Spring is just around the corner. 3/7/13

If you look at the calendar and not the weather report you will notice that Spring is almost here.   I can hardly wait. Partially because I hate my driveway filling up with snow.  When the world comes alive after being dormant for months and shows signs of life it is more fascinating to me than the autumn colors.  That is just a personal opinion and not open for debate.

I did manage to steer my way clear to accomplish all of the demands on my schedule last weekend, but this coming one also has some hills to climb. Maybe this is my dormant season and life will look better in a few weeks.

I had a pleasant experience this afternoon when my daughter, son-in-law, sister-in-law and I journeyed to Hicksville to the Huber theater to see a presentation of Sound of Music, with a number of local participants. It was spectacular to me from two different angles.  First of all, Sound of Music is an all time favorite movie of mine.  This was accented by the great renditions of all of the performers who are just ordinary folks like you and me, not professionals.  It was a very pleasant afternoon.

Now I have just enough time to finish this and then catch a recommended television presentation of THE BIBLE on the History Channel. If you miss it tonight it is to be a 10 hour program of 2 hours each on the next four Sunday evenings. It might be  beneficial  to help us prepare for Easter spiritually.

I did not have time to peruse my new cookbooks for any recipes, so I will see what I can come up with from a few I have that are easy to make, good to eat and short to type!

Here is one for a quick dessert or for a lazy day cookie.

               

ROCKY ROAD COOKIE PIZZA

1 tube (16 ½  oz.) refrigerated sugar cookie dough

1 cup miniature marshmallows

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

½ cup chopped salted peanuts

½ cup heated caramel ice cream topping  

Let dough stand at room temperature for five minutes. Press dough onto a greased 12 inch pizza pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until a golden brown. Sprinkle with marshmallows, chips and peanuts. Bake 5 to 10 minutes longer until marshmallows are puffed. Drizzle with caramel topping.

I always say that rich desserts have to have something wholesome to land on to get small children to eat something they would rather pass up for rich foods. So here is a good sandwich to prepare for the above cookie pizza to land on.

             

CHEDDAR  and BACON BURGERS

½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

½ cup crumbled cooked bacon

1 envelope onion soup mix

2 pounds ground beef

8 hamburger buns, split

Lettuce and tomato slices, optional

Combine cheese, bacon and soup mix. Crumble beef over mixture and blend well. Shape into eight patties. Grill or broil  burgers 4 inches from heat for about 6 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees. Serve on buns.

May each of you have a faith filled, pleasant week with many magic moments.