Peruvian delight

Lilly had to make a dessert from Peru this weekend for her AP Human Geography class. I asked if we could buy something and got "the look"- like how stupid are you. Oh well. She found a recipe on line and I shopped for the ingredients then let her have the kitchen. These little cookies took HOURS! Make the batter then refrigerate for 2 hours, while making a flan in the oven for 90 minutes. After that, roll dough, cut cookies, bake, cool then assemble. It was a strange assortment of flavors too. Lemon, vanilla, custard and then rolled in coconut. Well, they tasted delicious and looked great and went over well at school. So really I am that stupid! Well done Lils!

Halloween 2011

We had a fun and festive Halloween this year! It was a little weird without Kate but we still had fun! Maggie was "the Mad Hatter" this year. She had been looking for a costume a full 2 months before Halloween. Once she found it, there was no changing her mind. We found it at Party City but it only came in preteen sizes, not kid sizes. No worries she assured me. It was a little low cut for my taste (unless she was a tart- which she isn't!) but she proposed wearing a pink shirt underneath. Great idea so we bought it on Oct. 3rd! Maggie did not try it on again until minutes before trick or treating so I was a little nervous. I must say she looked fabulous! The cutest Mad Hatter I have EVER seen! So she passed out candy at our house for a while then combed the neighborhood with Harper until the candy bag had a decent haul. Back at home she swapped candy with a neighbor for all her favorites then watched the Disney channel until 9 and ate her fill of candy. Happy Halloween!