The Twelve Days of Blogmas, Day Three: Winter Recipes

         Today we got the snowstorm of my dreams. It started snowing about 9:30 this morning, and has been snowing steadily ever since! 

    Right now, there's about 5 inches, and the forecast says twelve more inches, but who knows. But I'm hoping we get twelve more inches.

    I just got inside from sledding. We were outside for over two hours! We were sledding down the hill on our saucer.

    My sister and I tried to take my baby sister outside, and she hated it. She was trying to pick every single snowflake off herself. 

    Then, we tried to give her a swing ride, but first we had to sweep 3 inches of snow off the swing. Well, the snow contaminated the swing, so she couldn't even think of getting on. 

    The final straw was when the wind blew snow all over her. She burst into tears, so I took her inside. As soon as her coat and boots and hat and mittens were off, and she was nice and warm, she wanted to go outside again.

  So I brought her back outside, and gave her a sled ride, but it flipped over, and she got buried in snow. To make it worse, I couldn't find her mittens. Needless to say, she did not want to come outside again.  

    In honor of our 5" of snow, I am going to share two snow-y recipes with you!

1. SNOW-CREAM

All you need (besides snow!) is:

•1/3 cup granulated sugar

•1 cup milk (you can use any kind of milk)

•a pinch of salt

•1 tsp. Vanilla extract

Whisk the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl until combined. Then pop the bowl in the freezer while you get your snow. You will need approximately 8 cups of clean, fresh snow. Immediately stir into milk mixture until it is fluffy, and you can scoop it. WARNING: This melts quickly, so you better dive in right away! 

1. EGGNOG

You will need:

•Six large eggs

•One cup granulated sugar

•Two cups whole milk

•One cup heavy cream

•Grated nutmeg, for serving

Separate the eggs. Whisk the yolks with the sugar until smooth and creamy. Whisk in the milk and cream. Just before serving, whisk the egg whites on high speed until little peaks form. Fold the whites gently into the egg whites. Serve cold, with nutmeg sprinkled on top. Enjoy!

Well, that's it for today! Don't forget to enter the giveaway!  See ya tomorrow! 

Turkey, Colds and Vinegar Tea

 Hey hey hey!! I have not posted in SO long. My apologies. But I have something fun I want to do for December! We all got a cold from my four-year-old cousin when they were here for Thanksgiving. My aunt told me about something that really helps a sore throat- Vinegar Tea.

                                                    RECIPE:

You will need: Hot water, apple cider vinegar, and honey.

Pour hot water into a mug, and add one and a half tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. Add honey to taste. Stir well, and drink.

This helps SO much! I was shocked! 

My aunt and uncle raised a few turkeys this year, and they brought one along for Thanksgiving.

Guess how much it weighed? Comment and guess! I'll comment and tell the answer after the twentieth comment!

It was delicious!! We also had mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, peas and carrots, sweet potato casserole, ribbon salad, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, mixed berry pie, and ice cream. 

                                                                             

  

Au revoir!

CAITLYN O.

How to make Perfect Scones

 Hey, how's your winter going? Mine is freezing! It's  March, and it's snowing again! I wish the weather would stay the same for 2 days in a row. First it's sunny and bright, and then it's raining, and the next day we find my dad reciting corny poems such as: "Noses are red, Fingers are blue, I'm tired of winter, How about you?"  Perfect weather for scones, though. I found a really good recipe, and all of us just love it.

   INGREDIENTS:

 2 cups all-purpose flour

 1/2 cup granulated sugar

 1/2 tsp. salt

 2 and 1/2 tsp. baking powder
 1 stick unsalted butter
 1/2 cup heavy cream or buttermilk
 1 large egg
 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
 1-1.5 cups add-ins such as chocolate chips, berries, etc.


 INSTRUCTIONS:

 Whisk flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Grate the frozen butter in using a box grater. Add it to the flour mixture using a pastry cutter, 2 forks, or your fingers until the mixture comes together in pea-sized crumbs. Place in the refrigerator  as you mix the wet ingredients together. 
  Whisk 1 cup heavy cream, the egg, and the vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the flour mixture, add the add-ins, then mix together till everything appears moistened.
  Pour onto counter and, with floured hands, work dough into a ball as best you can. Dough will be sticky. If it's too sticky, add a little flour. If it seems too dry, add 1-2 Tablespoons heavy cream. Press into an 8" disc, and with a sharp knife cut into 8 wedges. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange scones 2-3 inches apart on baking sheet. Bake for 18-26 minutes or until golden brown around the edges and lightly browned on top. Enjoy!

OK, so my scones didn't really look like the pictures of scones, but then again, I did make drop scones. You take 1/4 cup of dough and drop it on a baking sheet, and then bake it like you would the triangular ones. So they weren't the picture perfect pastry you think of when you hear the word 'scone'. But I put in chocolate chips, and after they were baked, I sprinkled powdered sugar on top, and they were quite delicious😋😋.