Monday, May 15, 2023

Alyssa Graduates...Cake Hack, and Slone

Good Morning Friends...
Well, I guess it's back to business as usual.  We enjoyed a sweet weekend with my daughter Crystal and granddaughter Samantha and of course, greatgran Sloane.
We celebrate the graduation of our grandson William's,  girlfriend, Alyssa, from the University of Arizona!  They've been together about two years.  She was majoring in Archeological Forensics.  We are so proud of her!


Alyssa and her service dog, Wesley.  He is completely devoted to her.  Alyssa can go for months and then suddenly pass out...Wesley notifies her pre-episode.  He just knows when it's about to happen so she can sit down.  He's literally, a life saver.


Our William, (currently in the Air Force and stationed in Arizona but will change locations soon)



I don't know if you've ever tried this baking hack?  


Usually, you would line the bottom of your baking pan with parchment paper.  But I saw this hack on Facebook and thought I'd test it out...It Works!  Just take your butter wrapper and line your pan with it!  That's it.  Mine didn't stick!  The pound cake just dropped out of the pan!  SO, I'm saving all my butter wrappers and sticking them in the freezer.  Easy!



Butter wrappers ready for the freezer.



Then...I'd made peach pie and served hot with vanilla ice cream.  Dang, it was good!



Larry made grilled chicken on his new grill...and I made yellow squash casserole. 



I also made easy Cinnamon Rolls...oh my word Good!  That's another hack!
Buy a can of large cinnamon rolls at the store...usually comes in 10 counts...Place in buttered baking dish...heat one stick of butter till melted...add 2 Tbsp Cinnamon...1/2 Cup brown sugar...stir...pour over rolls...now pour in pan, heavy whipping cream about 1/4th the way up pan...Bake at 350*F or 176 C, for about 20-25 minutes.  Don't overcook!  Take out of oven, let rest about 10-15 minutes...ice...then dig in!
Really taste great.



Lolol...You either laugh or you have to cry...



I ordered an Italian Yogurt Maker...SO easy to make yogurt and flavor any way you wish!
I used a Vanilla cultured yogurt as my starter.  Stoneyfield Organic Vanilla.
I love it with an almond granola. 





This is true of our Sloane these days! Lolol... grabbing at everything...she's found her hands!







Sweet Sloane


Crawling...then...suddenly,


Pulling herself UP to standing position!  Our Big girl!  But now, I'm going to have to really watch her! Lolol
Well, that's about it for me.  I hope you all enjoyed your Mother's Day fun.  There's nothing better for your soul than Laughter...so until next time...