Yams 2 Kinds

Mallow Yams
1 lb. of yams
1/2 cup sour cream
1 egg
1/2 teas salt
3/4 cup miniature or regular marshmallows

Boil your yams in salted water in skins.
When soft, peel and smash with all ingredients except marshmallows. Pour mixture in a 1 qt. buttered casserole top with marshmallows and bake until puff and golden brown. about 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven.


Yams with pecans

3 lbs yams
2 eggs
1/3 cup cream
1 cup sugar
1/2 stick butter
1 Tbs. vanilla

Boil yams in salted water. When soft mash with above ingredients. Pour into buttered caserole.
Topping:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 flour
1/2 stick butter
1 cup course ground pecans
Mix these together and sprinkle on the top of yams Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes.they will be brown.

More Beaded Socks

Beaded Fancy Socks

Our ward had a Super Saturday today. They had lots of things to choose from, but this is what I ended up making. They are socks with crocheted edges and little beads strung on them. I thought they turned out pretty cute and I know Lindsay will love them.

Paper Hand and Footprint Turkeys

We babysat several extra kids yesterday and it was kind of crazy. I was trying to keep them in one spot and contain the craziness to one area, and do something fun too. We made these cute turkeys. The body of the turkey is their footprint and then the feather are 6 hands. I let the kids pick three different colors for their hands and then they decorated their feet. Landon wasn't too excited about his so I decorated his.

Lindsay's Turkey

Landon's Turkey

Witches Hats

Lindsay had a Joy School Party today and they made these cute little Witches Hat. It is just an ice cream cone glued (with frosting) to a little piece of construction paper cut into a circle. The inside is filled with cereal, marshmallows, and m&m's.

Bloody Cups

I can't remember where I saw this. It looked kind of fun and they were really easy. I mixed corn syrup on a plate with red food coloring. Then I dipped the top of the cup into the syrup. Then you sit the cup up and let it drip as long as you want it to. Then put it in the freezer to stop the dripping. Spooky!

I also made some kid friendly with plastic cups for the kids.

Carrot Cake Pancakes

We had these for dinner tonight. They were so good. The kids ate a ton! Yummy!

This recipe is from joythebaker.com

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• Dash nutmeg
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup packed brown or granulated sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups finely grated carrots
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Spread

• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 dash ground cinnamon

In a bowl, combine flour, pecans, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and nutmeg.

In a separate bowl, combine egg, brown sugar, milk, carrots, and vanilla; mix well.

Stir carrot mixture into dry ingredients until moistened. Pour batter by 1/4 cupful onto a greased hot griddle. Turn when bubbles form on the top of pancake; flip and cook until golden brown.