I started my blog quite awhile ago and then completely forgot about it. I figure now is as good a time as any to pick it back up so, bare with me as I get it updated! Nick and I are going to take the boys to the corn maze tomorrow with some of their cousins so, today I made some treats for us to have when we get back. The recipes will follow for home made rootbeer and PB&J sandwich cookies- Stryker loves these!!
HOMEMADE ROOTBEER
5 gallons water
5 lbs white sugar
1 (2-ounce) bottle rootbeer concentrate
5 lbs dry ice
PLACE 4 GALLONS OF THE COLD WATER IN A LARGE CONTAINER. ADD SUGAR AND STIR UNTIL DISSOLVED. POUR IN ROOTBEER EXTRACT AND MX. ADD THE DRY ICE AND PUT THE LID ON LOOSELY SO THE GASES CAN ESCAPE. LET IT BREW FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ADD THE LAST GALLON OF WATER AND BREW FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES. THIS MAKES A TON OF ROOTBEER I USUALLY HALF THE RECIPE AND I STILL ALWAYS HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO GO AROUND FOR A GROUP OF 9 OR 10!
PB&J SANDWICH COOKIES
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) betty crocker peanut butter cookie mix
vegetable oil and egg as called for on cookie pouch
1/3 c. vanilla frosting
2 TBSP peanut butter
1/3 c. jam or preserves flavor of your choice
HEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES, MAKE COOKIES AS DIRECTD ON POUCH, COOL COMPLETELY.
IN A SMALL BOWL STIR FROSTING AND PEANUT BUTTER UNTIL SMOOTH.
FOR EACH SANDWICH COOKIE, SPREAD GENEROUS TEASPOON FROSTING MIX ON BOTTOM OF 1 COOKIE; SPREAD A LITTLE BIT OF JELLY OVER PEANUT BUTTER MIXTURE. TOP WITH ANOTHER COOKIE, BOTTOM SIDE DOWN.
THESE COOKIES ARE SO EASY AND REALLY GOOD
Friday, October 10, 2008
OUR TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA
In june nick and I took a trip to north carolina with his parents and all of his siblings. It was a blast!! i never would have thought that N.C. would have so much to offer!
I took this outside of our beach house at sunrise our first day on Topsail Island. It was so beautiful and serene.
our group outside the beach house. 
I love this wall
One of the days we chartered a boat to go deep sea fishing. I had been looking forward to this for weeks. All was well for oh about the first 20 min. the trip lasted 6 hours and I was so so SO sick! hahaha I think I threw up like at least 13 times-- I was able to fight off the sickness for about 10 minutes at a time and I caught 4 fish... all in all I had a fun day!!
This was on the USS North Carolina
Seeing a light house was probably my favorite part of the whole trip. Nick and I left a day early so we made the 3 1/2 hour drive from topsail island to Kill Devil Hills to see this. I loved taking a week long trip with the in-laws and i cant wait until the next one!
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