Baseball Season!

A couple weeks ago we tailgated for the first time this season. It was a blast! There's not much better than enjoying good food outside and then heading on in for a Brewer's win (which didn't happen that evening. . .). Molly had never been to a Brewer's game before so we HAD to take a picture of her with one of the racing sausages--a Wisconsin tradition.

I made a nice little hamburger with guacamole--it was so good! I'm craving one of these right now as I watch the Brewer's game on TV. Yum!

Relaxing--with Tea

It's a Sunday afternoon and I have so much I could be doing (i.e. laundry, working outside, studying for my grad class) but instead I'm going to nurse my head cold by watching a movie, checking facebook and enjoying some tea. Lately I've gotten into some different types of tea. Today, I'm enjoying a spiced tea from Harney & Sons. It is delicious! I'm finding it to be a lot of fun to experiment with different teas. And, I'm meeting a lot of tea drinkers along the way. Maybe I should start a club, TEA DRINKERS UNITED!

Winter Fest 2010

While Jon headed off to the Badger Classic Hockey game, I headed over to my parent's. We ended up heading over to Lake Geneva's Winterfest. It was a blast! I couldn't believe the amazing works of art plus the little creations that kids were allowed to make. It was the perfect weekend to be outside.

Can't Pass By a Deal!

Aren't these gorgeous? I went shopping yesterday (of course, I wasn't going to spend ANYTHING) but I couldn't pass by these flowers I saw on sale at Pottery Barn. Oh, what a beautiful sight to greet me as I come home at night.

Cream Cheese Cranberry Muffins--Better Late Than Never

As you can see from the picture below, Jon and I had a scrumptious little breakfast last week for Christmas. We made these awesome Cream Cheese Cranberry Muffins and I would encourage all of YOU to try making these in the near future. Boy, were they good!

Ingredients:
1 c. butter
1 (8oz) package cream cheese
1.5 c. sugar
1.5 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
2 c. flour
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 chopped pecans (we didn't have any so I used walnuts)

Preheat Oven to 350.

1. Cream butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla
2. Add eggs, mixing well between each
3. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt to mixture
4. Fold in cranberries and nuts
5. Fill muffin tins 3/4 full and bake 20-25 minutes

Christmas Breakfast!

We started off our Christmas with a delicious breakfast this morning. We made porridge, cranberry nut muffins and mimosas! It was amazing!! I've got to run to our first Christmas celebration so be looking for a Christmas breakfast recipe soon.

Merry Christmas!

Secret Santa, How I Love Thee

One of my favorite Christmas activities is participating in Secret Santa at school. This year I had a VERY generous Secret Santa. Along the way I received an adorable "Let it Snow" sign to hang on my classroom window, a funky Santa pen, a pooping/singing Christmas cow and my final gift(s) was a super cute and warm blanket, a dog (I wanted a real one but am satisfied with this fun Fido) and the move Julie and Julia (which is the best movie of the year). Thank you Secret Santa! You made my Friday night very enjoyable :)