Stalagmites and Stalactites

Today Daryl-Ann was doing a little routine cleaning around the house and noticed the bathtub had brown, standing water in it. I looked around and found little droplets of water hanging from our ceiling tiles. I removed one tile so I could look up into the ceiling and see if I could find a leak. It does look like we have a leak, but I also found a science project waiting to happen.

We found stalagmites and stalactites suspended from our bathroom ceiling, and I think its pretty cool.

Dai BBQ... The Ultimate Eating Expierence

Here are some pictures of tonight's eating experience. Delicious. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

Don't worry we didn't eat the brain. And yes that pineapple is a delicious phenomenon called pineapple rice. Sweet and delicious. In the picture above DA is munching on some beef kabobs.

Thank You Better Homes and Gardens......

I recently started checking out Better Homes and Gardens website.  They have got some great cookie recipes right now for the holidays.  I tried this one out tonight....yum!  Pretty tasty, and in the shape of TEXAS!  Try them out...

Pumpkin-Spiced Sugar Cookies

Ingredients
1 17.5-ounce package sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 egg
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Browned Butter Icing--below
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine dry cookie mix, butter, egg, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg. Stir with a wooden spoon until a stiff dough forms; if necessary, knead to combine.

2. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a 1-1/2- to 2-1/2-inch cookie cutter, cut out dough. Re-roll trimmings and repeat cutting dough. Arrange cutouts 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

3. Bake in preheated oven about 8 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Transfer to a wire rack; cool. Drizzle with Brown Butter Icing. Makes 36 large cookies or 72 small cookies.

Brown Butter Icing: In a small saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons butter over low heat about 15 minutes or until browned (be careful not to burn). Remove from heat. Stir in 2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Immediately drizzle over cooled cookies (icing will harden quickly).

TO STORE: Place cookies in a a single layer in an airtight container; cover. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.