March 2013 – Page 2 – Dwimble.com

March 26, 2013February 2, 2017

The Horses of the Outer Banks

There are wild horses on some of the beaches in the Outer Banks. We didn’t go on a tour to see them up close, instead I wanted to stop at the statues around where we stayed. Here are some cute shots of the girls goofing off around the ones we decided to stop and look at.

OBX horses

March 25, 2013February 2, 2017

Day 6 – The Outer Banks

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Here are the girls before the Hameloth’s had to head home.

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View from the upstairs deck.

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View from the back deck of the house.

For our last day it was rainy and overcast so we decided to take the car and drive somewhere for lunch. We ended up at Giant Slice Pizza which was fantastic!!!! (We ended up driving back for dinner too) We had to represent for Texas.

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Then we tried some Big Buck’s ice cream. WOW! They had a bunch of creative flavors and it was amazing!

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I would have eaten all of these, but my family wanted their cones back. What a shame 😉

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While we drove around we hopped out to take photos of random places which makes the girls think I am silly. The weather never cleared, so we didn’t make it to the beach on our final day, but it was a nice relaxing family time. After dinner we stopped to buy a few more souvenirs and got all our bags packed to prepare for the drive home early the next morning.

Oh Outer Banks….how I love you!

March 19, 2013February 2, 2017

Irish Soda Bread

Since Nadia is consistantly saying she wants to be a “chef-cooker” when she grows up, I have been attempting to be more consistent with a recipe a week with her to learn new kitchen skills. Last weekend we tried Irish Soda Bread from Blossoms and Posies.

Irish Soda Bread

This was a great recipe because Nadia did every step with just a little assist from me (mostly reminders). I also did the final kneading of the bread and cut the cross in the middle.

Irish Soda Bread

This bread was very good – we tried it with strawberry preserves and with butter. Next time we try this I will use our regular gas oven because it came out too crusty on the outside and doughy on the inside with the convection oven.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Here’s what to do…

Preheat oven to 375°.
Pour lemon juice into milk and stir.
Whisk flour, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl.
Make a well in the flour mixture and stir in the milk/lemon juice.
Dump the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently for about a minute, then form it into a soft ball.
Slightly flatten the ball and lay it on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
Cut an X in the top of the dough.
Bake for 40 minutes, or until golden and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.