Ice Cream Cake

I don't know if you can really call this a recipe, but here it is. Cody was assigned the job of making the FHE treat for tonight and he wanted to make ice cream sandwiches. I generally let the kids make whatever they want (within reason) and figure we could do this. I check out Allrecipes and found some good ideas. Before I knew it the afternoon had slipped away and it we hadn't made the cookies yet. I checked back on Allrecipes and decided to go with this idea instead. Cathy had suggested it to me a long time ago. Braden and the kids LOVED it!

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

24 ice cream sandwiches
1 container of cool-whip
1 jar hot fudge
peanuts, toffee chips, sprinkles, whatever you like

Cover the bottom of a 9x13 pan with ice cream sandwiches. Cover sandwich layer with cool whip, then hot fudge, then peanuts (or whatever.) Repeat layers. Cover with plastic wrap and stick in freezer until its set. Cut and serve!

Honey Wheat Bread

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup honey
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS

1. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add honey, and stir well. Mix in whole wheat flour, salt, and vegetable oil. Work all-purpose flour in gradually. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead for at least 10 to 15 minutes. When dough is smooth and elastic, place it in a well oiled bowl. Turn it several times in the bowl to coat the surface of the dough, and cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.
2. Punch down the dough. Shape into two loaves, and place into two well greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise until dough is 1 to 1 1/2 inches above pans.
3. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

French Bread

1/2 c warm water
2 c hot water
3 T sugar
1/3 c oil
2 pkgs. yeast
6 c flour
1 T salt

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Combine remaining ingredients using only 3 cups of flour. Mix well. Add yeast and beat well. Add remaining flour to make soft dough that still can be mixed with a spoon. Leave spoon in dough and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Stir down dough every ten minutes for 1 hour. Divide into 2 parts. Roll up each like a jelly roll or make 2 dozen rolls. Put on a greased cookie sheet. Brush with egg white and slash diagonally. Let rise until double in size. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

My camera has been lost for about two weeks. Well, not really lost, but misplaced. It was put away in one of my 37 bags and buried in my closet. So, although I don't have photo evidence, we've been having a fun summer.

My birthday was about a month ago and I was feeling pretty sorry for myself because Dave had to be out of town on the mark of my first quarter-century. Of course I got over it pretty quickly since my friend Jenny came over and we had a little movie-watching luau after Harrison went to bed. And then the next night the Smith's and the Allison's came over to help me celebrate...it was a fun weekend. A week or so later we headed north for Dave's family reunion. It was fun to see all of his cousins and their families. One night while we were there we left Harrison with his Grandma and Great Grandma and went camping for the night.

I was not as prepared as I should have been, so we had to make our fire and set up the tent in the dark. It's hard to tell from the picture, but it really was dark outside. We eventually got it together and toasted some delicious marshmallows.

Although there are no pictures of him, Harrison is doing great too...I'll put some up here soon. He's tottering all over the place these days...with plenty of cuts and bruises to prove it. He is pretty huge...he wore a size 2T shirt to church yesterday...and I'm afraid we may run out of diapers that fit before he's potty trained:) His dad gave him his first buzz cut the other day and it has finally grown back out enough that he doesn't look totally bald. We just finished swim lessons, which he loved, and have been going to the park a ton, now that he likes climbing around on the equipment. I can't believe his first birthday is only a few weeks away!