PB Cornflake No-Bakes

The best recipes are the ones that you need to call your mom to get. I am on my way to a Super Bowl Party, and I thought I would make something sweet to take and peanut butter is a big hit with this crowd. PB Cornflake No-Bakes are perfect because they don't take very long and they are so yummy.

Here is the recipe:

1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup Peanut butter
4 cups cornflakes


Bring sugar and corn syrup to a boil. Boil for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in vanilla a PB, then cornflakes. Drop on to wax paper right away. Left stand. Enjoy.

Thanks Mom

PS The pictures are not great because I was the baker and photographer and if you have ever made these cookies before you know that you are in a hurry once the boiling starts.

While it snows

While it snows I do a little sewing-this is my late Christmas towels for a friend

January Fun

So this is what we do in Pendleton in January--watch it snow

This snow is from last night January 25th and still snowing

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2008 was filled with lots of snow. The travel to Pendleton was filled with snowy -dangerous roads, but everyone made it home safe. Although Becca and Steve didn't make it this year it is probably good they didn't try to come because they might have spent Christmas in the Portland airport because the roads were all closed for a few days. We sure did miss them!

Sullivan and Owen gots lots of fun toys to travel back to Puyallup with. We wanted to share a few of our fun pictures and videos.

Christmas morning snuggles


Fun gifts from Santa

Christmas scrapbooking

Brotherly love

Merry Christmas

Cookie Time

I am getting ready started my cookie baking!!

Lots of Candy to Eat!

Thought I would check with the family and make sure that you know it is still up and waiting for you to eat! Count down begins!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Wells

Love and miss you so much!

Happy Thanksgiving!

You know you are a grown up when you have to plan and cook your own Thanksgiving Dinner. Well Eric and I were pretty sad that we couldn't spend the day with our families, but we were pretty excited to attempt a full meal on our own. To prepare we watched "Bobby Flay's Turkey and Stuffing Throw Down" on the food network and I think it helped.

Eric got a HUGE turkey (17 lbs) from one of the Hooterite guys that he knows. We cooked it up and we will probably be eating turkey for the rest of the year. Green bean casserole, wild rice with heart and gizzards, mashed red potatoes, stuffing, dinner rolls, and a little bit of gravy rounded out the menu.

Eric also got to chat with his parents who have a new webcam. Very Nice!

Yummy Recipe

Banana-Pecan Loaf

1/2 C. soft butter

1 C. dark brown sugar

1 C. flour

1 C. Cake flour

2 lg eggs

1 t. soda, vanilla

1/2 t. baking powder, salt, cinnamon

1/2 C. buttermilk

2 very ripe bananas mashed (1 cup)

2/3 C. toasted chopped pecans

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. In bowl mix banana, buttermilk, and vanilla.Combine the dry ingredients flours,baking soda, powder, salt, cinnamon and pinch of cloves; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana mixture. Fold in pecans. Pour into a greased 9-in x 5-in x 3-in loaf pan.Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.