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Yes, you read that right! There is a recipe around that you can use to make eggless sugar cookies. Now, it is NOT low-fat like some of my other family recipes. I only use this at Christmas time. I am super careful about the handling of raw ingredients, especially eggs. So for a long time I wouldn’t let the children help me make sugar cookies at Christmas because I feared them sticking their hands in the mouths and getting sick. (I know – I’m paranoid!)
So when I found this recipe I was so excited:
Eggless Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar (yes – powdered!)
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 1/4 c. skim milk
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1 t. cream of tartar
- 2.5 c. self rising flour
Directions:
Mix ingredients together until well blended. Refrigerate for 2 – 3 hours. Roll out cookies, decorate, and bake for about 10 – 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
Here’s what it looked like when we made them:
The mixed dough was just like regular sugar cookie dough. Yummy and no eggs!
The oldest and youngest boy helped me cut out the shapes.
The other five kids decorated the cookies.
Here’s the finished product – don’t you wish this was “tasteable” right through the computer screen? They really are good. They freeze well, and make great gifts if you can part with them. You will notice that some of the cookies are a little strange looking. That’s what happens when a four year old has free reign with the sprinkles!
Enjoy! Diane
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Sometimes I feel like a total failure. I look at my little guys and realize I haven’t painted with them in absolutely ages. With my older three we seemed to always paint, do play-doh, and make crafts. The little boys play so well together that sometimes I forget to plan structured activities for them to go along with their daily play and school.
Last week I was reading my favorite kids activity book, Unplugged Play: No Batteries. No Plugs. Pure Fun. It’s an amazing book full of information and ideas on keeping kids busy, happy, and learning at the same time. WITHOUT the television! (Not that we watch much at all, but just to have some ideas is wonderful.)
Anyway, I decided to set up the kitchen table so the little boys could paint. They had such a great time. And the best part? It was totally easy. It took two minutes to get out all the supplies, another two minutes to get them ready and covered up, and two minutes for them to be done! Just kidding – they really enjoyed painting and I enjoyed watching them explore their world further.
Supplies you need:
- Children – helpful but not totally necessary I suppose!
- Paper
- Paint
- Water
- Brushes
- Individual plates so they don’t have to share, because sharing is terrible. Awful and terrible!
- Patience and some fun spirit!
Who out there paints with their kids? Were you at all like I was, and feeling like it took too much time? I hope you do it more often than I did – I know I will!! Diane
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I have to admit that I shy away from making breakfast and usually opt for cereal, but in an effort to save money and work on building up the nutritional level, I’ve been making a hot breakfast a few times a week. Here’s my whole wheat pancakes:
First, I assembled the ingredients. (Note the fabulous Vermont maple syrup!)
Then I made buttermilk since I NEVER have any! You just pour a bit of lemon juice into the bottom of your measuring cup and add milk to the proper amount. Then let it sit for a few minutes until it gets lumpyish! Cheap and easy.
Next, cook on your preheated griddle. I bought the biggest griddle I could find. As you can see I can do 12 pancakes at one time! Also notice the chocolate chips!
Finally, serve them to your family who will show their appreciation for all your hard work by looking at picture books and reading the newspaper!!
 
Well regardless of whether they appreciated it or not, no one needed a morning snack because they were totally full!! They should have been since I made 54 pancakes and only had 12 left.
Recipe: Whole Wheat Pancakes
Summary: Really nice recipe for whole wheat pancakes the whole family will love!
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 t salt
- 2 T honey or sugar
- 1/2 T oil 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- It’s important when making pancakes to mix the wet ingredients and dry ingredients separately, then put together.
- For this recipe, mix the dry ingredients in one bowl, and the wet in another.
- Then pour the wet into the dry and mix gently.
- This batter is a bit thicker than normal pancake batter, but it is fabulous!
Quick Notes
I added some chocolate chips for fun!
Cooking time (duration): 5
Diet (other): Reduced fat
Meal type: breakfast
Culinary tradition: USA (General)
My rating: 5 stars: ★★★★★
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This morning, the older three kids and I went to a few garage sales. The last few weeks have been total losers, so we were excited to find several fabulous things. I got 6 boy shirts, 2 boy jeans, and 2 Nike tennis shoes for $6.00! We also got a few toys, a brand new B&W television for M. to take apart and these fabulous ornaments!
Are these the biggest ornaments you have ever seen? We couldn’t wait to show them to John. When we walked in the house we all started singing, “We wish you a Merry Christmas. . .” He loved them. We immediately took them outside to see how they’d look hanging from our bird feeder tree! How fun.
I love yard sales, and we go every week during the season. Today I also found 4 brand new coloring books that I’m going to stick in the boy’s stockings, a new backpack for N. to store his medical equipment in, and a whole brand new set of astronaut guys. Does anyone else like yard sales? Diane
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I thought this was too funny when both of my littlest boys woke up with really bad hair. I always assumed that bad hair was only for girls but apparently not. Here’s the smallest one. 
And here’s his bigger brother!
This is why girls rarely go to sleep with damp hair. The morning result isn’t pretty.
This is also what happens when you tell little guys to smile! It’s not always a pretty picture is it? Just now our nine year old can smile without looking totally strange. Diane
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Our oldest daughter had a lovely senior clarinet recital this year. As her teacher for the past six years it was so rewarding to see how she has blossomed into such an amazing musician. She plays with a lot of passion and feeling, and her technique is really good. She has worked hard and practiced for hours and hours a day!
When it came close to recital day, we all realized that she didn’t have an appropriate dress to wear. She didn’t want to wear her black orchestra gown, and didn’t have anything else that wasn’t strapless. We decided against strapless due to the fact it was in a church. So she and John headed off to David’s Bridal where she found a really beautiful gown on clearance for only $49.99! We just cut up the wrap that came with the dress, and turned in into sleeves.
She and her sister played a duet, as did she and I. It was so much fun to turn the whole recital into a family affair. Even the oldest boy got involved, as he and G. played their duet to give her a few minutes to rest before the final piece.
She played very well, and had about 40 people in attendance. We hosted a reception afterwards, and everyone seemed to enjoy the food. We had handmade cake balls, homemade mints, cranberry punch and nuts. It was a wonderful, wonderful day, and we were all very proud of her.
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We love summer! I just wish it lasted all year, but then maybe I wouldn’t appreciate it so much. On July 4th we used our little fire pit in the back yard to pop poppers, and make s’mores. One of the little boys only wanted to eat the marshmallows, and one of the older children only wanted to eat the chocolate – so it all worked out quite well.
For the rest of the summer we will be doing much of the same – nothing. We’ve been keeping up with our summer reading, swimming a lot, and relaxing.
I’ve been busy working on my Fit to the Finish book, and it is almost done. We are doing the 3rd edit, and I think I’m finally ready to start making it look good. I need to get it done before school starts, because then I’ll be busy teaching the younger children to read and write, and I won’t have a lot of free time!
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We did a post for Mother’s Day, so here’s the Father’s Day post. John is such a great Dad, and we had such fun honoring him and celebrating all he does. His theme for Father’s Day was there’s more for your life at Sears. He had a lot of good experiences during his time at Sears, so we thought it was a fitting theme. The girls did a great job decorating the dining room!
The kids gave him some really nice presents, and Stephen and Christian tried to help him open all of them!
Here he is with all the kids!
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My oldest daughter graduated from school this past weekend. The grandparents came and it was wonderful. We enjoyed visiting with them and watching her graduate.
I’m into week 7 of the weight loss class. The ladies are doing really well with an average weight loss of 12 pounds. They are inspiring and interesting. One of my favorite classes ever!
Our oldest daughter is preparing for her senior clarinet recital this coming weekend. She is practicing hard and I’m sure she will do a great job. It’s amazing how fast time goes by.
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Every holiday our family celebrates has a theme attached to it. Mother’s Day this year was no different. John, and the girls came up with the theme of “Cafe’ la Mere”, which means Mom’s Cafe. They decorated the room like a french coffee shop, with lights and candles. It was beautiful. I got lots of great gifts, but as usual, the best gift of all was just being their Mom!
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