Thank You

Luke made this at school today. I was very proud of him. His first question to me was "Is Grandpa a Veteran?" I said "Yes, and so is Great-grandpa Harold." He was very worried that he hadn't made two. I told him I'd put it on here so everyone would be able to see his thanks.

New Tunes

It's a short list, but we really giggle over these songs (especially the Snowman one).

The Roll Saga, Part 3

It took about 2 hours for the rolls to rise the second time, but they looked nice and round!

Sadly the first batch got a litte extra brown. The receipe listed the oven temp at 375-400 degrees.

I put them in at 375. It was too hot!! The rolls are yummy but a litte bit crusty.
The kids are snarfing them down, so it's ok. I turned down the temp to 350 and got the nicer looking ones on the left. I did quality control on one and it was all soft and yummy.

I made lots of notes on my index card for the next time I make rolls (you know in case it's YEARS from now...). All in all, I think my vote is for Rhodes rolls unless I'm trying to impress someone or I want to feel all homemakery.

The Roll Saga, Part 2

Well friends, 1 1/2 hours was all it took for the dough to rise to the top (and almost out of) the bowl. I forgot to take a shot of it all nice and grown up...

I've rolled the dough into lovely little balls and gotten 48 rolls out of it (wow - 4 dozen from one batch!!) The ones on the jelly roll pan are my first ones, so they aren't quite as perfect looking as the ones in the muffin tins.

Now they are all set to rise again. From the looks of them, I think it's gonna take more than an hour to rise, but I could be wrong. Hopefully they taste as nice as they are looking.

The Roll Saga, Part 1

Today I’m trying out rolls. Making them that is. I’ve searched my cookbooks and my cousin Maylene’s cooking blog for one I want to try. Most of them have ingredients I don’t have on hand (and I’m NOT going back to Wal-Mart today!!!). So I pulled out the Potato Roll recipe I got back in college (circa 1994-95) from a Dorm neighbor.

I made it for the first (and only time) a couple of years ago. Back then I used homemade mashed potatoes. It didn’t work out as well as I hoped. They were rather lumpy (yes, I’m saying I make lumpy mashed potatoes!!) and I don’t think I let them raise right. I wanted to have them for dinner, but they were ready to cook too early. My solution? Punch down the dough and stick it in the fridge until dinner time. Maybe that would have worked, but I didn’t leave enough time for the rolls to rise again after I made them into balls.

Anywho, today I thought I’d try it out again, but this time with instant potatoes. So far things are looking good. As I don’t know how long to let the dough raise before I make it into balls, I’m panicking and looking for answers online and in cookbooks. So far I have found, according to Maylene’s only roll entry, after I roll them into balls I should give them about an hour.

I’m starting to think Rhodes Frozen Rolls should just always be in my freezer, and I should just stick to making desserts...

Scout Law - Belive It. Live It.

After I read the article in my Scouting Magazine on how the Scouts in Austin came up with the documentary "Believe It. Live It." I wanted to see it. The Scouts took the 12 points of the Scout Law and "defined and illustrated" them in video segments.

Whether you are a Scout or not, this is a really amazing project! Watch all 12 episodes at: http://www.scouttube.org/ Seriously - WATCH THIS!!!!


* My favs: Loyal, Obedient & Brave

VOTE!!

If you are wondering, like I was, when the polls open tomorrow, here is some info for you:

For Tuesday Nov. 4th balloting, you can find your polling place by calling your local county clerk, or you can go to the state's Election Office Web site at elections.utah.gov. Polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Ladies, if you need someone to watch your kids so you can go vote, call me!!! I will watch them so you can VOTE!