Great tips for your skin during the frigid winter months ahead!
Skin and Beauty & African Americans – BlackDoctor.org – Top 10 Tips For Healthy Winter Skin
Great tips for your skin during the frigid winter months ahead!
Skin and Beauty & African Americans – BlackDoctor.org – Top 10 Tips For Healthy Winter Skin
Don’t get me wrong I love Christmas! However it always gets really hectic leading up to the Christmas day. I made two trips to the mall and two trips to the outlets. The tree was picked up on Monday and the kids helped me decorate on Tuesday. It may seem last minute but I always feel like I am truly in the spirit- the week of Christmas. On Tuesday and Wednesday I wrapped all the presents for the kids. My baking started on Wednesday with my favorite oatmeal raisin cookies and red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Since we were over another turkey dinner, I roasted my oven stuffer on Wednesday as well. By Thursday I delivered the cookies and cupcakes to my little diva’s daycare center. I also made some last minute stops at the mall(I know crazy), Target, supermarket and the Wine & Spirits store. My new favorite spirit is Nuvo . Definitely recommend trying it if you have a chance…
Two years ago I bought the Wilton gingerbread house kit. The instructions are a little misleading because I assumed this was a quick, no frills project and boy was I wrong. The kit requires a lot of set time for the base of the house and adding the roof. Time required is between 1hr to 3 hrs. Although we had fun doing it 2 years ago, I decided to try it again this year. My little man started off with the initial set-up but when the house became uncooperative with collapsing he walked away with his hands up. Oh, and I forgot to mention the messy icing that was on every surface in the kitchen. Just like all well intended projects with the kids I was left to salvage the house and decorate it on my own. Needless to say I was not very pleased with the outcome but it was finished and that is what mattered. Next time I will leave this project to all the talented pastry chefs out there.
I also wanted to bake some Magic Cookie bars and finish my side dishes for dinner on Friday. Magic Cookie Bars are a no fail easy bar cookie. If you like chocolate chips, coconut and nuts it is a really yummy bar cookie. The nice part about the recipe is there are variations to the original recipe. You can substitute the chocolate chips for butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, whatever your preference.
By the end of the night I had a nice champagne flute filled with my Nuvo nightcap. I thought the rest of the night would be uneventful when I attempted to put the presents under the tree. In the wee hours of Christmas morning I was underneath the tree organizing the presents and my little diva decided to come looking for me. Well of course I was caught red handed with a good story as to why I was organizing the gifts “Santa ” delivered.
On Christmas morning, the kids were up by 8:00 and ready to go downstairs. The kids were excited while opening their presents and that made the hustle and bustle well worth it.One thing I enjoy about Christmas is indulging on yummy goodies. On Christmas morning I decided to pull out the waffle iron and make the kids semi-homemade waffles. This was a treat because I rarely use my waffle iron. In between cleaning up the kitchen I managed to make homemade rolls, cutout butter cookies and rolled my pie crust.
After dinner which was roasted chicken, cornbread stuffing, greens, sweet potato souffle with pineapples and cheesy macaroni & cheese; I looked forward to my desserts. The butter cookies(the kids ate all of these except for the one), magic cookie bars, red velvet cupcakes and sweet potato pie.
All I can say is a new workout regimen is definitely in the works for the new year after these homemade goodies..
I hope your holidays were filled with friends, family and scrumptious foods! Have a very Happy & Prosperous New Year!
Both of my kids have literally grown up with Sesame Street(little do they know mommy and Sesame Street are the same age this year)and their favorite character is Elmo of course. We have been through everything Elmo- stuffed toys, Tickle Me Elmo, books and movies. I am really excited about this giveaway and my little diva is still giddy when she sees Elmo on Sesame Street. What amazes me the most about Sesame Street is the number of characters added over the past 30+ years.
Another one of my favorite mommy blogs, The Prissy Mommy Chronicles is hosting a giveaway for the Elmo Loves You DVD. The DVD is a sing-along adventure about love, emotions and friendship. For your chance to win this DVD, here’s the link below:
On Saturday me and my little man were headed home from an activity when he said “mom I have something to tell you”. In my mind I was thinking, Oh Lord what happened in school on Friday that he forgot to tell me. After I exhaled, he finally revealed he had a crush on his math classmate. I think my response was ok, what do you say next? This revelation brought on a slight makeover for my little man.
When I went upstairs on Saturday evening the smell smacked me in the face-my little man had doused himself with cologne. I demanded he jump in the shower, whew! On Monday I thought we were through with the cologne, what was I thinking? His crush was obviously going to be in school. He did a quick spritz of cologne before heading out to the bus. Next, he rinsed with mouthwash. This was interesting in light of the fact I have a hard time getting this kid to brush his teeth. I need to thank his crush and I’m sure his teeth are happy. Did any of the kids on the bus stop notice the cologne and his sparkling teeth? and if so what were they thinking?
I first baked this recipe for Christmas in 1978. The recipe was snipped from the local newspaper.
Applesauce Nut Bread
1 cup sugar
1 cup applesauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 egg whites
3 tablespoons milk
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted before measuring
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
In a large mixing bowl combine sugar, applesauce, oil, egg whites, and milk; mix until well blended. Into another bowl, sift flour, soda, baking powder, salt, and spices. Stir into the first mixture until well blended; stir in chopped pecans or walnuts. Spread batter in a greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.Bake at 350° for 60 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
1cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
1cup sugar
1LAND O LAKES® All-Natural Egg
2tablespoons orange juice
1tablespoon vanilla
2 1/2cups all-purpose flour
1teaspoon baking powder
Frosting Ingredients:
3cups powdered sugar
1/3cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
1teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons milk Food color, if desired