I burp outloud sometimes but I usually try to only do it at home

2. How often do you get sick each year?

Probably 3-4 times a year-- was sick with the flu just last week!!

3. Would you rather paint a room in your house yourself, or have someone else do it for you?

I can't wait for the day when I can paint my own rooms in my own house!!!

4. If you get 30 minutes to yourself, what do you do?

Read a book, craft or just listen to some music:)

5. Do you allow people to wear shoes in your house?
 
I allow guests to wear shoes but with my family its you walk in and take off your shoes- I have seen how gross my carpets get even without shoes adding shoes!!! YUCK!!

Hoo are You?

1. Name two things you consider yourself to be very good at.\

Planning parties (love it!!) and taking pictures of the everyday funniness of life:)

2. Name two things you consider yourself to be very bad at.

Keeping things uncluttered (I am always losing things and it drves me crazy!) and telling people how I really feel when they upset me

3. Do you believe everything happens for a reason?

Definatly! Even if I never know why.

4. What is something you have eaten lately that you shouldn't have?

Halloween candy- the trials of being a mom...

5. Do you think the time should change or leave it alone?

I HATE time change! I think it should just stay the same - its too hard on kids and moms!

So ....what are your answers?

Hoo are You?

1. What is the most physically painful thing that has ever happened to you?

Giving birth... never thought I could do it without drugs but I did!!

2. What would you name your next child or if you don't have any your first child?

I am anxiously waiting for the day we have a girl and I can name her Kazzity LeAnne... right now I have used my boys names!!

3. If you could add one feature to your car, what would you choose?

Automatic windows! That way I could lock them in the back and my two year old would stop trying to freeze him and the three month old out!!

4. If you named your house (or car or computer) what would you name it?

My home!! -nothing better than that!!! It is the best thing in the world!

5. What is your dream occupation?

Being a stay at home mom and once my kids are in school, I want to have my own little preschool!! Love kids, crafts and treats!!!

What are your answers?

Hoo are you?

Sorry this is late:) This week has been sooo crazy, two days of doing plays at our local library!! Over 1,000 kids and 11 performances later and I am pooped!! Anyway, here are my answers for this week!

1. How many times a year do you get your hair cut?

probably 3 or 4, I am soo bad about trimming my hair!

2. Where is the worst place to be stuck waiting?

A doctors office or any office for you appointment! I hate being on time and waiting to get in.

3. What are your favorite pizza toppings?

Canadian bacon!!!

4. What's your favorite thing about where you live?

The awesome library!!

5. What's your favorite fruit? Veggie?

Fruit: Watermelon  Veggie: Broccoli-yum

What are your answers?? Hope you all have a happy Halloween!!

Menu Board Pics

Hear are they Halloween days of the week that I created!

All images are 4x6

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Thanks to Summer Designs and Crazy 4 Monograms for the kits!



Homemade Caramel!!

This stuff is super yummy, worked great on my apples and is really pretty easy to make!!! Enjoy!!

Caramel

1/2 cup butter
1 cup light corn syrup
dash of salt
2 cups brown sugar
1- 14oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Melt butter in saucepan. Add salt, syrup, and sugar. Cook of MEDIUM heat until it comes to full boil, about 10-12 min. Stir in milk and cook until soft ball stage (245 degrees on candy therm.) Remove from heat and add vanilla.

Now you can dip apples, cool and use as ice cream topping or whatever you want!! Its soo creamy and yummy!!

Hoo are You?

Here are my answers:

1.What was your favorite meal growing up?

 BBQ Baby Back Ribs.. yummilicous and soo messy!!

 2. What's your favorite month?

December- I used to always say I would be married in December and I was!! Love the cold, the snow, ( came from growing up in Southern Cali and wishing we had it!) and you can't forget Christmas!

3. What store is most represented in your wardrobe?

Rue 21- great sales and cute stuff!

  4. How many times do you go to the movie theater each month/year?

 I am lucky to get to a movie once a year. I just like to Redbox them and lounge in my living with my jammies cuddling up with my hubby eating ice cream.... however, Harry Potter always calls my name!!

5. Fill in the blank- I've never been able to ___________________

draw anything other than stick figures. My sibelings have great talent in that area but its nilich for me!!

Here is a set from a previous one

1. List 3 words that remind you of fall.
Leaves, pumpkins, cinnamon


2. Do you wear jewelry often?
always have my wedding ring (of course:), a CTR ring and its about 50/50 on earrings. I love necklaces but with little ones they aren't the easiest to wear.

3. Do you like your toe nails painted or natural?
I love to paint them but then I just leave it until it looks nasty and then start all over!

4. Do you ever wear a hat?
LOVE hats, don't wear them as often as I used to but LOVE to have them!

5. Do you have someone that you talk to everyday on the phone?
 I can actually go DAYS without talking to anyone but the most common callers are my hubby and my mom :)

Spider Nachos

I got the idea from While You Were Sleeping but decided to add my own twist.

YUMMY!!! and not too creepy:)

It was really easy to make:)

Here is an ingredient list I used but you can be as creative as you want!!

Tortilla chips
Refried Beans
Taco-Seasoned Hamburger
Chopped Tomatoes
Nacho Cheese or any grated cheese

Layer on a pizza pan. Put in 350 degree oven for 5-10 min until cheese is melted and heated through. Put about 1/4 cup sour cream in a ziplock bag and snip off corner to make a spider web on top!! Serve and enjoy the yummy nachos!!!

I think next time I am going to add some guacolmole:) Let me know what you do with yours!!!