There are three criteria for winning:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
help a mama out
There are three criteria for winning:
Saturday, February 7, 2009
it's the naughty peanut butter brownie trifle recipe you've all been waiting for
Ingredients:
21 ounce package brownie mix (13x9 pan size brownies)
5 ounce package vanilla instant pudding mix
3 cups milk
1/2 cup peanut butter, creamy
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup cool whip, divided
24 regular sized peanut butter cups, divided
Preparation:
Line a 13 by 9 inch pan with aluminum foil, extend foil by 2 inches over side. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. Bake in foil lined pan for length of time required by package. Cool completely.
Lift foil out of pan. Invert on cutting board. Remove foil. Cut into 3/4 inch pieces, using sharp knife.
Coarsely chop 20 peanut butter cups; saving 4 for garnish.
Combine pudding mix and milk in large bowl. Whisk or beat at low speed for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add peanut butter and vanilla; whisk/beat until smooth. Gently fold in half of cool whip.
Place half of brownies in bottom of trifle bowl; top with 1/2 of chopped candy and half of pudding. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cool whip, spooned or piped on. Slice leftover candy in four long pieces. Arrange them vertically on top of cream.
And there it is. Manda would like everyone to know that she is not to be held liable for any chocolate-peanut butter induced comas caused by eating this trifle or any extra pounds gained by consuming this.
Friday, February 6, 2009
It's Bring Your Boy Tuesday at MOPS! (or don't, that's okay, too)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
cheese danish rules.
Here's what you need:
- 2 packages crescent rolls
- 16 oz. cream cheese (2 packages)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 stick butter or margarine
- cinnamon & sugar for sprinkling
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with non-stick spray. Press 1 package of crescent rolls on the bottom of the pan. Mix together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Spread cream cheese mixture on top of crescent rolls in pan. Spread out the second package of crescent rolls on top. Melt butter and pour it over the top. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
Tell the children the recipe didn't really work out, and eat the entire pan yourself. Because really? Don't we all need to work hard to maintain our Holiday Season Physiques?
Saturday, January 3, 2009
you don't want to miss this!
As promised, Reverend Cy Varland and Pastor Gloria Roorda have planned an exciting parenting seminar, taking place on Saturday mornings for the rest of the month of January. Plan to join us on January 10, 17, 24, and 31, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Topics include Rules and Consequences; Respect; Boredom, Hyperactivity and TV; and Conflict Management. There is no charge to attend the seminars.
Cy and Gloria will also be doing a marriage seminar on Sundays February 8, 15, 22, and March 1 from 6-7:30 p.m. There is also a Marriage Retreat on the weekend of March 13-14. This will be held at the Holiday Inn, and will feature guest speakers Doug and Margie Newton. Be watching for up-coming details, and plan to attend!
Please note, childcare is not provided for these seminars.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
jocelyn wants to be a follower. i hope you do, too.
No, really.
Because then I could teach you how to be a follower of MOPS@Northgate by taking magical pictures of the computer screen, and Photoshopping arrows and words and stuff so that you could know what to do.
But I'm not a geek. I was a geek a little more than 12 years ago, but I seem to have outgrown that. Not totally outgrewn, or anything, or I would not be an aspiring geek.
Moving on.
To become a follower, you need to have an account with the googles. So go ye to the googles and create an account. It is easy peasy.
Then, when you are visiting MOPS@Northgate, look at the column on the right. There's the What is MOPS? thingie, and the About Me thingie, and then the Followers thingie. Right under the word Followers, are the words FOLLOW THIS BLOG. Click those words. Then, choose Follow Publicly, or Follow Anonymously.
If you're a blogger, and you're looking for traffic, then you should follow publicly, so people can see your picture, click it, and go visit you. That's why you'll see my sort-of-wonky picture with fuzzed out trees and a blue and white striped sweater. Because I likes me some bloggy traffic. And the other current follower? Super cool Sue Smith, the gal who so kindly offered to take those horrific photos of me from Tuesday's meeting. And not that the word horrific has anything to do with her mad skillz, but did you see those pictures?
If you're lucky, I'll take a really, truly flattering picture of you and post it here.
Like this one:
Or this one:
Hi, Courtney. Just kidding. That's not Courtney. Or is it?
And when you become a follower of MOPS@Northgate, MOPS@Northgate will become a follower of you.
And then we'll just run around in circles.