4 Less Teeth

My poor sweet Kadi had her wisdom teeth out on Friday. It didn't take long and the doc said everything went well. I have some really choice video of her anesthesia stupor (think blackmail material) and she did post one on her Facebook that is hilarious!
Our darling friend Kirsten brought her Jamba Juice frozen mixes that are yummy! You can get them at the store here - I had no idea! Kadi didn't know what we were talking about when we were so excited over Jamba since she has never had one. The frozen version did not disappoint. I added some vanilla ice cream to the Mango flavor I made her today and it was sweet deliciousness in a cup. Thank you, Kirsten!

Kadi says she looks like a chipmunk but I think she's cute as the dickens.

Kadi recovering from anesthesia funnies:

The dentist office smells like hell. You know, where Satan lives and where they make brownies.

Drugs are disgusting. I'm a good, white, Mormon, pioneer-like girl.

You talk to me like you know me. You don't know my life. I want an alligator.

Whales just run people over all the time. They're like, "Yo, human, get outta my way or I'll run you over."

Ghastly Ganache

Tonight I made this Chocolate Mousse Crunch Cake from my Our Best Bites Cookbook and it was delish! It's devil's food cake, chocolate mousse, Heath bits and topped with a dark chocolate ganache. MMMMM ..... I had trouble though with the Ganache. I have never made it before because it always looked hard and I don't usually cook with heavy cream (my irrational fear of too much fat in my fattening recipes).
I heated, stirred, and heated some more according to the recipe and this is what happened:

Can you believe how much butter fat came up out of the separated ganache? That looks neither appealing nor decadent. A ganache failure! But never fear, I am not one to end a potentially delicious dessert on a frosting flop. I melted another cup of 60% cocoa Ghiradelli chips and then whipped in a tablespoon of Greek yogurt and spread it on top. It didn't have the flair and beauty of the ganache but it gave the top a nice firm crust of dark chocolately goodness - a great compliment to the sweet, smooth mousse middle.

And because of such dessert decadences - my middle looks like a moose.

Ghastly Ganache

Blogging bust. I just finished a clever little post about this dessert experience, hit my backspace to delete a word and lost the whole post. This is what I have to say now:

Cake good.

Ganache bad.

The end.

Panini Perfection

Tal made these amazing sandwiches the other day. We even had to have friends over so they could try it out - they were THAT good.
Tal uses our George Foreman grill for several different dishes. I think it's his favorite kitchen tool. Since we don't have a panini press, he used the George for these mouth-watering, delectable sandwiches.

He starts french bread rolls, slices them carefully open then slathers some cream cheese mixed with just a little horseradish on each side. Then he gently layers meat and cheese, adds tomato, red onion and bacon. The meat and cheese combinations include pastrami and provolone, roast beef and cheddar or black forest ham and creamy havarti. He then butters the roll on the outside and then gingerly places them upon the George. Once they start to heat up, he then encrusts them with a slice of cheese on the outside of the roll. It's a tricky process that he has perfected. Each sandwich comes out with a delicate crust of cheese and rich cheesy-meaty goodness on the inside. Low in fat they ain't!

For our guests he devised a plan to mass produce. He took a loaf of french bread and sliced it in half so it would fit on the grill. Then he cut the top out in a V shape and scooped out some of the breading inside. He loaded the inside with all the goodies, buttered the outside and when the time was just right, crusted the outside with cheese. It was heaven in a french loaf!

I have decided that this is my new, best, favorite sandwich ever - even better than Baggins in Tucson!

Stop It!

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I found this great FREE printable on Pinterest last night. I love Pres. Uchtdorf and his witty one-liners. His message is always so clear and easy to follow. Just stop it! Wonderful advice for me to take to heart.

Fighting Brothers

Spencer -
"When I'm a teenager, I'll kick your butt to smithereens. I can totally kick your butt a thousand times. I'll exercise every night and my soft punch will really hurt. I'll be so strong, I can take that right out of your hands."

Eric -
"If mom will make me the banana hair conditioning, I will have beefy muscles and break through walls."

They were fighting over who was strongest. Eric learned at school about hair conditioner made of smashed bananas that will make your hair grow really long and also make your muscles grow "beefy". I must have missed that in the core curriculum in elementary school.

When I Grow Up

Eric has made it known that he now intends to be a Prophet when he grows up. He's not sure if he will do anything else, but Prophet is certain. I tried to explain that they all had regular jobs and supported their families. He said he'll have to think about it. His only concern is that his name is too short. He couldn't think of any prophets that had such a short name but I told him it would all work out fine.

He reminds me alot of Dallin when he was younger. Dallin was always worrying about specifics like that. He spent a lot of time being upset about property taxes and car insurance when he was Eric's age. (Now he is irritated about social security and income taxes coming out of his paychecks.)