Friday Things
1.ย This smile is just the best thing ever. Weโre having so much fun with Joseph lately โ heโsย crawling, standing, climbing, playingโฆ he has seemed much less like a baby and so much more like a little boy.
2. Iโm โvertically challengedโ at only 5โ1, so I enjoyed this (and Iโve totally stood on the bottom shelf at the grocery store!) >> 23 Pictures People Over 5โ5โณ Never Understand.
3. This videoย โ How Much Product You Should Use โ made me realize that I use wayyyyyy too much stuff (and also made me crave a peanut butter cup).
4. I officially feel old >> 17 Things in โFriendsโ That Arenโt Even a Thing Anymore. Ahhh, the good olโ days.
5.ย Iโm making a big pot of chili on Sunday, and Iโd love to try a new cornbread recipe. Share your favorite below!
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6. A few years ago, I attempted to crochet a winter hat for my husband. It turned outโฆ awful. I still havenโt learned to knitโฆ does anyone know of a great crochet pattern for a simple, classic manโs winter hat? Iโd love to try again!
7. Are you starting to think about Christmas yet? Iโm already dreaming of snow, twinkling lights, Christmas movies and hot chocolate.
8.ย This is full of great ideas! >> 31 Clothing Tips Every Girl Should Know.
9. The Ultimate Cookie Troubleshooting Guide is full of AMAZING information!
10. TGIF! These dogs love playing with their rings!
We had vegan chili for lunch and I made spoon bread which is a fluffy soft cornbread. My children loved it. Click the link for the recipe:
http://yhoo.it/1W2GqTe
I love the worldโs best honey cornbread from moneysavingmom.com. I havenโt tried another recipe after trying this one.
Every week when I see the pics of Duke and Einstein I want so much to come to your house and pet them. They look so soft and shiny.
Lion Brand yarn site has many free crochet patterns for hats, as well as lots of other patterns. Address is lionbrand.com. I like Ina Gartenโs cornbread recipe. It has sour cream in it so itโs really rich and moist.
Love them pups!!! I bet they amuse Joseph with all of their antics. When corn was at its freshest this summer, I discovered a fantastic recipe for Roasted Sweet Corn Cornbread @ macheesmo.com. Very tasty!
http://www.macheesmo.com/roasted-sweet-corn-cornbread/
Damn Deliciousโ Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins
http://damndelicious.net/2014/02/08/jalapeno-cornbread-muffins/?m
The cornbread recipe I use is almost identical to this one:
http://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/09/everyday-cornbread/ The only difference is that I use 1/3 cup each sugar and vegetable oil. I bake it in a buttered 10โณ cast iron skillet or a 9โณx9โณ baking dish. Itโs delicious!
I like this pattern for a crocheted watch cap. http://seamenschurch.org/sites/default/files/sci-crochet-seafarers-cap.pdf
Just like you, Iโm also vertically challenged. That link you posted was too funny. I can relate to almost all those scenarios.
Another sign youโre old from the โFriendsโ story (or maybe just that youโre a parent): seeing the screenshot from Monica running into Richard at the video store and noticing the videos in the foreground and saying, wait, Corduroy movies?? Those exist? My kids will be so excited!!
Hereโs my go-to cornbread recipe. Iโve made it in a 13ร9 pan but also as muffins:
http://www.food.com/recipe/sweet-cornbread-116185
So good, my kids literally throw a fit when itโs gone. They love food as much as their mama. ;)
I love basic cornbread baked in a cast iron skilletโฆhot and buttered!
I also love this easy and delicious recipe:
CORNY CORN BREAD
1 cup self-rising cornmeal
3/4 cup self-rising flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 8oz can sweet corn cream style
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9โณ x 9โณ square baking dish.
Whisk together all the dry ingredients and then add the oil, corn, eggs and sour cream, stirring just until moistened.
Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
I really like the corn bread recipe on Cooking Classy. I have thought about trying Sallyโs (from Sallyโs baking addiction) cornbread too.
I know what you meanโฆ.I am 5 foot. Reaching for something at the grocery store is oh so familiar!
I have so enjoyed watching Joseph grow and that precious smile!
One minute he is a babyโฆnext thing you know he IS a little boy!
You have such fun years ahead!
Love the pics of Joseph and your 4-legged babies but really loved the info on short people. I am 5 ft and married a man 6โ4โณ 49 years ago. Thanks for sharing. Love your blog.
This is my go-to cornbread recipe. Warningโit is sweet, but so delicious!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/76594/grandmothers-buttermilk-cornbread/?internalSource=search%20result&referringContentType=search%20results
nice and happy smile from the baby Joseph, great links from you, thanks for sharing
My favorite corn bread recipe is almost identical to this. The only difference is that the one I use calls for 1/3 cup each sugar and vegetable oil.
http://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/09/everyday-cornbread/
I like this pattern for the crocheted seafarerโs cap:
http://seamenschurch.org/sites/default/files/sci-crochet-seafarers-cap.pdf
Iโm 5โ2โณ. I have a daughter who is 5โ1โณ. Itโs amazing what that extra inch allows me to do. I can reach things on the top shelf โ if Iโm on my tiptoes and itโs right in front.
If you get Cookโs Country, the cornmeal drop biscuits in the most recent issue are amazing and perfect with chili. Great cornbread flavor but lighter and so easy.
Our go-to cornbread recipe is this recipe http://www.mommyskitchen.net/2010/10/bishop-hills-bakery-sweet-corncake.html. I only make a half of a recipe and bake it in my No. 8 Griswold iron skillet. This skillet measure 9 inches across the bottom and it comes out perfect.
Joseph is growing up so fast! I am short too and have climbed store shelves, climbed into freezers and almost jumped into a washer to get to things in the bottom. I have also resorted to asking strangers to reach for things for meโฆlolโฆthe boys are looking good!
My absolute favorite corn bread I actually call corn CAKE and itโs so yummy you could eat it on its own. Really, really simple you take a box of yellow cake mix and two boxes of jiffy corn bread mix and dump them all together. Add all the ingredients each box calls for, mix and pour into a sprayed 9ร13 or, my favorite, a bundt pan and bake for 45-50 minutes (maybe less on the 9ร13). You can also half this recipe by using one box of corn bread mix and eyeballing half of the cake mix* and it will fit perfectly into a 6 jumbo muffin tin lined with cupcake liners or sprayed with cooking spray.
Our family of 5 will eat on this for a couple of days with leftover chili, but it freezes really well if you want to wrap it up for another quick meal later.
*Note: if you half the cake mix and are trying to half the 3 eggs the recipe calls for, I usually use two eggs with no problem.
Enjoy the fall weather and all the comfort food this season brings.
I was going to post this same comment. This is our โgo-toโ corn bread mix. I just made it last week. So yummy! And so easy!
Jiffy Corncake recipe: https://www.jiffymix.com/recipe.php/Breads/Cakes/70-Corn+Cake
I like the recipe from Cookโs Illustrated for Corn Muffins but your own recipe is quite good! You can find it at http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2015/02/perfect-corn-muffins/
Also wanted to mention that I look forward to the pictures of Joseph and the pups each week.
The cornbread from Melโs Kitchen Cafe is the best. It is definitely more cakey and not the thinner, harder type of cornbread that you would get from a cast iron skillet, but that is why I like it. Everyone I make it for loves it.
http://www.melskitchencafe.com/the-cornbread-and-fluffy-honey-butter/
#2 was hilarious. I myself are 5โ64 but my daughter (18 Y) is 5โ1 so I did show her that link. She loved it and said its so true!
#6 Ravelry came 1st on my mind, too. Should find a lot of patterns there!
Have a great weekend!
I have tried many, but the best one is on on allrecipes.com Grandmothers buttermilk cornbread.
This is the absolute best cornbread Iโve ever made. I usually double it and it comes out perfect. Iโve been making it for years, and wonโt make another (well, Iโd like to find a recipe for my new cast iron). I have not ever made the fluffy honey butter. I donโt think it is needed.
http://www.melskitchencafe.com/the-cornbread-and-fluffy-honey-butter/
Iโm 5โ2โณ and can relate to most of those! Hilarious! There shouldโve been something in there about โcaprisโ being full length pants and maxi โskirtsโ being full length dresses lol! I often joke that pay my tailors rent.
Oh, and speaking of clothesโฆ Iโve ordered Trendsend twice and I love it! They actually take height into consideration and sent me a moto jacket the sleeves werenโt too long on (thatโs a first!), all 3 pairs of pants were โshortโ, and they even explained how to tie an oversize scarf so it wonโt overwhelm my small frame. :)
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I am always looking for great cornbread for chili. I made this recipe once and it was pretty great. Itโs from Cooks Illustrated earlier this year (and Deb).
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2015/02/perfect-corn-muffins/
Enjoy the gorgeous fall weather!
I am a knitter but I used a nifty knitter first. It is a round loom sold at most craft stores (I work at Michaels and we have lots) It is very easy and I made hats for all my boys (hubby and 2 sons). It is what made me want to lean to knit.
You are so rightโฆJosephโs smile is priceless. It is amazing how little ones magically cross the line from babies toโฆ pre-toddler toโฆ toddler in what seems like a blink of the eye.
I am a knitter but perhaps the knitting/crochet site Ravelry.com might be able to help you locate a hat pattern for your husband.
Enjoy your weekend!
I am in love with sallysbakingaddiction.com โs cornbread recipe. So delicious. Moist. Fluffy. Perfect cornbread.