New Blog...

Ok so this isn't really meant for everyone else but I figured I could share some of my work if people are interested....
I have a note book that I started when Larry and I first got married, where I put all the recipes that I collect from other people, or places. Some of them are things my mom made when I was a kid and she gave me the recipes to get me started, and some are things from people from our ward here. Every time someone makes something I love I ask for the recipe and add it to my list. I like keeping track of who gave it to me too because I think of them every time I make their recipe. Anyway long story shortened... My book is starting to fall apart, and some of the pages have been spilled on enough that I really can't read them well or at all. They are getting transparent. So in order to save all my hard work of collecting recipes and in hopes of keeping them around longer I am following a good friends advice and putting them on a blog so I can keep track of them. I haven't entered everything yet. But for one afternoon I got a good start on it. If you are interested you are welcome to look through my files and try some. If not that is alright too. It is mostly for me but I thought I would share with those that are interested. Here is the link and I am going to add it to my side bar. http://davisfamilyfavrecipes.blogspot.com/

The Winner is!!!

Ok a few weeks ago I did a recipe contest.... I had a few entries, they were all very good. My kids really enjoyed trying them and loved getting to vote on their favorites! It was pretty cute how excited they would get and they would ask me every night if this was one from our contest. It was lots of fun! Anyway there is a winner! It is Allison's Southwestern egg rolls. WE love them! Thanks and your prize is in the works!

***Edit***

Here is the winning recipe by Allison Bevans!

2 chicken breads shredded (I used canned this was faster)

1 can black beans

1 can corn (I used frozen since I don't buy canned)

2 cups monterey Jack, pepper jack, or Cheddar cheese

Then in the food processor put 1 cup spinach

1 green or red bell pepper

1/4 cup cilantro

2-4 T chili powder (depending on how spicy you like it, we used 4 and it wasn't hot!)

1-2 T cumin

1 T lime juice

1tsp salt

Chop till all combined

Mix with the chicken mixture

Put scoops of the filling into tortillas and shallow fry them. (use toothpicks to hold them together) Just fry till brown on both sides. For a healthier option they can also be broiled in the oven till crispy. (we tried both ways and I prefer the broil method because my tummy doesn't like fried things very well.)

The dip is a MUST!!!

1 avocado

1 cup ranch

2tsp lime zest or lime juice to taste.

I just cut the avocado in half and smooshed it out of the peel into the ranch and stir all the ingredients together. YUMMY!!! Enjoy.

Update

I figured Thanksgiving is over I should probably put a new post up.... I would show pictures of our Thanksgiving day.... But to be perfectly honest. I didn't take any. I know all of you scrapbookers out there are gasping! But to keeping with the honesty thing I never take pictures at Thanksgiving. I don't enjoy pictures of people eating and pretty much that is all we do on Thanksgiving. I know I could take pictures of the food, the family.... but it just happens to be one of those things that I just haven't ever scrapbooked. I usually do some of the events that surround the holiday, like crafts with the kids and stuff like that but I don't think I have ever scraped the actual day! It was a nice day filled with the smell of pie and turkey cooking in my home! The kids watched the whole parade on tv, and then we packed everything up and took our food to the church to spend the rest of the day with Larry's family. There were more then 30 people there and the food was yummy! One of the funny things that happened was for the whole week leading up to Thanksgiving I had been working on a Pinata. A couple times a day I would add a layer of newspaper.... The night before It wasn't all the way dry and I wanted to decorate it so Larry and I figured let's put it in the oven at the lowest temp to dry it up. This would have worked perfectly IF we had popped the balloon first!!!! Instead the air expanded, the balloon grew and the pinata now looked as though it had already been hit by a bat repeatedly!!!! So It had a giant tear down the middle. NO WAY to fix it. We talked about duct tape (don't laugh!) But figured we would run by the grocery store on our way to our friends house just to see what they had. They had this really cute Chickie pinata I figured I could turn it into a turkey easy enough. So I ended up cutting some big turkey feathers out of card stock and stapling them on to the chicks bum! (poor Chickie!) Anyway it was going to be a great turkey now it is only a great story.... kind of like our first Christmas tree in this house and the STUPID dog that is afraid of the vacuum..... that is another story for another time. But OH I wish I had it on video. I might have been $10,000 richer! Anyway it was a fun weekend and we got to have a nice visit with Larry's older brother Lance and his family. I actually enjoyed the long weekend and a few days of sleeping in. Now we are on to Christmas decorations, shopping, and planning fun parties, and events for the kids! Oh and my BIG birthday. Not that there is any planning involved in that one but I had to mention it so that everyone would know there is only 17 days left to shop (ha ha ha). I have so much to be thankful for maybe I should have done a blog on that.... I think I did last year. So oh well just know that I am truly blessed and I know that everything I have is because the Lord gives it to me! Happy Holidays!
Oh I will share a couple recipes here that I have fallen in love with! I made Pumpkin Pancakes for Halloween and for Thanksgiving morning! They were so yummy!

Pumpkin Pancakes

2 cups flour

3TBSP brown sugar

2tsp baking powder

1tsp soda

1tsp allspice

1tsp cinnamon

1/2tsp ginger

(I substituted the spices for 2tsp of pumpkin pie spice!MMMM)

1/2tsp of salt

1 1/2 cup milk

1 cup pumpkin

1 egg

2 TBSP oil

2TBSP vinegar

Mix and cook on the griddle

I love these and I am not a huge pumpkin eater!!!! My kids love them too. My friend Alex had one at my house and she liked them too... so kid tested mother approved! :)

Then you say Hey what do I do with the left over Pumpkin in the can (I always buy the big cans) Here is my most favorite thing right now and it is the perfect follow up since it finishes up the can of pumpkin!

Pumpkin Muffins (Or bread)

4 eggs

1 cup oil

2 cups of Pumpkin

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2tsp Baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup chopped nuts

(I don't add these because I think nuts are yucky in most things!)

1 bag chocolate chips

(This is the key ingredient!!!MMMMM)

Mix wet ingredients and dry separate then slowly add dry to mix

Bake at 350 deg for 45 min for loaves (makes 2) or 20-25 min for muffins.

I make these in my mini muffin pan and they are soooo yummy! Perfect for snacking!

Try them and let me know what you think!