Happy Valentine's Day!

Jake is my valentine this year and that's ok with me. He is at an age where it is hard to know what to give him for things like this though. I didn't want to spend a lot and I knew there wasn't much he'd get too excited about. And he certainly doesn't need anything new. So, I found this cute idea and decided he would at least like the novelty of it. I know we've all made Rice Krispy Treats a million times, but here are pictures of the process anyway, just for fun.

Mmm... butter and marshmallows melting together.

Adding the Rice Krispies



Then I formed it into a "kiss" shape




I taped these together to make the little paper that comes out the top.



A kiss for my valentine!

















I might take him to do something later too, if he's not too tired after his overnight scout camp last night.

Sometimes I Feel Like A Nut

I had some really nice, fresh mixed nuts on hand so I wanted to try my hand at these:

Super Yummy Cinnamon Sugared Nuts

Ingredients:
1 Egg white
1 teaspoon Cold water
1 can Pecans
1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

Directions:
Beat egg white . Add water and beat until frothy. Fold in pecans. Combine sugar salt and cinnamon.

Add to pecans. Mix. Butter a 9x13 baking pan . Pour the nuts into pan. Bake at 250F for 1 hour.

I did these with the mixed nuts, not pecans. They are simple, and delicious! I only cooked mine for 43 minutes and they came out great. You might like them more crispy though. This could be a fun holiday snack or treat to give people.

I'm Not Sure, But..

I think Kara and I might be related.

Oops. I turned the wrong burner on. But, I think I needed a new one anyway. ;) All because I was trying to make Jake his favorite breakfast.

Breakfast Burritos... yum!