It's Really Coming Down!

It's been snowing since about 10 or 11 this morning. Every once in a while there are big beautiful flakes floating down. It might be a good day for "Bread Bowl Stew." I actually made some last night and it was muy delisiouso! Here is the recipe:
brown a cheap piece of beef with sliced onion. (cube the beef)
Add 1 cup beef broth
Add 1/4 Cup red wine
simmer for about an hour at least
add: 1 can potatoes (i par-boiled 3 fresh potatoes)
Add canned frozen or fresh veggies: ( i added mushrooms, beans, carrots, celery)
Add 1 jar beef gravy
simmer - you may have to thicken with a little cornstarch
Meanwhile, make a pastry cup out of crescent rolls - 1 roll in each cup of a muffin tin
spoon thickened stew into each cup.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 12 - 15 minutes.
Everyone gets their own little Beef Stew Breadbowl. So cute! So easy! So yummy!

Wii

I never even started a new book yesterday. While Sarah went Christmas shopping I watched the Michigan vs Ohio State game. When she returned I said, "Let's go get the Wii." My rationale being that it is good exercise. Within the hour we were plugged in and waving our arms crazily through the air in attempts to swat balls, shuttlecocks, floating balloons and even those curling thingies. It's alot of fun and it really is good exercise.
I'm starting to be able to smell the wreath on the front door. Sweet William. It's always a good sign when you can smell it. It means the sun is shining brightly onto the front side of the house and heating up the metal door, thus heating up the wreath. It really gets strong sometimes. Ohhhhh weather dude just said we can expect 1 - 3 " of snow tomorrow. Yikes!

Snow Dog

If we ever moved to a warmer climate, here's one guy that would miss the snow. He loves to roll around in the snow! This picture is from 5:00 p.m. We were only supposed to get snow showers. It's been downright nasty out for the past couple hours. But then it stops. And then it starts all over. Pretty from the inside. We were out driving and the roads got terrible within minutes. ugh. How about a nice warm pot of Goulash for tonight? And maybe a nice hot bath. And then a BIG mug of hot chocolate. And then a warm blankie to read or watch some tv with. Oh definitely tv later. The "Iron Chef" Thanksgiving Cook off is on later.

Stay Warm!