Working on the back patio and the wind chimes today. here are some random photos.

BTW we got Sam set up on medicare and all the supplements !!!! what a pain in the ass. Now for me to get insurance. :(

COUNTRY APPLE FRITTER BREAD

COUNTRY APPLE FRITTER BREAD !!

A Cooking and Crafting Journey

Country Apple Fritter Bread
Serves 8
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 apples, peeled and chopped (any kind), mixed with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon {I grated the apples instead of chopping them just because it was quicker}
Old-Fashioned Creme Glaze
1/2 cup of powdered sugar
1-3 tablespoons of milk or cream- (depending on thickness of glaze wanted)
Instructions
1-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a 9x5-inch loaf pan and spray with non-stick spray or line with foil and spray with non-stick spray to get out easily for slicing.
2-Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.
3-In another medium-sized bowl, beat white sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
4-Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until blended in; add in vanilla extract.
5-Combine & whisk flour and baking powder together in another bowl and add into creamed butter mixture and stir until blended.
6-Mix milk into batter until smooth.
7-Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan; add half the apples and half the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
8-Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.
9-Pour the remaining batter over apple layer and top with remaining apples and brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
10-Lightly pat apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using knife or spoon.
11-Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, approximately 50-60 minutes.

wind chimes back yard and Nutella. Fudge

I have  been making wind chimes and working on the back yard.

Nutella.  Fudge 
Serves: Makes 25-35 squares, depending on size
Ingredients
½ cup salted butter (you can use unsalted, but the salt brings out the sweetness)
½ cup whole milk or half and half
1½ cups light brown sugar
1½ teaspoons vanilla
1 cup Nutella
2½ cups – 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
Instructions
Grease an 8×8 pan. Place the confectioner’s sugar in a mixing bowl and set aside.
Melt butter over medium low heat. Add the milk and light brown sugar. Bring to a hard, rolling boil over medium heat and then boil for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and quickly add the vanilla and Nutella. Stir until the Nutella is melted.
Carefully pour the hot Nutella mixture over the confectioner’s sugar and mix quickly until completely combined. Once everything comes together, it will set pretty fast. If your fudge is liquid-y, add more powdered sugar. Pour/scoop the fudge into your greased 8×8 pan. Press the fudge into the pan, if needed. Chill for 2 hours.

It has been a very busy week. I'm getting ready for a yard sale tomorrow . I have got a few new plants and have them planted. I have some still to plant too. I have worked on more of the yard by the creek too. Sam has 44 blocks ready and about that  many more to do.

  I have been cutting bottles and getting ready to make some wind-chimes soon. I'm so excited  and have some great ideas.

not much to say this week.lol Bob came down from Virginia  to get Bobbie and his girlfriend to move back with him. Good luck and We wish them all the best. He brought Mon and I a hind quarter each and we had Ron de bone and cut it up for us and he made us some sausage  too. Yumm. We had a full moon today and this is what I got.

I hoe to get some work done on the pad tomorrow lol
I cooked some great chicken on the new grill we got for our anniversary tonight. 

new years day

 New Years Day with family and friends

I want to make some of these planters tire-planters
I have some big plants and think this will work