Sausage Pinwheels

Do you like Sausage rolls? Here is a recipe to make bit sized ones that are great for little hands, and quick finger food.

What do you need

- Sausage

- Celery

-Onion

- Frozen puff pastry

1. Unsausage the sausage.  I mean just take all the meat out of the sausage and put it in a bowl

2. Add some chopped up celery and onions to the meat and mix well.

3. Unroll a sheet of puff pastry and spread the meat over it.

4.  Roll back up

5.  cut into slices and place on a baking sheet

6.  Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.

My love for kitchen gadgets- crepe maker

If you know me, you would know I love to cook and make food for people.  So imagine the amount of appliances I have in my kitchen.  Think of one and I probably have it (or maybe 2)

During Christmas, my sisters and I usually draw names for Christmas gifts (since there is 4 of us, plus our significant others that's a lot of gifts).  My oldest sister got me, she managed to find something I don't have and would totally love.  I didn't even know what I wanted for Christmas.  She got me a crepe maker.

1 word to describe it  AMAZING!  Everyone who has come over to my house since Christmas had the luxury of trying one of these crepes.  This crepe maker makes the crepes so thin.  When I first got it, my daughters would have a few everyday.  Their favorite is banana with Nutella and whipped cream.  If you're on the fence about it, I would say its totally worth it.  (I've also made pancakes, and tortilla on it)

oh yeah, I also got a 5kg tub of Nutella for Christmas too.  Its kinda scary, but we're almost half done the jar. 

 

Basic Crepe recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter, melted

 

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. 2. Slowly add in the milk and water, and mix. 3. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth 4. ladle out one scoop of batter on to the crepe machine and smooth out (must be done quickly to make it super thin.  usually within 1 sec. 5.  Flip the crepe to the other side to brown a bit and it's all done.

Mao's Mango Pudding

Many have been asking how my mom makes her Mango Pudding.  So I asked her and I'm sharing her secret recipe with all of you.  Just a warning this recipe does make a lot.

Mao's Mango Pudding

• 2 packages of Jello (use orange,or peach)
• 3 packages of Gelatin
• 1 can of mango pulp
• 2 cups of whipping cream
• 1/2 cup of white sugar
• 4 cups of hot water
• 1 cup cold water

1. First mix 2 packages of Jello with 4 cups of hot water
2. In another bowl add 3 packages of gelatin to the 1 cup of cold water and dissolve.  Now add to the batch with the hot water
3. Add sugar and mix well

4. Add the can of mango pulp, mix again
5. Add 2 cups (500ml) of whipping cream

6.  now pour into small individual cups or a container and place in fridge to harden over night.  (if you want it ready faster, put them in smaller containers.  I made individual cup sizes and they were ready in about 4 hours)

My baby is now 1.

Today is full of mixed emotions.  I don't know if I should be happy that my baby is growing up so quickly or sad because she's growing up so quickly.  I would have to say out of my 3 maternity leaves this one is by far the fastest one. (It's probably because I have 3 kids to take care of.)  I keep saying baby C can still pass as a 6 month old, so maybe I should have 6 more months?  I can only wish.

1 week old

After my LONG horrible pregnancy, the first year with Baby C was a blessing. She's a good baby (I think when it's your third you tend to worry less, which makes everything a lot easier).  I guess she has to be easy going with 2 older sisters. But she is still pretty little, so that might still change. I can already tell she's not one you can pick on. She has already picked fights with her sisters and cousin.



2 months old

Baby C during your first year we took you on a family camp in Camrose at 3 months and you did wonderful.

 

You went on your first plane ride to San Deigo at 4 months and barely complained.

   I love how you love food, you're probably the least picky eaters out of your sisters.

We had a great summer, playing outside, going to festivals and visiting the mountains.

 

You went on a cruise and then disneyworld at 10 months. 

 

 

 

 

 

 You love playing and watching your sisters.

 I know your on the littler side but your personality makes up for it, and I love how your so little.  You will always be my baby!

 

Love you Baby C! Happy 1st Birthday!

Love Mommy

Breakfast fun

The girls LOVE eating pancakes.  In the past I have always made them from scratch (see below I have added my pancake recipe), because they taste better then the boxed pancake mix....until I discovered the buttermilk pancake mix from Costco.  It so quick that I can whip it up in less then 5 minutes.  All you need to add is water.  so great for a busy morning before school.  There has been a few time when E wakes up and tells me "I want pancakes for breakfast"  I make it in a 2 cup measuring cup, so I don't have to wash extra dishes.  (1 cup pancake mix, and 2/3 cup water)

 The girls always ask me to make a mickey mouse head, or the letter of their name out of the pancake, but this time I decided to let them decorate their own pancakes.   I made different size pancakes and got some random stuff I had in my pantry.  They had so much fun.  What kid doesn't have fun when they get to play with their food. 

Here are their creations. 

  Pancake recipe 

 

2 cups milk

3/4 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder

 

1. Mix all wet ingredients in a bowl, then add the flour and baking powder and mix well

2. Heat Griddle and lightly oil.  Set to medium heat and start cooking.

 

  I usually make smaller sized pancakes for the girls, and they really like it when I make tiny baby loonie sized pancakes (perfect sized, so they don't have to cut them) 
 

 

Frozen party: Part 4- Party snacks

1. Cheesy snowman
- Cheese string
- black marker
- string to tie

2. Snow Capped Mountain
- Rice Krispie square
- blue chocolate wafers (you can also use white

3. Ice Blocks
- Blue raspberry Jello

4. Snowman parts

 - Blue Berries
- carrot sticks
- Pretzels

 5. Snowman popcorn cups
- popcorn (you can use regular popcorn, but I love the Chicago mix.  So I filled it with that instead)

6. Cotton Candy Trees

7. Snow covered oreos (as mentions in Part 1)

 8. Sugar cookies

9. Penguin shaped ham sandwiches (sorry forgot to take pictures of them)