My first football game

October 30, 2016

Today Cameron and I went to an Alouette's football game with Charla and Amelia and friends. This was a first for Cameron and me.

Not Cam's first time on the train, but the first time in a LONG time.

We were early and had a little fun in Dollarama.

 

We had lunch at A&W - eating out is such a treat!! Here's Cam and me at lunchtime.

Walking to the game we passed through McGill Campus - memories!
In the top left corner there is a Quidditch game.

 

 

Here is a video of our day:

https://youtu.be/Q7EnoDMfCqI

 

 

Ghost cookies (meringues)

Ghost meringue cookies 

3 large egg whites

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

¾ C sugar

48 mini chocolate chips 

 

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 225° F.

With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium until foamy. Increase speed to high and gradually add the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to incorporate all of the sugar, then continue to beat until stiff peaks form, 5 to 8 minutes.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; place a small dab of meringue under each corner of the paper to anchor the paper to the tray.

Transfer the meringue to a piping bag or resealable plastic freezer bag (snip a ½-inch hole in the bag). Using a circular motion, pipe 2-inch high mounds of the meringue onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 1 inch apart. Add the chocolate chips to make the eyes. Bake until firm and dry, 1½ hours to 2 hours. Cool completely on the baking sheets.

Notes: The batter could be dyed green to make Christmas Trees. This is very messy, but worth it…they are delicious. 

Source: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/meringue-cookies

Junk food cookies

Halloween has come and gone and we have tons of candy left over so I decided to make junk food cookies.

Steven and Chris: Junk food cookies

http://www.cbc.ca/stevenandchris/food/junk-food-cookie

1. Prepare sugar cookie dough according to package directions.
2. Mix in whatever combination of sweet and salty treats you like at a ratio of 2 to 1, cookie dough to junk, as if you were adding chocolate chips.
3. Scoop onto baking sheet and press a piece of chocolate bar into top of each.
4. Bake according to package directions (approximately 15 minutes at 350 F).

I made sugar cookies from scratch instead of using a mix. 

I used plain chips (1 fun size, crushed), reese pieces (2 fun size), snickers (3 fun size, chopped), peanut M&M (2 fun size packs), and 3 caramel squares, chopped. I saved some to press into the top of some of the cookies. 

Sugar cookies

I used the basic sugar cookie recipe from Canadian Living

http://www.canadianliving.com/food/basic_sugar_cookie_dough.php

In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture, in 2 additions, just until combined.

(Add junk food here, scoop onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet)

Bake 1 sheet at a time in 375 F oven until edges ans bottoms are light golden, 12-14 minutes. Let cool on wire racks for 1 minute. transfer to racks; let cool completely. 

DIY Olaf costume

After wanting to be a lightning bolt for Halloween since July,  the Frozen bug bit Darcy and she wanted to be Anna or Elsa. Since tbis chnage happened a bit late, there was NOTHING Frozen left anywhere in our town, except a size 3 Olaf (the snowman) costume.

So, I made her an Olaf costume!

I used this pattern

https://blog.fabric.com/2014/08/do_you_wanna_build_a_snowman.html?cm_mmc=Email-_-08.27.2014-SillySnowman-_-SALES-_-SillySnowmanBanner&cm_em=&spMailingID=10824526&spUserID=MzU1MTg5NDU4MDgS1&spJobID=324298965&spReportId=MzI0Mjk4OTY1S0

It was supposed to take about 2 hours, but the little brown sticks on top of the hat took FOREVER to turn right-side-out. It cost under $10 for white fleece and a zipper. I already had scraps to use for the other colors, thread and an elastic.