AND WELCOME TO FALL!
Blog Linkage - Go to Confessions of a Pioneer Woman and read the latest post entitled, "P-Diddle Diddle." It's really an overview of everything that has been happening in her life recently, but there is also a Book Tour Schedule. Nothing scheduled in Alabama yet, but if you're heading to Nashville or Atlanta, she has a date or two in those places. Also, the new book is coming out in a week!
Something else to look forward to this Fall!
Quotable Quotes - "When God sees you doing your part (developing what He has given you), then He will do His part and open doors no man can shut."
Peach Puff Pastry Tart
You will need the following for the pastry:
1 sheet puff pastry
1 egg, beaten
2 to 4 peaches, sliced
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon flour
You will need the following for the icing:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon milk
1. Thaw puff pastry until it's soft enough to unfold. Once thawed, cut into even squares and line them an inch apart onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Peel and slice peaches. Mix in sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and flour. Spread the mixture evenly onto the centers of the puff pastry squares.
3. Beat egg and generously apply to the edges of the pastry squares.
4. Bake for 15 minutes, rotating the pan half way through. Baking time will vary, so watch the pastries closely toward the end of the baking time. When the edges have browned nicely, it's time to take them out!
5. While the pastries are baking, mix together the powdered sugar, vanilla and milk to form the icing.
6. Drizzle icing over warm peach tarts.
NOTE FROM ENCHANTING BELINDA - This is such an easy recipe. It isn't too sweet, and you could possibly eat it for breakfast OR dessert.
RANDOMNESS #1 - Celebrating Grandparents Day with Judith - Mike and I were excited to visit Judith's school in Hartselle a couple of weeks ago to participate in the Muffins and Milk Celebration for Grandparents Day. This was our very first Grandparents Day festivity, and we proudly lined up outside the lunchroom with all of the other Nanas and Pops.
What can I say?
The muffins were delicious.
The milk was ice cold.
And Judith sat in between the two of us.
It was pretty thrilling, I tell you!
Pretty thrilling, indeed!
NOTE FROM ENCHANTING BELINDA - I know what you're thinking.
Where is the pic of Nana and Judith?
There is most definitely a picture, but Mike took it with us standing in front of a school mural...
And there was a tree or fence or something right behind my head.
Short story shorter...
I look like I have Maleficent horns.
Not a good look on me...
At all.
RANDOMNESS #2 - Celebrating Roxie's Birthday in Auburn - Roxie turned 23 on the 25th of September, and Mike and I drove to Auburn to take The Chick to lunch on her special day.
After a bite to eat at The Blue Bagel, we walked around Auburn a little bit, and soaked up the awesomeness that is War Eagle Country.
I may be a little biased, but I think she is aging pretty well.
RANDOMNESS #3 - Combo Birthday Party for Courtney, Roxie and Josh - Since Courtney, Roxie and Josh's birthdays all fall within a 20-day period in September, we have a combo party for them.
I make each of them their favorite dessert. Sometimes we have a meal, and other times we just eat cake in the afternoon.
For this specific milestone, we threw in some hotdogs and hamburgers.
Also, I asked Roxie to try to get a pic of the three Grand-Tots together, and she obliged.
I just mixed in the "good" ones with the "not-so-good" ones.
You get to decide which is which.
NOTE FROM ENCHANTING BELINDA - Just to help you judge, any photo with Eden's thigh front and center is most definitely a "good" one.
RT and Judith helped with the opening of the gifts...
And Aunt Mia helped with the holding of Baby Eden during the opening of the gifts.
While I was putting the finishing touches on the birthday desserts, everyone else went outside with the Grand-Tots so they could ride various and sundry wheeled things in the driveway.
It quickly turned into a "riding-the-Cozy-Coupe-down-the-hill" kinda activity.
Every pic is blurry, but the ones of RT were the blurriest of all (except for the two shown above)...
Because not only is the car moving. Everything inside the car is moving, too.
Two year-old boy probs!
The main theme for the dessert portion of the party was suppose to be the candles.
I wanted the actual number of candles all ablaze at the same exact time (28 for Courtney, 26 for Josh and 23 for Roxie).
There were some problems with that plan...
1. I made Courtney Oreo Cake Pops.
At first we thought we could put the candles inside the straw handles of the Cake Pops.
I would have had to whittle the base of each individual candle to fit into each straw handle.
2. Also, just sticking a lit candle beside a paper straw Oreo Pop handle would have been a little on the dangerous side.
3. I put all of Roxie's candles AND Courtney's candles on Roxie's huge White Texas Sheet Cake...
And even though I had two helpers lighting the big cake with me and another person lighting Josh's Banana Pudding, it quickly became apparent Roxie's chocolate icing was going to become solid wax unless someone called it.
And we all know that "someone" wasn't me.
Next year...
A blow torch!
RANDOMNESS #4 - Picking Out Pumpkins with RT - The past two years, Judith has been with me when it was time to go to Witt's Market and pick out my pumpkins for the season.
As it happened this year, RT was hanging with Nana when the desire hit (and hit hard) for Nana to get her display pumpkins.
He was all in...
Except his main concern wasn't the collecting of the perfect pumpkins.
Nope.
Pulling a wagon was the big draw for him.
And not just my wagon, but any wagon he happened to see in the general vicinity.
No matter.
Nana always gets what she wants in the end!
NOTE FROM ENCHANTING BELINDA - This is SO not true!
Because he did such a good job helping with the pumpkins, I upgraded him to window washer.
Next week he's getting a new toothbrush to help scrub the toilet.
The fun never ends at Nana's house!
Upcoming Post Info - I will have more Fall pics of the Grand-Tots doing Fall-type activities.
Roxie and I re-enacted the Cozy-Coupe-going-down-the-hill pics with RT this week. We obtained a few less blurry ones, so I'll be posting those.
I already have two new-to-me recipes to share.
Oh...
And one more word for ya...
PICKLEBALL!
I hope you and yours have a splendid autumnal week. I hope that for me and mine, too!
Talk to you soon.
Sincerely,
The Enchanting Belinda
"Why would I pay for a haunted house when I can wake up to my kid silently standing beside my bed staring at me at 4:00 a.m.?"
"I'm not sure how many cookies it takes to be happy, but so far it's not 27."
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