Breakfast

I have a love/hate relationship with breakfast.  I love to eat it, I hate that it is in the morning and I hate that I have to make it.  Breakfast is the hardest thing for me to be motivated to make.  Really, the only motivation to be in the kitchen in the morning is my coffee….lots and lots of yummy, hot, black coffee (well, at least it starts out black). 

At one point, about a year ago, I was super organized and I had a breakfast menu.  This was easy…get up, look at the menu, make breakfast.  Without the menu breakfast goes something like this, “What do you want for breakfast?”  “Cereal!”  Okay, get it out, I’ll get the bowls.  Quick, easy.  Only one problem.  About 60 to 90 minutes later, everyone is hungry. 

So, what is a mom to do…make a good, hearty breakfast I guess.  My goal for the next few weeks is to try a new recipe a week.  Then we will go from there on menu planning and breakfast cooking. 

This week I made two yummy, delicious, thought not necessarily the healthiest breakfasts.  Last Monday, I made baking powder cinnamon rolls.  Why not yeast cinnamon rolls you may ask?  The main reason, time.  When I get it in my head I want cinnamon rolls I want them for breakfast THAT morning.  These rolls were quick, yummy, soft and not at all biscuit like.  Give them a try!

Yesterday I wanted cinnamon rolls for breakfast, but I didn’t even have time to make the quick ones before church.  So, I dug out my Nana’s old The Boston Cooking School Cookbook, copyright 1942.  In this book I found the best, easiest recipe for coffee cake.  Not cinnamon rolls, but a close second!   It was made (with help) and baked in 30 minutes.  Here is the recipe.

Quick Coffee Cake

1 cup sugar

1 2/3 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup butter (I slightly melted mine)

1 egg, well beaten

1/2 cup milk

Mix dry ingredients.  Work in butter.  Add egg and milk.  Pat into buttered (cooking sprayed) pan (I used a 9” cake pan).  Mix 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 3 tsp sugar and sprinkle over top.  Bake in moderately hot oven (about 375) for about 20 minutes.

Enjoy!

SOOC Sunday

I have always wanted to do something like this, so here it goes.  Straight out of camera Saturday (or Sunday) hosted by Slurping Life.   Here is Bekah at Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch.  I love those glasses!

If you would like to enter a photo in SOOC Saturday (or Sunday) just post an unedited photo!  When you are done head on over to Slurping Life and add your info to the linky!  Simple.  Fun.  Enjoy.

Lil Dragons

In March Rebekah started taking Lil Dragons class at Tang Soo Do University. 

She worked very hard on her hand progression and quickly graduated to her gold belt.   Rebekah is waiting for graduation to begin. 

Ken and Rebekah waiting for the belt presentation.

Taking off the old belt.

 

Putting on the new belt.

Great work Rebekah, keep it up!

Karate

In December Elizabeth started karate at Tang Soo Do University. Just last month the rest of the family joined her! We have had a great time learning forms, kicking progressions, and hand progressions together.

Elizabeth in February before her belt graduation.

Elizabeth at Winterfest 2010. The whole school did a demonstration along with board breaking.

Shortly after Winterfest Elizabeth graduated to her yellow belt!

 

Ken Presenting Elizabeth with her yellow belt.

Mr. Matt concluding graduation day.

We are proud of you Elizabeth, great work! Keep on working toward your orange belt.

Where Have I Been?

This last year has been a whirlwind. I am not sure how we have made it to April 2010. Our last year has consisted of two long trips to the east coast, lots of sickness and doctors appointments, some school, and some fun (not as much as I would have liked) :).

As far as school for the girls we have had many fun field trips, lots of hands-on-learning, and even some "book learning." I am very far behind in planning but the basics have been covered, so I am content with that.

Elizabeth continues to be a joy and a challenge. I can't begin to explain how difficult it is to raise a daughter who is just like yourself..... She is smart beyond her years and understands things that most children at eight do not care much about. I love her dearly and I'm looking forward to what the next year has in store for her.

Rebekah continues to be the easy going (mostly) and witty child. She is just like Ken and not much like me. She is extremely bright, but doesn't like to let on what she knows. We are working on beginning reading and surprised me about a month ago by writing her name at church (we had been working on it, but she didn't really get it, or so I thought!).

Ken and I are doing well, when we see each other. We are both busy with church, karate, church, kids, church....you get the picture. I have been battling a sinus thing for weeks and it is getting old, FAST. I am starting to feel a bit better, but we will see what the new weeks bring.

This blog has remained dormant for far too long. My goal is to start from today and post past pictures and fun stuff as I get to them. Stay tuned for more fun stuff to come!