Turkey Meatballs

* 1 pound ground turkey (if you can only find the pre-packaged 1.3 pound turkey, just use the whole thing.)
* 6 small garlic cloves
* 2 tsp fennel seeds, ground
* 2 tsp red pepper flakes
* 1 tsp ground oregano
* 1 tsp ground sage
* 1 tsp ground black pepper
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 2 Tbs oil (for browning)

I didn't make meatballs I used this to season the ground turkey, for spaghetti sauce, it turned out very good!! :)

Russian Tea Cakes

Ingredients

* 1 cup butter
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup chopped walnuts
* 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine the 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and flour; stir into the butter mixture until just blended. Mix in the chopped walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, roll in remaining confectioners' sugar. I also like to roll mine in the sugar a second time.

Peanut Butter Cookies

This is the best recipe for peanut butter cookies I have ever had!

1 c. sugar
1 c. peanut butter (I use crunchy)
1 egg

Mix together, roll in balls or drop by spoonfuls, press with fork dipped in sugar bake at 350 for 8-10 mintues or until golden brown. Makes about 2 dozen.

Enjoy!!

Grandma Cleo's Peach Pie

Pre made pie crusts unless your making your own...you'll need a bottom crust and a top crust.

Note, Mom has this recipe in her head. She also said that any time grandma made this pie there were never any left overs.

5-6 fresh peaches peeled, sliced,
sprinkle corn starch in bottom of pie crust, lay in sliced peaches covering the bottom, sprinkle brown sugar and white sugar, dot butter, add another layer of peaches repeat sugars and butter dots.
once crust is full sprinkle again with corn starch add some real cream to barely cover peaches add top crust shell, pinch top crust to the bottom all the way around cut off excess, slit the top crust three times for steam to escape.
bake at 400 degree for about 35-40 minutes until brown and bubbly, take out last five minutes, pastry brush a white sugar and cream mixture over the top, back in until golden brown.

Serve warm with ice cream or serve cooled.

Cars!!!

A couple weekends ago we went out to the State Fairgrounds for the Car Craft Nationals...Lots of cool looking cars!! :)

July 4, 2010

The sun is setting on another day at the lake!

Lonely...

Andarondeck chairs by the fire pit...patiently waiting for someone to sit down and enjoy! :)

The last day of Middle school...

This was taken on June 2, 2010 at Como Zoo in St. Paul, MN


Yesterday was my youngest son's last day of middle school. He was a bit upset about leaving his school. He doesn't really like school, yet he was crying saying he didn't want to go to high school!

I told him it was natural to feel sad, it's all a part of growing up! He'll start summer school on June 21, 2010 at the high school he'll attend in the fall. He'll know his way around and have had a taste of high school. Still, the reality check is that he's my baby! He's going to high school...These kids grow up way too fast!!

Friday...

Well, it's Friday...Yup, that's my cat Sonny up in a tree...Taken last month when he got stuck in the tree...We had to climb up a latter to get him down!

Sonny.

This is a really great picture of our cat Sonny.

Interesting...

I keep forgetting I have these blogs! I really need to make good use of these or just delete them.