It's a....

GIRL!!

Daddy and Mommy are both extremely surprised! Paul and I both thought BOY all the way. Apparently, we were the only ones who thought boy! Poppy, Tada (Mom's grandmother name), Gigi, NaNa, Aunt Tonya, Aunt Rosie all thought Girl. We couldn't be more excited to welcome this baby girl into our family--she will not lack good loving, a fashionable wardrobe and great eyelashes from her daddy!

18 week Appointment

We were so eager to find out what we are having by the time this week rolled around! Lots of people have an opinion on whether or not they want to find out the sex of their child ahead of time. I'm guilty of not wanting to find out but since I trusted my husband's lead we went ahead with The Big Reveal! And now I just can't wait! I don’t think knowing ahead of time will make the birth any less exciting or meeting our baby less special. We welcome BLUE or PINK!

Hi everyone!

If you haven't heard by now...

Yes, the Comers are EXPANDING! We are thrilled to welcome this baby to our family and could not be happier that God chose us to be parents.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24

First Applesauce

While shopping over the weekend at one of my favorite stores {Marshalls} I found a baby food maker on clearance! I thought about London, my best friends little girl immediately and chose to make one of her favorite foods. And so we started with Applesauce!

The Verdict

London said there is absolutely no comparison in the flavor from this applesauce and the stuff from the jars.Well, that's what I heard her say! Now that I know how easy it is to make —I’m pretty sure I’ll always make homemade applesauce going forward.

4 pounds apples, peeled and cored
4 strips of lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
1 cup water

Peel, core and chop your apples into large chunks, about 8 pieces per apple. Put all of the ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce it to a simmer and cover the pot. Cook for approximately 30 minutes, or until apples are quite soft. Fish out the lemon peels and whole cinnamon stick, if you used one, and let it cool. Puree in a food processor, blender or food mill and freeze in small portions.

Hershey Bar Cake

6 (1.55 ounce) Hershey's milk chocolate bars
1-1/2 cups Hershey's chocolate syrup
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 tsps vanilla extract









Preheat the oven to 300 degrees and grease and flour a tube pan or two bundt pans. Set aside.
In the top of a double-broiler, over hot but not boiling water, combine the candy bars and the syrup. Stir until melted. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add melted chocolate, beating well.
In another bowl, sift together flour and baking soda. add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to sugar mixture. Beat well after each addition. Add vanilla.
Pour batter into prepared pan(s).
Bake for 1-1/2 hours, then cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto wire rack.
Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

Jim n Nicks cheese biscuits

DH and I love the cheese biscuits at Jim N Nicks. I searched the web until I finally found a recipe for them. These were very good, and they taste just like the ones at Jim N Nicks.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
3/4 cup milk (2% works best) UPDATE replace 2% milk with buttermilk for a world of difference!
1 egg, beaten well
4 Tablespoon butter, softened
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together. Pour into greased muffin pan and bake at 400 for 15 - 20 minutes.

This recipe make about 12 muffins.

Pistachio Muffins

Whose in the mood for a green breakfast this week? or snack, treat,

protein (it's a nut, right?)

Yes, you see a green muffin due to the 2 boxes of pistachio pudding I used!! maybe it's mostly because of the green food coloring.

If anyone has had the BEST BREAKFAST MUFFINS on 30-A then you for sure visited 

Modica Market. Well, I did a few weeks ago! And for the less fortunate next time you are headed down 30-A make plans to drop by Seaside.

Well, I drummed up my own concoction, enjoy!  

4 eggs

1-1/2 cups water

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 package butter recipe cake mix

two 3.4 oz. pkg. instant pistachio pudding mix

1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2-1 cup pecans

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a bundt pan. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, water, and almond by hand. Stir in the cake mix and pudding mixes. Slowly add the butter and oil, and mix well. Stir in the pecans. Pour into the prepared pan.