With The Hansen's: Crafts, Baking, and Cooking

Patriotic "United In Love" Pennant Banner

On Thursday, I got my craft on. I had Mistah print off some BOLD and large text for me to cut out, trace on to my white fabric, and then sewed on to my individual pennants. I then sewed the pennants inside out, pulling the fabric right-side out, and added the double-bias tape to the top, to create this banner. This product is being used in two separate photography shoots ("Coming Home" Family Deployment Session, and a Family Session).

Home-Made Chocolate Chip Cookies... YUMMM!!



And, don't ask WHAT entered my mind, but, I felt that we needed home-made chocolate chip cookies... Mistah LOVES them (and hates me for making them, they do so much damage to his "girlish figure."), but lacks self-control from eating the entire batch. There was another two cookie trays baking while I took this picture.

Smashed Red Potato Pan Cakes

Tonight, I decided to try to get creative in the kitchen. Having never made mashed potatoes, I went on to one of my favorite websites (AllRecipes), and using four red potatoes,created smashed potatoes for the first time. I didn't peal my reds, decided we like the skins. The result was way creamy (I guess some people really like theirs creamy). I then went for a Potato Cake recipe. If we had enough time, I would have let these guys brown a bit more, but Mistah's steak had just come off the BBQ.

South-Western Ribeye, Potato Cake, and Spinach Salad

Mistah made an incredible South-Western marinade utilizing 1/4 of a McCormick's Seasoning bag, Tabasco, Worchestershire sauce, and brown sugar. The product was WAYYY good for a family who never takes out our BBQ. Of course, because we didn't have any greens, we added spinach as our side salad.