My picture of the twins won 7th place! I’m so excited. There were 275 photos entered, and they were all really amazing, so I’m a little blown away that I made the top ten. Now I’m looking for which pictures I can enter into this week’s competition. You can see the top ten winners here: Top Ten.
Wonder Part Two
Well, I’ve decided to be doubly brave and enter this photo for the adult category over at I Heart Faces. I’m pretty sure Matt is wondering how his track team of two is going to do against a track team of thirty. Crazy odds, but the boys did a great job.
You can see the rest of the entries here:
Wonder
Today I’ve decided to be brave and enter one of my photos into a contest at I Heart Faces. My friends Mike and Becky were kind enough to let me borrow their cute boys for this picture. The theme is “Wonder.” I think their eyes say it all. What do you think?
You can see the other entries here:
Quote of the Day
“My vacation was so, so great! I dreamed I went to heaven and it was soooo nice.”
You can see how precious this face is, so you can envision how precious it was to hear this quote from her as she was bouncing in her seat and giggling because she “just had to tell” me something.
Exploding Maroni!
Maroni is German for chestnuts. I love maroni. During the winter there are maroni vendors all over the city. It’s one of my favorite treats. Hot maroni on a cold day – yum!
Well, because my husband is very sweet, one day he surprised me by coming home with a small bucket of maroni for me to cook myself. Yay! I hopped online to learn just how to make this tasty treat. I turned on the oven, scored an “X” in each of the maroni, and popped them in the oven. About 10 minutes later, we heard a loud bang in the kitchen, then another, and another…
As I peeked into the oven, I saw chestnut everywhere. I made Matt take the pan out (because he’s braver than I am). What did I learn? Well, the “X” has to be big. Big enough to cover the side of the chestnut. Otherwise, the steam created by water in the chestnut will cause it to explode as it heats.
The second batch was made with large X’s and it was delicious! To see all the pictures from this adventure, click here.
Want to make your own hot chestnuts?
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (210°C)
- Score the nuts with a BIG “X”
- Place them in a pan “X” side up
- Cook for 15-25 minutes
- When the skins look like they have curled away from the scoring, remove the chestnuts
- When cool, peel and enjoy!
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