Come to the dark side, We have Mexican Wedding Cookies.

Today, My sister, Shauna, dragged me into the kitchen to make cookies. Thankfully, we didn't have any milk, so we had to opt out of Chocolate chips (Let me explain, I like Chocolate chip cookies, but I highly dislike making them. Plus, they hurt my teeth, so I end up spending a while in the kitchen helping her mix the dough together, and not be able to eat any of them. That isn't a good deal for me). I don't like cooking period, but I kinda had the feeling Mama wouldn't like it if I didn't help Shauna...she normally isn't to happy if I put up a fuss about kitchen work. Anyway, Shauna decided to wanted to make Mexican Wedding Cookies, which are really good (and don't hurt my teeth). Well, at first, she wanted to make Reese balls..but I (THANKFULLY)noted we only had 2 of the ingredients..I was saved from really long kitchen work.

 Creaming the butter and the sugar.  It takes only 3/4 sugar, but 2 cups of butter.  For you fat haters out there (Which I'm not in league with..I'm da butter Queen), choose your greater evil.

 The first couple of cookies, delightfully dusted with powder sugar.

 The whole fanangle. 

 Mixing the onnomnom goodness up.  Wanna know somethun? I took all the pictures in this post on my iphone. Yep. Instagram is my new most favorite thing. Ever.

La creamed butter al la sugar. Or, better known as, creamed heaven.

So, I've probably made you all drooling, and ruining your computers...so to make up for it, How about the recipe?

2 cups REAL butter (take that, plastic, AKA margarine, lovers)

3/4 c. Sugar

4 Tablespoons Vanilla

4 c. Flour

2 c. Finally chopped Pecans (this is optional, I prefer them with it, but since most of my family detest nuts, we skipped them this time)

Powdered Sugar

Cream Butter  and sugar.

Add remaining ingredients in order listed; mixing well.

Put in refrigerator for 2 hours (we also skipped this...cookies on a timeline, here!) 

Roll into balls (makes approx 42) and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and then gently roll in powdered sugar.

Enjoy!

So..that was pretty much the gist of my day. That and school, learning how to make my Sims characters throw up (I've GOT to show that to you, Joanna!!), singing "Party Spock is in the house tonight, everybody have a logical time" due to THIS, and...general laying around, playing Sims, Dragonvale and reading.  Pretty boring day, all in all.

Signing off, 

Spock Rock on,

What I did today

I spent a good part of my day in the kitchen today.  And, if you know me AT ALL, you will know that staying in the kitchen isn't really my dream job. However, for the most part, I behaved like a good girl.  For the most part.  I mean, who doesn't freak out and loose their heads when a pot is bubbling over, smoke is dense as smoke, the smoke detector isn't helping calm your nerves, and your little sisters are asking if you caught the house on fire? All the while, you're thinking, "My Dad is going to kill me" (I'm a firefighter's daughter....Smoke and fire don't mix well with Daddy, and honestly, me neither...Do they, Joanna? Inside joke, sorry.)

So, but you get the point, that for a wee bit, there was some fiasco, but, not for most of it.  Finished project?

 Sweet southern Mayhaw Jelly!

 Made my me truly.  That sounds neat..'Me Truly'....Me truly...Sorry...going forward.

 10 jars, thats 4 gallons worth of mayhaws.  And tomorrow, guess what! I have 2 more gallons to do.  I'm simply loving this! 

 WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME BLOGGER!! WHY do my pictures keep going sideways? Ugh.  Hopefully you don't break your neck craning to see the picture the right way.

 Again. Sideways.

 Let us, sign the sideways song to the theme of 'Sesame Street'!

 One is clear, the other has berry/fruit pieces in it.   This is the second time I've made Mayhaw jelly, and I don't know whether they are fruit or berries...Somefin's wrong with me.  Or, I just don't care. Which is the likely cause.

"WHY" you are probably wondering, "Is the jar upside down?"  Elementary My Dear Watson (I really do use that phrase as often as possible) You have to let the jars seal that way.  Ya know how store bought jars are sealed with the 'if seal is broken, do not eat because a terrorist might have poisoned this jar of normally fine food'? Well, even though I know there are no terrorists in our home, the seal helps can the food! Otherwise, it would just be a jar of rotting jelly in our pantry. 

No, really, it would rot.  Mold, mildew..probably a roach or two...you get the point.

So, upside down she goes to seal, then once it is sealed, I tip'er right side up!

So, there is my well spent day.  Maybe not happily spent, but we can't always be happy, can we?  And, since Shiloh is clingy to Mama right now, I HAD to do it before our Mayhaws went bad.  And, if you didn't know, You just can't buy Mayhaws at Walmart, and they certainly don't have cheap prices attached to them.  So, there ya have it.  Those 10 jars will probably get us a month or two.  Then....we will have to...It'll be winter, so we'll have to buy that nasty Grape jelly. Bleck. 

How was your Sunday spent, my dear followers?

Vulcan Salute, and Fairfallens to you all, Ashley.


P.S,
In case anybody wants it, here is our Mayhaw Jelly recipe:

MAYHAW JELLY 

 4 c. juice
1 box pectin
5 c. sugar

TO PREPARE JUICE: Sort and wash fully ripe Mayhaw. Crush fruit, add water, cover, and bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Extract juice.

TO MAKE JELLY: Measure juice into a kettle. Bring to a boil, add pectin and stir well. Bring back to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down. Add sugar, continue stirring, and heat again to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute.

Remove from heat; skim off foam quickly. Pour jelly immediately into hot sterile canning jars to 1/4 inch from top. Seal and process 5 minutes in a boiling water bath. Makes 6 (1/2 pint) jars

I (and a upset brother) have created a new recipe!!

You will need:

1 upset brother
How many potatoes as you need
Salt
Pepper (this is very essential!)


What you do:

Ask the upset brother (must be at you) to season the M. taters.
Think he can do it himself without being told how much.
Brother will shake tons of pepper in the potatoes and ask you when to stop.
and, since you have headphones on, listening to "I belong" by Kathryn Scott, you won't hear him.
Music will stop, you will happen (THANKFULLY!) glance at brother.
"when do I stop?"
 you will promptly scream"----!!" (submit upset brother's name here).
Tell upset brother to try to spoon some of it out.
When brother is done, tell him "put 1 tablespoon of-- and one tablespoon of--"
Brother will ask "what will a tablespoon look like?"
Show him. When brother is completely done, tell him you'll do the rest.
stir. Taste.
now say "you can certainly taste the pepper!"

And you have now got spicy Mashed potatoes!