Two Sisters And A Cake

When they were younger

a 

Saturday

 might have been spent

playing paper dolls 

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Now The Paper Dolls

are

Stored at the top of the closet

in a shoe box.

In place of paper dolls we

have baking pans and decorating tools!

Now This 

Is 

What

Two Sisters

Do For Fun

on 

a

Saturday

WOW!!

Mama Holli

Was

So

Impressed!

I came home to find

this wonderful cake!

They made and decorated

all by themselves!

TOGETHER!

NO FIGHTING!

AMAZING!

Not only was it beautiful

but it tasted oh so good!

My 12 year old 

wanted to layer not one but 2 kinds 

of frosting in the middle!

The result.....

Wonderfully Sweet!

So when  you mamas get sad because 

your baby mamas

decide to put away these

Go HERE to play!

Not to worry because

you may come home to find 

this

 

It's All Good!

In more ways than one!

Thank you to The Graphics Fairy
for the paper dolls!

What Does Valentine's Day Look Like At Mama Holli's House!?

Valentine's Day 

In

Colorado

SNOW

HEARTS

IN

SNOW

SNOW BIRD

GLASS HEARTS

CANDY

MAMA NANCY

SENDS TREATS

FROM

TEXAS

PERKY

PINK

PANCAKES

So Let's Talk About

This Gift

From

Mama Nancy

BRIX

Dr. Nick Proia, an Ohio pulmonologist, developed Brix when it became obvious to him that no chocolate on the market paired well with wine.

Dr. Proia decided to try out the pairing of dark chocolate with wine and after trying all different varieties and “strengths”, he could find no happy medium. Either the chocolate was too much like eating candy or it was so bitter and complex that it would dominate a fine wine. 

After a good deal of trial and error, Dr. Proia crafted the three blends of what would later be called Brix – the first chocolate specifically blended to compliment wine.

Pairing wine with chocolate is a relatively recent trend, brought to the forefront by the relative health benefits of each. 

Thanks Mama Nancy

for the new 

HIP

TIP!

Go Here To Learn More

About

 Brix

Happy Valentine's Day

To

All The

Mama's!

I Hope You Had 

A

Wonderful Day!

Valentine's For Mamas

So Mama Holli

wandered over 

to

Two Crazy Crafters

this morning!

This mother and daughter team

have it going on!

They are hip, sassy, talented

and of course oh so

PERKY!

I am a big fan of retro anything 

and 

they have plenty of it to share!

Here are a few of their 

sweet Valentine cards 

they have posted up!

Nellie Olsen Here!

She has her eyes on some

poor guy 

and

 HE BETTER LIKE HER BACK!

Mama Roxy Here!

She is trying just 

a little too hard!

There's Gonna Be Trouble!

This Little Mama, let's name her Peggy!

She looks like she could be a Perky Peggy!

Well she is not the slightest bit amused

by poor little Bobby 

who is pouring 

his cotton pickin 

heart

 out to her!

I think any minute she will

WHACK

 him over the head 

with her doll!

Poor Bobby!

This Mama is working very hard!

She is determined to learn to 

be a good cook!

She knows it will be a

necessity to catching a 

good man

when she grows up!

Here is the inside of the card.....

This is serious stuff this cooking thing!

Another young Mama

working on her all

important man attracting skills!

WOW!

They started them young back then!

View From My Window

From 

My Window 

I See 

A Mama

 Kissing 

Her Baby

Then Quietly

 Up The Hill

 Comes

 An Injured 

Friend

He Hobbles

 Slowly

His Right Hind Leg

 Is Injured

It Takes Him

Awhile

To

Catch Up

To The Group

Everything

 Stops

They Watch

 With

 Concern

It Will Be Alright
Mama 
Says

Time Will Heal

Time Does Heal

A Lesson 
Every Mama

At One Point

In Her Life 

Has 

To Teach

Her Babies

Every Once In A While I Whip Up Something Truly Healthy To Eat!

Today I will be healthy!

Tomorrow maybe not!

White Bean Dip

Served up in my Granny's Blue Bowl!

1 - 15oz can of Great Northern Beans

2 cloves of garlic

1 tsp white wine vinegar

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp chili garlic sauce

2 diced green onions

2 Tbl olive oil

paprika

In a food processor or blender add garlic, one green onion, and vinegar.  Puree for about minute.  Next add beans undrained, chili sauce, salt and pepper.  Puree for about 1 minute.  Puree again while adding olive oil.  Chill and garnish with remaining onion and paprika.  Serve chilled with crackers and veggies.  I love to toast a slice of french bread and spread this on top!

So there you go!

A Healthy Snack!

Give A Valentine's Day Gift To Yourself!

"This eloquent book is subtitled “A Mother’s Memoir” but that’s not giving Kenison’s chronicle of her sons’ increasing independence its full due. It’s also about longing and fulfillment, taking stock of failures and achievements, a search for the elusive “something more” of one’s existence—and a reminder that life’s seemingly mundane moments are often where we find beauty, grace and transformation."

Family Circle

Katrina Kenison has a gift.

Her latest book is amazing, insightful and comforting.

She is a beautiful person 

who shares a part of herself through this book.

Thank you Katrina for speaking from your heart 

and recording it for all of us 

to learn and grow from.

http://www.katrinakenison.com/

Order your copy today at her website.

Pay her blog a visit as well!

It is as gratifying as eating

a whole box of 

Godiva Chocolate!

Seriously!

Mama Is Crafty!

Mama Holli Made a Wreath Today!

She made a pretty wreath!

She is oh so proud!

She thinks she is so very crafty!

Here is what she did!

Supplies

foam ring

felt roses from Hobby Lobby

old book

red spray paint

red ribbon

Spray paint the edges of an old book.

Tear the pages out of the book.

Crumble and stuff in foam.

Hot glue roses to wreath.

Hot glue ribbon to back of wreath.

DONE!

So Pretty!

So Easy!

So Crafty!

SO 

GO

DO

IT!

Love Birds

Look at the lovely

Lovebirds!

The Graphics Fairy

always has the perfect

graphic for every occasion!

She is gearing us up for

Valentine's Day!

Speaking of Lovebirds!

My talented 

14 year old daughter

 painted her own rendition

of

LOVEBIRDS

How Stinkin Cute

Is This Little Couple!

I have this painting perched in my house

to help us celebrate 

Valentine's Day!

Is she not talented 

or what!

Of course I am just a 

little biased!

In this painting she used acrylic paint

and added texture by layering

fabric remnants on her canvas.

SO FUN AND PERKY!

You can almost hear the little couple

chirping a love song to each other!

Sausage Crescent Rolls

This is an all-time favorite at
Mama Holli's house.

ALL THE TIME
ALL DAY

It is a tradition to serve these
Christmas morning

while we open our gifts but this recipe is not reserved
only for special occasions!

These puppies also make a wonderful

manly appetizer!

The menfolk just love to munch
on these while standing in front
of the TV watching some
kind of sporting event.
I pull them out of the freezer and zap
in the microwave for a quick kiddo breakfast.

The best thing about this recipe is that

it can be made ahead and frozen
until ready to use!

HOLD ON COWGIRLS....

Here we go!

 Easy Ingredients

1 pound of mild pork sausage

(This Texas Mama uses only Jimmy Dean)

2 cans of crescent rolls

(Pillsbury - YUM)

1 block of cream cheese, softened

(Philadelphia - Going for it - No fat free)

Sausage Crescent Rolls

Brown and drain sausage. Add cream cheese to sausage.  Spray baking sheet.  Open rolls but do not separate triangles.  You will make 2 loaves from these rolls.  Place 4 triangles together on a baking sheet.  Press out the perforated holes to seal as one piece. (Now you can buy them in sheets but either will work) Spread half of the sausage mixture on top.  Cover with the remaining 4 triangles pressed together.  With your finger press all around the edges to seal the top and bottom pieces of dough.  Repeat the procedure to make the second loaf. 

Mama Denise in Texas brushes egg whites over the tops of the loaves and  sprinkles poppy seed over the egg whites. I don't do that step but if you feel like being a little fancy then go for it!  Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees.  Slice loaves and serve hot.  You may let them cool on a wire rack and place them single layer in a Ziploc bag and freeze.  No need to thaw just reheat on a baking sheet for 20-25 minutes at 325 degrees. 

I like to spice this up a bit and I add 

1 Tbs. green chilies 

and 1/3 cup of pepper jack cheese 

to the sausage and cream cheese! 

WAIT!

If you have discovered this recipe while looking for 

Superbowl super food then you will want this 

QUESO recipe too! 

It is ridiculously fattening and worth the calories!

Either way it is delicious!
WAIT!
If you like this recipe then
you need this next recipe as well!

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for the 
Drunken Cheese Tray
and 
Go HERE 
for the 
Triple C Rolls

Mama's Mashed Potatoes and Meatballs Please!

My kids have 

a new favorite dish!

Mama's 

Mashed Potatoes

and

Meatballs!

The trick to making this is dancing 

while mashing the potatoes!

It really does help I tell you!

Just watch the video in the earlier post

and you will see what I mean!

Mama's Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

2 lbs hamburger meat

1/2 cup bread crumbs

2 eggs

1/2 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp yellow mustard

1 can of tomato soup

1 29 oz can of tomato sauce

1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

4 Tbs brown sugar

1 Tbs honey

salt and pepper to taste

In a large bowl combine hamburger, eggs, bread crumbs, garlic salt and onion powder.  Mix together with hands.  In a soup pot combine tomato sauce, soup, mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire,

and honey.  Bring to a low boil.  Make  medium sized meatballs from the hamburger mixture.  Drop meatballs one by one into the simmering sauce.  Once all the meatballs are in the pot, cover and simmer on low for about 30 minutes.  Stir occasionally and vent lid about halfway through the cooking time.  While the meatballs cook whip up a batch of mashed potatoes the old fashioned way! Add 1 Tbs of cornstarch to about 3 Tbs water in a small bowl.  Mix together until smooth.  Add this mixture to the simmering meatballs  during the last 5 minutes of the cooking time. This will make the gravy good and thick!  When the meatballs are done serve it up on top of the mashed potatoes!  Make sure to dump a ton of gravy with the meatballs!  Enjoy!