That's One Giant Sandwhich

MMM...Doesn't that look so good?  Let me tell you it was DELICIOUS!! This giant sandwhich, along with a giant bowl of fruit salad was our yummy dinner tonight.   

While JBody was in chiropractic school, we would go to his sister's house on the weekends for dinner.  This is where she introduced us to this huge sandwhich. I have only made it one other time.  It was a couple years ago and I had completely forgotten about it. 

To make this for yourself you will need:

8-inch round loaf of bread

 horseradish

1/2 lb. thinly sliced cooked roast beef

prepared mustard

1/2 lb. thinly sliced cooked ham or turkey

4 slices Swiss cheese

2 Tbsp. mayonnaise

1 small tomato

6 bacon strips, cooked

4 slices American cheese

1 small onion, thinly sliced

1/4 cup butter, melted (I didn't use this much)
sesame seeds

onion salt

Look at all those yummy layers...

1. Slice bread horizontally into 4-equal layers. Spread bottom layer with mayo and horseradish; top with roast beef.  Spread mayo on bottom of next slice of bread.  Place the next slice of bread over beef; spread with mayo and mustard and top with ham or turkey & Swiss cheese. Spread more mayo on bottom of next slice of bread. Add the next slice of bread; spread with mayonnaise and top with tomato, bacon, onion and

American cheese. Spread mayo on last slice of bread and cover. Combine butter, sesame seeds, and onion salt; brush over top and sides of loaf. Place on a baking sheet; loosely tent with heavy-duty foil.

2. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until heated through.

Cooking Tip: We like to saute the onions before putting them on the sandwich.  The meat takes a long to time to warm through while baking-- I like to warm it up a little before making the sandwich.

Just because it is so yummy looking.  I added another picture for you!

Strawberry Shortcake Pedicure

For Christmas Lil' E got Razy her own set of Strawberry Shortcake nail polishes.  She loves them and the lip glosses that came with them.  They are fun colors and even had a faint fruity scent to them. They are like all little girl polishes that chip off very easily, but she loves them and that is all that matters.

Razy asked to get her finger nails and her toe nails done today.  I am reluctant to do this most days because she just picks it off.  After she got her own little pedicure by mommy, she asked if she could do mine.  This was the first time she has ever asked.  I knew that they would turn out pretty messy, but said yes anyways.

She was very careful not to get it all over the place and actually tried to wipe the edges off with a wet wipe.  She even had a little patter-ern  going on. 

patter-ern= her word for pattern.

My little beautician.

Sunday Night Popcorn and AFV

The kids love watching American Funniest Videos and Daddy loves Sunday night treats.  Usually we do caramel popcorn or rice krispy treats. Tonight after making 2 16 inch cakes for an upcoming Blue & Gold Banquet I wasn't too thrilled to have to make something else.  Where  did I turn to?  Pinterest of course. I found a mixture of our two favorite easy treats. 

Marshmallow Caramel Poporn

Popped popcorn- 3/4 cup kernels or 3 bags microwave popcorn

2 sticks butter

1 cup brown sugar

16oz bag of marshmallows

Melt butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows on the stovetop or microwave until a creamy sauce. 

Pour over popcorn and enjoy!

Do you watch AFV?  I remember watching it every sunday as a kid.  It is so fun to see the reactions of our kids.  It is so much funnier to watch it with them than by yourself. 

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Candy Free Valentine Ideas

This year for Valentine's Day we I decided to go candy free.  The kids didn't put up a fight about it either.  It was probably due to the great ideas we found on pinterest.  There were so many to choose from.  We were able to try out a few different ones since they each had to have something different.  If you still haven't got your Valentine's for tomorrow no fear.  These ones were super easy and actually really cheap!

Valentine Bookmarks

Razy and Doble made these for their preschool class.  I went to home depot and got paint sample cards and cut them down to 2 inches.  Then I added ribbon that I already had on hand and wrote "Happy Valentine's Day! Love," Then they wrote their name. 

COST: FREE!

Have a Ball

Lil' E took these to school and Doble brought them for Joy School.  We found the popper balls in the dollar section at walmart.  They came in a pack of 12 for $1.  I bought 3 packs and then bought a package of the small treat bags also from walmart in the cake/wedding section.  I then made a card that said "Have a BALL this Valentine's Day! xoxo" Then they wrote their name.

Cost: 3 bags of balls $3 and 50 treat bags for 97 cents.  Total: $3.97 for 36

I CEREALsly Like you!

Razy brought these for Joy School.  We bought a pack of the individual sized boxes of cereal and spoons and tied them all together and wrote, "I CEREALsly Like You! xoxo"  She then wrote her name. These were a little more spendy but she only has 8 in her class.

Cost: $3.97 for a pack of 8 cereal boxes.  97 cents for a set of 8 pink spoons.  Total: $4.94 for 8

I was "Soapin"

We made these for the kids teacher and Lil' E's bus driver.  They are soaps with a tag that read "I was "soapin" you'd be my Valentine! xoxo.  They then wrote their name.

COST: 97cents for the soap at walmart. Total: $4.85 for 5 teacher gifts.

So there you have it.  Aren't they cute.  I think the sure do beat those boxes of valentine cards that cost you about $2.50 for a box of 24.  Especially if you do the ball idea.  It comes out to the same price and they are much cuter.  What were your Valentine ideas this year?

Baked Doughnuts

For the past week the kids have been able to enjoy the snow.  We got snow.  Lots and lots of snow.  There had to have been at least a foot.  I even had lots of fun in it too.  Not only because I got to see the kids in awe of all the fluffy white stuff in our yard, or hear their giggles as they played, but because when you spend the day playing out in the snow, you get to come inside and drink warm hot cocoa.  We had lots of hot cocoa, made caramel popcorn, and even snow icecream.  On top of these yummy foods I found a recipe for baked doughnuts.  So this morning before going out to play in the snow, Razy helped me make the dough.  Then after dinner we finished the final steps and as a family we enjoyed the yummy goodness.

Before I go on can I just say that I LOVE SNOW SUITS.  They make life so much easier.  Before we bought the kids snow suits they went out in layers of clothes.  They would go out at least 2 or 3 times a day in the snow which meant I had lots and lots of wet clothes to deal with.  Now that they each have a snow suit, I have ZERO wet clothes to deal with.  Thank you to whomever invented snow suits.  

Now onto the recipe. 

MMM.  Don't they look so good.  They were nice and light and fluffy.  I got two thumbs up from each member of the family.  They were pretty fool proof too.  Try them out for yourself and let me know what you think.

***This recipe was taken from Krissy's Creations***

Baked Doughnuts

Makes: About 15 doughnuts (& doughnut holes)

For the Dough
3/4 cups Warm Milk
1 packet Active Dry Yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
1 tbsp. Unsalted Butter
1/3 cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 ½ cup All Purpose Flour
Pinch of Nutmeg
½ tsp. Salt

For the Glaze
* Enough to glaze all the doughnuts
¼ cup Milk
1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
2 cups Confectioners Sugar

For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping
*Enough to cover all of the doughnuts
½ cup Unsalted Butter
1 cup Sugar
1 tbsp. Cinnamon

To make the dough, place ¼ cups of the warm milk in the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle the yeast over the milk. Let sit for 5 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine the remaining ½ cup of milk with the sugar and butter. Add it to the yeast mixture. Stir to combine. Add the egg and stir until incorporated. Add the flour, nutmeg, and salt and stir until the dough starts to form. Change to the dough hook and knead for until the dough starts to become smooth. If the dough is too sticky, slowly add more flour until it is no longer sticky.

Transfer to the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic and has formed a ball. Place the dough ball in a large lightly greased bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Let sit in a warm place for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.

Once the dough has risen, roll it out on a lightly floured surface until ½ thick. Using a doughnut cutter (if you don’t have a doughnut cutter, you can use 2 biscuit cutters – 1 that is about 3 inches, and the other that is about 2 inches for the inner circle) cut out the doughnuts until you have no dough left. If desired you can gather up the scraps into a ball and roll it out and cut out more doughnuts. However, I found that the dough got too hard to work with. 

Place the doughnuts on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper, about 2 inches apart. Cover with a clean towel and let sit for about 45 minutes.

Preheat the oven 375 degrees F.

Place the baking sheets in the oven and bake for 7 minutes, until lightly golden brown. Be careful to not overbake these. You want them to be light and doughy inside. Let the doughnuts cool for about 5 minutes until ready to top with either the glaze or cinnamon sugar topping

While the doughnuts are cooling make the glaze and/or cinnamon sugar glaze. Each recipe makes enough to cover all the doughnuts. I made a half recipe of each and topped half of the doughnuts with each topping. Or you can choose to just do one of topping for all the doughnuts.

To make the glaze, combine the milk and the vanilla in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat until just warmed. Slowly add in the confectioners sugar and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Remove the glaze from the heat and place over a bowl of warm water.

To glaze the doughnuts, dip them halfway into the glaze and place on a draining/cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Sprinkle with sprinkles if desired. Let set for about 10 minutes.

To make the cinnamon sugar topping, melt the butter in a saucepan or a microwave, and place in a small bowl. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl.

To top the doughnuts with cinnamon sugar, dip the halfway into the melted butter. Then dip them into the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Set on a draining/cooling rack to set, about 5 minutes.

Serve and enjoy :)!