Chocolate Pudding for Tyler Florence Fridays

We just got back from vacation this week and I am ready to relax!! Whew! We were so busy on vacation!! My husband turned 40, we celebrated our wedding anniversary, we drove 4 days in the car with 2 kids, went to two parks down in Disney, and went on a Disney cruise. We had a blast with our friends from Ohio and really enjoyed watching all the kids play together. My little guy also had a great time on his first trip to Disney. He is a huge Mickey fan and was so happy to meet all the characters. It was a great time.

My daughter will be eight years old on Sunday. Her birthday came up so fast, especially since we were gone on vacation. Unfortunately, her birthday coincides with the Kentucky Derby every year and there are so many people that have plans and cannot make it to her party . Sometimes we reschedule the party for the next weekend, but then it is Mother's Day. Additionally, there are all the other spring time commitments such as showers, weddings, vacations. This year we decided to skip the big party and just go with what was easy......a small family party. My daughter, Olivia, loves chocolate and pasta more than anything else. Right now, I am trying to decide if we should have a pasta party OR a chocolate party.....What's a girl to do??????????

While we were on the cruise, chocolate pudding was her dessert of choice and she seemed to really like it. I decided to go with this Tyler recipe this week as a special treat to Olivia. I'm sure she'll enjoy it very much. I have tons of faith in Tyler's dessert recipes. You can find the recipe here.

The pudding was delicious and rich. I used the standard Hershey's cocoa and found there to be slight coffee aftertaste. I don't make pudding very often, but I would make this again. I just got some Grand Marnier and Chambord at the duty free shop. I'd like to flavor the pudding or the whipped cream with one of those liqueurs. I bet that would be fantastic. Olivia likes her pudding with toppings: Reese cups, m&m's, chocolate chips, and anything else she can get her hands on.

I'm going to be doing a lot of cooking this weekend. We're going to a Derby Party Saturday and having a birthday party here on Sunday. I 'm not sure what I'm making for either of those parties. I do know that I will be making Tyler's Grilled Lamb Chops with Smashed Potatoes and Peas sometime this weekend.

Just too cute

Laresen who turns 5 months next week is not happy laying down any more he wants to see the world so i bought him a bumbo chair, oooo he just loved it the moment I put him in it, just too cute.

new layouts

My layouts for scraploot have been sent off ( which I am so excited about) and will be revealed on Friday so now Im scrapping for my self, Im fairly happy with the outcome but have come to the conclusion Im over scrapping with large photos for a while need to try something new.

This first one is a redo of a layout I did a couple of weeks ago, hated it so today I pulled it apart and redid it, love it now.

This one is for this months comp over at scrap the boys.

Not really lovin this but its done.

Hope you are having a great weekend

Till next time

Happy scrapping book

scraploot competition and sale

Its hard to believe that Scraploot is 4 years old. To celebrate, from 5pm on the 23rd April until 4pm on Sunday 26th April, we will be increasing our discount on purchases over $50 (before postage) to 15%. Sale is storewide, including new product, double up and product already on sale. Discount applies to individual orders, not combined orders. During our sales, only Credit Card and Paypal payments are accepted.And to celebrate more we are giving away a $25 voucher to the winner of our Birthday Competition. All you need to do is create a layout with;
4 photos, and using
stitching,
stickers and
scallops.
Upload your work into the Scraploot Gallery (in the correct gallery please) between Friday April 24th and Sunday May 10th midnight EST.

MIA

Hi everyone feel like ive been missing in action for a while, life has been so hectic so Ive not posted for a while. The boys are doing great although they both have a bit of a cold at the moment. I miss my hubby who is working so hard down in Melbourne. Have been doing lots of scrapping most I cant share yet but here are'a few to tide you over.

This last one is rather special to me as its to Addison letting him know how important to me he is even though Larsen is now here'.

Be sure to check out the scraploot blog on the weekend for 'my next update.

Till next time

Happy scrapping book

I'm so Happy!!

This is a picture of my youngest child, Jackson. He is two years old and is an extremly happy little guy. In fact, he walks around most of the time saying "I'm so happy". I have this pic set as my wallpaper on my laptop. It reminds me to remember how happy I am throughout the day.

Jackson is allergic to a ton of foods. The most mentionable ones are wheat, eggs, beef, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, red dye, and a host of others. There are not very many treats that he can have so I was very pleased to see a real apple juice slush on the Sonic menu. Well, I don't have to tell you how much he enjoyed his first slush!! I mean could his smile be any bigger? This morning I was looking at this picture and I was wondering.....I bet he smiles even bigger for Mickey Mouse!! I can't wait to see that smile!!

Tyler's Egg Salad for Tyler Florence Fridays

First let me start by saying that I am so happy I finally found my copy of Stirring the Pot. I knew it was somewhere. The funny thing is that I found it under the bed. I must have took it to bed with me and forgot about it! Well, things have been pretty chaotic around here lately. I knew I wouldn't have time to cook this week. I decided to make egg salad, which I love, with the leftover Easter eggs. I wonder how many other people thought of the same thing? Tyler's recipe can be found here and also on food network.

Everyone loved this egg salad and it was super easy. I was surprised that everyone loved it because my mom loves all kinds of things in her egg salad and my husband does not. It was simply eggs, mayo, a tad of dijon and 1/2 lemon, juiced. I liked the idea of the lemon to thin the dressing out. It makes things a little healthier and adds an extra little zip. I also left out about half of the yolks.

I won't be able to post next Friday because we will be on our Disney Cruise. We are going with one of my best friends and her family. She and I have been friends since we were about 4 or 5 years old and she lives in Ohio, along with most of my other friends and relatives. I usually only see her a couple times a year for a couple hours. Starting Saturday I will get to see her and her family for about 8-10 days straight!! We are so excited. Our oldest children were born only 1 month apart and they love spending time together when they get the chance. We are also going to go to the Magic Kingdom and try to go to another park. My 2 year old is going to probably freak out when he sees Mickey. I am convinced he is about the biggest Mickey fan around. This is his first real trip to Disney. We are hoping for a safe drive and also a safe vacation.

Thanks to Megan and everyone who helped me figure out how to add the link to my posts without actually copying and pasting it. I really appreciate it! I am hoping to become my computer literate this year.

I'll be back the last week of April!! I'll miss my blogging and feel like I might be sneaking down to find a computer at night...how bad is that?