Fun with Casey

How to entertain a 2 year old - for a few minutes anyway! 

Growing a Pansy from a Ceramic Egg
(I found this at Lowes)

Step 1:  Lick the egg for good luck! Hehehe... This is not technically a reflex, but I think most people would agree how natural it is for little kids to put everything in their mouth =). Good thing the dirt was only on the inside at this point. 

Step 2:  Crack it open with a spoon

Step 3:  Clean up the mess! This wasn't included in the original directions... Casey knows the word mess and she reeeeeally thought this part was funny!  


Step 4:  Add a little water... with the help of Nana of course.

Step 5:  Place it in the sun and wait for it to grow!

Enjoy the last few days of March!

~ Lacie 

Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

Happiness is... cooking and baking! I haven't had a lot of time since I started PA school, but I'm on a wonderful spring break now and have been enjoying doing some things that I love! 

We had some yummy blueberries from Butcher's Farm Market that needed to be used - so I did a search for blueberry recipes and found Tyler Florence's Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars! I followed the recipe as it was written, but there were a few things I was unsure of. Of course I used lots of Pampered Chef tools (for those of you who don't know, I'm a consultant) and they really did the trick =)! I LOVE having a tool for everything!

 The crust was a simple graham cracker crust with a little cinnamon and sugar added in...

This beautiful, warm weather makes me so hungry for fruit! It's still early, but I can't wait to get some fresh, local fruit. The recipe called for two lemons zested and juiced. What does that mean?!? I like to know measurements, so here is what I came up with: 1 tbs of lemon zest and 1/4 cup of lemon juice =). The bars were a little tangy, but I liked it! If you like something a little sweeter, you could try adding a little more sugar or less lemon to the batter.

Then, I washed and dried 1 cup of blueberries (someone ate the other 1/2 cup for breakfast) and scattered them on top. 

The recipe called for a dusting of powered sugar, but I forgot... oops! I choose not to line my pan with parchment paper, but afterwards I kinda wished that I did. I think they might have cut a little nicer. Either way, they were yummy! They might even make the list for an Easter dessert! 

You can find the full recipe here. Happy baking! 

Lacie

Spring... Please hurry!

Spring is right around the corner and we at the Sanderson household cannot wait! I got out of class early a few days last week and started our Spring cleaning and decorating! Here's a peek of last week... 

This glass candle holder was a housewarming gift from the Ventre's this past winter and I updated it to an Easter look... 

Pretty tulips to brighten the house... 

Ellie went to the groomer last week and got pretty pink bows in her hair. This was right before she came down with hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. I was up all night with a very sick puppy - so scary and not a pretty site! Fortunately, she's almost back to herself!   

We also took a walk at the park last week. This might be where Ellie picked up the "bug" that made her so sick. How cute is she in her PSU sweatshirt?!

I found some time to make a Pinterest recipe - Pasta Pie. It was very yummy, but a little more time consuming than just tossing it all together in a bowl. I used store bought spaghetti sauce instead of making my own, but I'm sure it would be good either way. 

We're really looking forward to having warm weather again this week and hopefully we'll be seeing green soon! 

Lacie