…offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God… Romans 12:1-2
Snow. Beautiful North Idaho Snow! And what’s the first thing the kids want to do after going out to play in it? Make Snow Cream of course! And why not, with this super simple recipe!
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of sugar
1 cup of milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
6-8 cups of clean snow
Sprinkles (optional)
Mix together the sugar, salt, milk and vanilla until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Add in the snow cup by cup until mixture becomes smooth and scoopable. Top with sprinkles and serve immediately!
Ingredients:
6 medium potatoes (cut into bite sized chunks)
1 cup of broccoli, chopped
1 small carrot, chopped
½ cup chopped onion
4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
1 cup of mayo
½ cup of sour cream
1 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp pickle relish
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp onion powder
Directions:
1. Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Boil for 7 minutes then add in carrots and broccoli. Boil for an additional 5 minutes until tender. Drain.
2. In a large bowl mix mayo, sour cream, mustard, chopped onions, pickle relish, salt, pepper, and onion powder.
3. Add in potatoes, broccoli, carrots, and boiled eggs. Mix gently.
4. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
4 tbsp butter
2 cups sugar
½ cup cocoa
½ water or milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 cup peanut butter
1. In a large pot, bring to a boil butter, sugar, cocoa, water or milk. Allow to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
2. Turn off heat and stir in salt and vanilla.
3. Slowly add in peanut butter.
4. Spoon out onto parchment paper and allow to cool and harden.
5. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 cup of softened butter, divided
1 ½ cups of sugar
2 eggs
2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup of sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 cup of sugar
2 tbsp cinnamon
Directions:
1. Beat ½ cup of butter and 1 ½ of sugar until creamy.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. In another bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to the creamed mixture, alternating with the sour cream.
4. Beat in vanilla.
5. In a small bowl, mix chopped nuts (optional), sugar and cinnamon.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Prepare a Bundt pan by oiling and lightly dusting with flour.
8. Pour in 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with ½ of cinnamon mixture.
9. Pour an additional 1/3 of the batter, smooth with a spatula. Then sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture.
10. Pour the rest of the batter and smooth it out.
11. Bake for 1 hour.
12. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 1 hour.
Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients together. Using a small spoon, scoop up the cookie dough and roll into 1-2 inch sized balls.
2. Place onto a baking pan and press the tops down with a fork, making the classic peanut butter cookie design!
3. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
*Recipe makes 2 dozen cookies
The Pilgrim Homestead 