G is for Giant Gingerbread Kids

 Alright, so let me start off by saying that I apologize for nothing.

I started this project in July of 2020 so making gingerbread cookies is a little off season, however, they were super good. These cookies are a softer gingerbread and so great for people but I wouldn’t try to make a house out of this dough.

As mentioned in the Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe I’m about a 2 possible 3 dozen drop cookie type of person. When it comes to cutting out cookies…. I get way less enthusiastic. It can just take forever!

Rolling, cutting, squishing, rolling, cutting, rolling can just get old really fast. However, I assume it has been years since the last time I made cookies like this it was alright. I think I got about 2 dozen cookies, I used EVERY cookie cutter I had. That was pretty fun and funny.

I sent this picture of a friend and while she was looking at it leaned over to her spouse and was like do you think that is a penis? He was like no, she was like, Shannon made them, and he immediately changed his mind and was like oh then for sure it is. I love how I’ve broken my friend's expectations or have I given them these types of expectations? Either way, it makes me laugh.

The cookbook says this would make 8 giant gingerbread kids but all my cutters were normal size so it feels like as a batch it was the perfect size to not be annoying.

F is for Fudge Brownies

 I think the irony of this was that F ended on Friday which made me laugh a lot. Plus, who doesn’t want to eat brownies on a Friday?

I really liked this recipe and would make it again. I found it very interesting because you actually mixed everything in a pot. I’ve never done that before. Most of the time if I am melting chocolate I am using a double boiler system or short bursts in the microwave. The last time I made brownies, not from a box I needed cocoa powder and this one did not have any.

They came out really good though! I really enjoyed them and would make them again.

I think the funniest part of this day was Broha. He LOVES brownies but as this bad habit of eating things right out of the oven so before he went to his space I told him about it and he was super excited.

As I was making the brownies Broha goes out to get some dinner. Husband takes this time to go put this weird creepy river baby doll we wrapped in plastic wrap in Broha’s bed while he’s out. This creepy doll baby was literally pulled out of the mud of the James River on a floating trip we did a few weeks ago. It is super creepy.

Well about an hour later when the brownies are cooked, cooled, and husband and I are getting ready for bed, we hear this spriting up the stairs. We start laughing because we’re like he found it!

Nope, Broha just remembered about the brownies and was super excited. He did not find the doll while we were awake that night but did tell us in the morning he was thoroughly freaked out. Win on both counts!

E is for Elephant Ears

I was really excited to make this recipe because anytime you are making something with a cinnamon sugar swirl has a high probability of being amazing.

The directions were easy, you make a dough, roll it out, spread melted butter on it, roll it up, cut it into fourth and cook it. I did not have a pastry brush so I used a paper towel. I think it worked well in a pinch.  

I’ve thought about getting a rubber pastry brush before but in my daily life the need for its use is so infrequent I would rather just use a paper towel.

They were so good! I honestly don’t think Broha was able to try one because Husband and I ate them all. I would hate to make a lot of batches of these but I think this could be a made beforehand and put in the fridge and then pulled out to bake when you wanted them.  

D is for Delicious Drumsticks

I think the thing that amused me the most about this recipe is that all week long I kept saying Wednesday is D for Delicious Drumsticks. On Wednesday we are having Delicious Drumsticks.

I was pleasantly surprised. When I do make fried chicken I take the chicken put it in an egg wash, roll it in Italian Breadcrumbs fry it in a pan with oil and butter and then put it on a baking sheet to finish cooking it off. It is so good!

This is the first time I’ve used a straight flour recipe and honestly, it was pretty good. I think dipping the chicken legs in butter helps a lot but overall I was really pleasantly surprised.

When eating chicken I normally take the skin off or just don’t eat it but this skin was good enough to eat. Husband and the Broha also approved. I think I’ll stick to my normal go-to fried chicken but this one did not disappoint.