Dew Dumplings

A recipe you all need!!!

This isn't going to be one that your grandma has passed down over the generations!

The things you can do with Mountain Dew!

~Dew Dumplings~ 

this is a pre-baked look at the dumplings

this is the post baked look!  OOH so good! 

so here is the recipe

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 c sugar
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1 t vanilla 
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) caffeinated citrus-flavored soda (such as Mountain Dew®)
• 4 small Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and quartered
• 2 (8 ounce) crescent roll dough

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2. Heat the butter, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside. Divide the crescent roll dough into 16 triangles. Roll 1 slice of apple with the dough and arrange on the prepared pan. Pour the butter mixture over the wrapped apples, then pour the citrus-flavored soda on top.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes

My changes: (cause it's my blog!!)

*When I make again--I will use 1 stick of butter

*just form the dough around the apple quarter

*I would just microwave butter/sugar mixture

*I used 2 granny smith and 2 golden delicious apples--we liked the GD better- but not a lot of difference

*I used 3/4 can of MD...because-I don't know why?-felt like it I guess!?!

*could easily 1/2 recipe

Enjoy!!!

Full of it...

Full of advice that is!  I wanted to share a helpful hint with you today!
Many years ago when I worked at a salon we used baking soda before every perm.  What that did was strip away any build-up...be it hairspray, gels or anything like that.
Here's what you do...put some shampoo in your hand and sprinkle a good amount of baking soda in it....mix that up to form a pasty shampooish mix. Shampoo your hair..leaving in for a couple minutes so it does it's 'thing'.  You should be able to shampoo it around...if not..add shampoo & water.
rinse and condition as usual.
Only do a treatment once a week or so.  If you have colored hair it can strip out your color faster (not totally) than usual.
It is also good to get out rust, hard water and chlorine (from pools)..no more green hair!
Also good to wash your face with..I use it daily! No more $4 bottles of facial wash!
The best part it is cheap!!  In these economic hard times we need to help each other out.  Share what has worked for you with someone!  That is all!  Take it or leave it!

Flying High...

SSSOOO I wrote this post a couple days back and posted it... I just went to look at it today and it wasn't there and half the post was gone...so I had to re-write a lot of it...so now it's a new post....=)!!!

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Saturday we were guests on the Linsley Express. The story begins three short years ago..when Steve celebrated his 40th birthday!  For his birthday I gave him a plane ride with a friend, Mark Linsley.  Well as life has it, he never took the flight. Amongst Mark's busy life....his job and his 6 kids and our life and snow and rain and wind....it just never worked out...until now! I even felt guilty tearing Mark away from his kids' Saturday morning ball games...A HUGE Thank you to him..and his wife Dusty for allowing him to go!! 

I'll have to admit it was a beautiful day!

Round 1....

Steve, Troy & Trent.  The plane is owned by Mark & his dad.  It didn't scare me too much that they had purchased the plane after it was destroyed by a hanger door and the middle area was crushed...no, that didn't scare me at all!!!!  Mark's dad had spent a year rebuilding the plane.

They tell me this is a Cessna 170...which doesn't mean a lot to me...but to some of you that means a lot! Like how many passengers you can have, how long it is, how heavy it is, how much fuel you can put in it, the wing size and on & on & on

and they are off....

and they are back

On Round 2..

Mark told Tyler to hop in the pilot's seat..what? wait? he's never flown a plane before!?!?  Mark was going to ride co-pilot!  Trent and I were riding as back seat passengers.

Here Mark is giving Tyler a short flying lesson...

Me re-thinking my decision to ride.  I'm not a huge fan of heights or pilot training

I think I can do it....

Mark & Tyler going through the take off check list.  Fun Fact about Mark----his Grandpa started the Aviation program at Grand Rapids School of Bible & Music (now Cornerstone)

Cool Cat Trent.  The kid never even batted an eye on the flight!

(This was the first time Troy & Trent had ever been in a plane)

Tyler first time flying high! He did a great job!

Those to were chatting as if we weren't cruising around the sky.  

'Hello boys we are in the air!!!'

Trent said "mom look out the window and enjoy the ride!!"

Our town...Kent City

High School in upper right corner

our house..red truck in driveway

our church..Kent City Baptist

Coming in for a landing...great job Tyler and Mark!

Tyler in front of the airport that he took his first flight at!

Some of you might not know this but Tyler has been attending KCTC in Grand Rapids his Junior & Senior year.  He gets up at 5:20ish every day to catch the bus that eventually transports him to the Kent County Airport.  KCTC owns a hanger next to Amway's where they teach Avionics and Aviation Maintenance..he attends the latter.  He has really enjoyed the program and it has given him a great foundation to pursue a career in aviation. He are so proud of Tyler's diligence in following through with the program!!! 

A HUGE thank you to Mark for encouraging Tyler and allowing him a taste of flying...a day he will never forget!

Tim Hawkins-itis!!

Friday night we were privileged to attend a Tim Hawkins Concert.

We were privileged to attend with great friends too--the Wilson's and Larry and Cosy Schuitema!

The adults are in the back row and the kids are in the front road (Tyler & Troy are way right)

If you don't know Tim Hawkins--you need too!

He is a Christian Comedian...and very funny!!

It was a sell out crowd at Sunshine Church!

As a matter of fact, we almost didn't get tickets!

I waited a little too long to order my tickets and they were sold out--I even called 6 large area churches to see if they had a group going and had available tickets, made a listing on Craigslist and prayed that something would come available.  As you can see, God had mercy on us and they opened VIP tickets for general admission--Woohoo!!!

I really needed a good laugh about that time of the week..so timing was perfect and Tim Hawkins delivered! He was Hilarious! 

We ended the night with Sundaes from McDonalds.

We had a great time with family and friends!  Thank You!

and if Tim comes to your area..GO!!!