A Walk in the Park

It was such a nice weekend for us here at the Crimella house.  Saturday we finished up our Christmas light display and then rested for the remainder of the day.  Sunday we went to church for the first time in a long time.  I'm ashamed to say how long it's been since we were there.  But we went and the kids were amazing!  It always makes Mass that much better when the kids are on their best behavior.  Then we hit up the park to ride on the train.  Largo Central Park does a train ride on the first weekend of the month.  It was a cute 10 minute ride and our train nut just loved it!  I'm not sure how much Em liked it but Noah loved it!!!  Then it was off to the playground.  We checked out the Botanical Garden's light display that night.  All in all, great weekend!!!

At the top of the mountain

It's over exposed but I love her face in this one!!!

Today's Holiday Blog Challenge topic is Christmas dessert/treat recipe
This one is a Go-To recipe for me when it comes to gifts.  I made them for Christmas gifts 2 years ago and then made them for the teachers at Noah's school last year during Teacher Week.  I found it in a Taste of Home cookbook.  You can find it here.
Mocha Truffles

Ingredients

• 2 packages (12 ounces each) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1 pound dark chocolate candy coating, coarsely chopped
• White candy coating, optional

Directions

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Beat in cream cheese. Dissolve coffee in water; add to cream cheese and beat until smooth.
• Chill until firm enough to shape. Shape into 1-in. balls and place on waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Chill for 1-2 hours or until firm.
• In a microwave, melt chocolate coating; stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Melt white coating and drizzle over truffles if desired. Yield: about 5-1/2 dozen. 

Totally easy and definitely worth the calories!!!

 

Fabulous Fall Challenge #7

Day 7: Fall Recipes

I'm going to clue you in on a little secret.  I'm not much of a chef.  I try to look the part by having a really cute Vera apron, buying tons of cookbooks and cooking magazines, and even pinning a ton of recipes.  But I'm not that big on cooking.  I aspire to be but I don't have the drive or initiative.  So this post will leave you with pretty much nothing.  My mom has a great stew recipe (we call it Super Soup) that I make whenever it gets cold but do you think I have the recipe???  I get it from her every year, write it down on some random piece of paper, and that piece of paper never makes it to my recipe book.  I know it calls for V8 juice, ground beef, lima beans, corn, carrots, peas, and thats about all I remember.  So unfortunately I have nothing to share with you.  Maybe I'll find the recipe tomorrow and I can share it then (but don't hold your breath). 

But I'm stoked to check out everyone's recipes and more than likely steal them for my own use!!!