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Homemade Whoopie Pies

We set out to make something new and fun this morning. Miss H picked the recipe and I have to say that she hit the jackpot! These are so easy to make and so good. Here is what you need

For the cookie

• 1 box of devil's food cake mix
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 2 Eggs

For the filling- home made marshmallow fluff

• 3 Egg Whites
• 2 Cups of Light Corn Syrup
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 Cups of Powdered Sugar
• 1 TBS Vanilla

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and then mix cookie ingredients together until combined.

 

 

 Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet, a few inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes and Let cool completely.

Next separate the egg whites and combine them with the corn syrup and salt on high until it thickens, about 10 minutes.

 

Add sugar then vanilla and beat until blended.

 
If it drips and makes a mess don't worry that's what fingers are for!

Add a small spoonful of fluff to your cookie and then sandwich together. 

 
Then hold onto your skivvies!

They are full of gooey chocolaty goodness!  Enjoy
   

 

 

More pictures from the big snow

After all the snow fell, the sun came out today.

We still had some snow removal to do.

It's unbelievable how much snow we got. I have not ventured out much. It's just so deep it's really difficult to get around.

 
School has been canceled for tomorrow and I have a hard time believing they will be back to school until at least Wednesday. In the mean time they are forecasting another 6-12 inches on Tuesday! I am not sure where we will put that much more snow!

So far with the help of our snow blower on wheels Hubby is victorious and has us all dug out. Even though we can't really go anywhere!

Sadie is a bit out of sorts. She is confused over the loss of Chloe her best friend and the deep snow. She is not sure what to do. She misses her sister and she is out of her regular routine, Which for a Border Collie is never a good thing. We have been trying to give her lots of extra ball time, and she seems to be doing well but we can all tell she is as sad as we over the loss of a beloved friend.  

The Big Kahuna Snow Storm

Wow what a snow storm! We measured about 24-26 inches around the house.

 


I took a little walk down the lane to check on how the roads were doing. They don't look so good.

It's just so gorgeous outside, so quiet.   

It was a struggle this morning getting all the chores done. The animals were very happy to see the girls.

The snow flakes were incredible you could actually see the shapes while they fell.

I took these with my Canon point and shoot, it has an awesome macro setting.

I don't think we will be out and about anytime soon! Happy Snow!
 

A Blanket of Snow

We woke up to a blanket of snow this morning.

I couldn't wait to get outside with my camera

We are expecting more snow over the weekend. They are saying up to 24 inches. The pantry and fridge are full and we are ready for whatever mother nature has to throw at us.

The Cocoa Dance

It's been so cold lately I have not been out as much on my walks with my camera. I think Miss H uses my camera more then I do sometimes. The other day as I walked one of my last walks with my sweet Chloe I noticed something funny going on down by the paddock. I looked down at Cocoa the goat, who is always standing at the fence. She was doing ... well it's hard to describe so I will just show you instead.

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It totally cracked me up and I really needed a good laugh. Since then I have caught her doing it several times. I am not sure what it is she is doing but it makes me smile!