Part 2: Blueberry Lemon Sweet Rolls

I'm terrible.  Really really terrible.  I finished up these phenomenal rolls and then ate them.  well almost all of them.  And I didn't even finish posting my pics.  Bad bad Jennifer.

So, on the PW recipe she suggested letting the dough rest overnight, which I did.  I woke up still kidless on Sunday morning and finished up the recipe.  Here's the play by play...

Melt some butta n stuff!

Waiting for a scald...  it's like waiting for water to boil... but worse... you have to actually watch it.

The "rested" dough

Roll that puppy out!!

Uh  forgot to take a pick of my lemon sugar... but there it is on the dough!!!

Add some blue berries!  I had to add less otherwise Jasmine wouldn't eat any...

Make a log and seal it up

Cut and smash it in a pan..then cut and smash again...

While it's in the oven, make the glaze.  This is where I failed.

Mine was WAY to thin because I added to much milk

O - M - G... Amazingness.

And then add some glaze... and obviously I couldn't wait to eat it...

Overall... easy recipe. And amazing taste.  Ultimately - Jasmine wouldn't eat any because of the blueberries but that's OK.  My butt will just get bigger - and I'm OK with that for now.

Go try this recipe. You won't be disappointed. PLUS she has alternatives including a marmalade one that may be my next attempt on sweet rolls.

So if that wasn't enough.  After I picked up Jasmine, We watched Food network all day and I search Pinterest for crafty things to do.  I came across this gem:

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Jasmine has A TON of broken crayons - so i figured... why not.   And here's my version:

This was by far the most tedious part... removal of the paper.  Be prepared for wax under your nails that will take forever to get out.

We decided to sort by color type - but you could mix it up for some cool efects

Put it in the oven on your lowest temp and let them melt!

After it cools, pop them out of your mold and enjoy the amazingness!

Happy New Years to you all!!! Be safe!

Kidless Cooking - PW Blueberry Lemon Sweet Rolls

I find myself alone tonight and it's been a difficult decision on what to make today. Well... tonight. I've already done crafty things with Jasmine. Assembled a desk. Made lemon sugar hand scrub. BUUUTTT...nothing in the over. I've now boiled it down. Ever heard of Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman? She is a phenomenal chef. If I could emulate anyone - she wold be it. Recently she posted this blueberry/lemon sweet roll. O - M - G. It just looks like heaven in a dish. Her dishes are relatively easy - and this one doesn't look so hard. But let's see what happens. I've had Bourbon - so I can't promise greatness. :)

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Here's how it all went down:

Waiting for a boil....

ahhh ha!  that took forever...

add to flour and yeast and sit for an hour.... add more flour, salt, powder, soda, then refrigerate.  We'll see the rest in the morning!! :)

Me... I'm going to go game for a bit. :)

Marshmallow Fluff Craze

Jasmine is obsessed with marshmallow fluff. On my mom's death-iversary I had an inkling for a fluffer nutter. So I made us both one. And without knowing it, I killed the PB &J from ever entering my daughters mouth again. Fluff fluff fluff.

So of course I had to search Pinterest for a recipe for marshmallow fluff. And bingo!

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And today... We experimented. Of course I don't have a stand mixer, so we just used our electric mixer but here's how it all went down:

Egg whites and sugar whipped to peaks

Sugar/corn syrup to soft ball stage

Mix the two together and beat beat beat 

Starting to firm up!

What mom wouldn't let her daughter be the guinea pig?  She's lucky I stopped the beaters really...

It's more creamy than I thought it'd be.  But.... it's still warm...

Canned and ready to store....or....eat!!!

Easiest recipe I've done on Pinterest for what it yielded. Now we wait and see if it holds. :-)

Christmas Eve.....

It is Christmas Eve, and all though the house nothing was stirring... Not even a mouse.

The stockings all hung on the wall with care since we live in an apartment with no fireplace to spare.

And.... I'm blocked. Lol

I can not think anymore, my brain I'd fried from thinking up presents to give to people who give me far more.


This year I was fortunate enough to be blessed with some help from the local food pantry. They have a program to help single mothers and the less fortunate at Christmas. Truly a blessing. They arrived with a huge box of food - which wasn't expected. And so many gifts that combined with what little I had already bought jasmine, was far too much. So since her birthday is in February, I held back my purchases and will give her those at that time.

Crazy crazy times.

The Mayan guys were wrong... Lol

This year has been far more trying than I expected.

So since I have some time today, I thought I'd make some rolls. Cookies. Toffee....

Last night I found this:

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And of course, I had to make it.

My version below

Of course I had to add pretzels!!! :)

Enjoy your Christmas! We are going to have a blast!!!!!!