Carrot Bread Recipe

Carrot Bread
1 1/2 C Flour
1/2 C Sugar
1 t Baking Powder
1/4 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Salt
1 1/2 t Cinnamon
1 Egg
2 TB Oil
1/2 t Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 C grated Carrots

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350F and lightly oil 1 9x5 loaf pan.
Stir together dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Make a well in center of dry mixture.
In a separate bowl, mix together remaining ingredients. Add mixture all at once to dry ingredients. Stir to evenly distribute carrots in the batter. It will be quite thick, but not thick enough to knead by hand.
Turn into prepared pans.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean after being inserted.
Allow to cool 5 minutes in the pan and then turn out and cool on a wire rack.

My DD called this birthday cake she liked it so much! :)

Tot School #4

We made Peanut Butter in the vita-mix this week. That was very fun, and very yummy :)

Daddy has been spending time reading to the children before bed. I borrowed Mike Mulligan from the library and they have been enjoying the stories in that book. He remembers his mom reading it to them when he was young!
DD copies mommy by reading her Bible on the floor in front of the fireplace one morning.
I made these two name plates for DD to practice spelling on. I got the idea from another mom on the Tot School webpage. It seemed a little too easy for her though! She placed all the letters in their correct spots in order the first time! She still enjoyed it though, and we are learning the names of the letters in their names. I might make another one with our phone number on it.
This is our countdown calendar to Christmas that DD and I made. Every morning she pastes another ornament on the calendar.

These are advent cookies that mommy baked for us to eat every day leading up to Christmas.

Meal Planning Monday

Monday: Leftover Soft Tacos from Saturday night
Tuesday: Beef & Onion Stir Fry with Brown Rice
Wednesday: Potato Soup with Salad
Thursday: Sausages & Toast
Friday: Nacho Spuds with hSalad
Saturday: Crumb Coated Chicken with Potatoes and Peas