I have a bunch of little stuff to share from the last week – just a mish mash of miscellanea and follow-ups. Here we go…
We all went to the Children’s Museum last weekend to see the Sesame Street exhibit. Sophie’s still pretty into Elmo, and the girls spent the week before fighting over a stuffed Big Bird doll.
The girls had a fine time, although those fancy travelling exhibits always leave me feeling unsatisfied – the activities don’t have much depth, and it seems like most of the material was aimed more at the parents than the kids. Look where our techno-centric little family ended up…
I warned you – this post is awfully random. Another recipe that barely counts as a recipe – Rotel dip like you’ve probably never had it before, and oh-my-gods I am an addict! Mix one can of Ro-Tel tomatoes and chiles (drained of excess juice) with one block of cream cheese (I use the reduced-fat version).
Use a blender or a hand mixer to get ‘em really blended.
Scarf it down with Ruffles potato chips – trust me, you need the Ruffles. Any other kind of chips is not as good. And it’s best if you serve it to a crowd because otherwise you will sit on the couch and eat the whole damn thing until you are sick. Or maybe that’s just me. Recipe, or confession? A little bit of both.
Remember that mitered blanket for charity? I got it sent off to the Minnesota Visiting Nurses Association. I know they will pass it on to a baby in need.
Hey, allergicmom! I have your books all ready to go out – I even found another allergy recipe book for you. But I didn’t get your address in your e-mail. Please e-mail me again! shellyk at shellykang dot com.
A gratuitous cute-kid moment with a knitting angle – if I let Sophie play with my bag of knitting tools, she thinks she’s getting away with something and I get ten minutes of computer time. Most times, she’ll even put it all in the bag when I ask her to.
And one more gratuitous cute-kid pic – Sophie comes along to Julie’s ballet lessons and thinks that she’s taking them too. Julie’s little class doesn’t actually use the barre – she was just reenacting a scene from one of her ballet videos before class started. Monkey see, Monkey do.
you have the cutest family! (and I mean that in the best, most smiling, friendly way) I am not leaving this on the slippers and here, but just know that I thought it twice.
I’ve never tried rotel with cream cheese. I’ve always made it with Velveeta, and eat it with tortilla chips.
Your kind sounds interesting. I’ll have to try it.
That dip sounds awesome – I’m going to try it next weekend when my family finally gets together to celebrate Christmas…we’re a bit slow. My cousin and I used to combine sour cream and Pace and we each could easily devour a bowl to ourselves. Yum!
Very pretty blanket, too, nice job
That rotel dip? Do it with Velveeta in the microwave (I use the low-fat Velveeta). I think it might have crack in it, it’s so addicting.