New things!

Reflecting on the year 2010, Hannah and I have decided to put together a list of new kitchen gadgets, new foods we have made and new foods we have tried from 2010. We are looking forward to seeing what this next year gives us to make and try!

New Kitchen Gadgets

Vita mix

Crème Brulee set

Sharp Sushi Knife( not sure the technical name, a real girly color HOT Pink!)

New Foods Made in 2010:

Hollandaise sauce

Butterflied a chicken

Crème Brulee

yogurt

Mozzarella cheese

Ricotta cheese

Feta Cheese

Julia Childs French onion soup

Cheesecake

Sushi

Sourdough Bread

Homemade peanut butter and almond butter

Experimenting with gluten free baked goods

Tried for the 1^st time in 2010:

Scallops

Creme Brulee

Serbian Coffee

Turkish Coffee

Dessert Crepes

Brushetta

Kelp noodles

Beef Hofun

Droppies

Asian Soups

Baba Ganoush

Banana Ice cream

A new year is about to begin!

2010 is kissing us goodbye as 2011 welcomes us into its 365 days of revolving around the sun!

It is amazing to look back on the past year and see all the blessings the Lord has given us, all the lessons we have learned, and all the trials we have faced. The Lord has guided and sustained us with His wonderful mercies and grace of which we are not worthy of, and made us more like Him in the process of this years trials and blessings.

Hannah for the Del sisters

Merry Christmas Everyone!

What a blessing it is to have a day separated in our year specifically for the glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ! We are so thankful to Jesus for all His blessings He has poured on our family this past year. We are grateful that He came down from above, in the sinful form of a man and lived a sinless life on earth, took on the sins of all who repent and turn to Him for salvation, so that we may live eternally with Him in glory!

~Hannah


--For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

We have been making this recipe for as long as I can remember but only around the holidays. It came from my Dad's sister Laura. The original recipe calls for pre-made Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough, but ever since Hannah and I started taking over the baking we always make our homemade chocolate chip dough, it tastes WAY better, trust me:) Plus you don't get all those preservatives! It's healthy...right??? Even if they are not the healthiest thing for you to be eating they still taste amazing, our friend after making these said she was not sure if she would ever go back to making just plain ol'chocolate chip cookies! So when you start getting your list together for the grocery store just add cream cheese, the rest is just normal all-ready-in-your-pantry ingredients.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Aunt Laura’s Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies

Cookie Dough:

¾ c. butter, softened

¾ c. sugar

¾ c. brown sugar

1 egg

1 T. vanilla

2 ¼ c. flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 ½ c. chocolate chips

In a large bowl cream butter and sugars. Add egg and vanilla. Stir in flour, soda and salt till blended. Add chocolate chips. Press half the dough into the bottom of a 13x9 inch pan. Pour cream cheese filling over top. Sprinkle remaining dough on top. Bake at 325 for 45-55 min. until the cream cheese is set and dough is cooked through. Cool all the way before cutting and serving.

Cream Cheese Filling:

1 8oz.pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 egg

½ c. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Beat till very smooth and creamy.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We give thanks to the Giver and Maker of all things..........Jesus Christ our Savior!

The joys of living in the South!

I can still grill out side! This evening for dinner we are grilling chicken and having sweet potato fries and a salad.....the joy of living in warmer weather! We can grill all year long!!!! Sorry all you northern friends, I hear its cold up there:)

Thanksgiving is almost here!

It's hard to believe it but Thanksgiving is just around the corner! This week we have started to scheme our menu and shopping list. Hannah and I have one favorite part of the meal and that is our Mom's stuffing and gravy, I don't know how she does it but it always tastes better when she makes it. This year I( Esther) am on pie crust duty as well as making the pumpkin roll. Hannah is going to take over the filling for the pies as she knows how to make our Pumpkin pie taste just like our grandmas. As Thanksgiving rolls around each year it gives each one of us a time to reflect on the things to be thankful for, but as our pastor on Sunday reminded us we not only need to be thankful on Thanksgiving but everyday and all day for the rest of our lives! Hannah and I are very thankful for the loving parents God has given us to raise us in such a godly home. Even through all the trial we have faced in the past year, I can truly see how many blessings he has bestowed on us!

So what are you thankful for this year?

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Psalm 95:2