Friday Things
1. This smile is just the best thing ever. We’re having so much fun with Joseph lately – he’s crawling, standing, climbing, playing… he has seemed much less like a baby and so much more like a little boy.
2. I’m “vertically challenged” at only 5’1, so I enjoyed this (and I’ve totally stood on the bottom shelf at the grocery store!) >> 23 Pictures People Over 5’5″ Never Understand.
3. This video — How Much Product You Should Use — made me realize that I use wayyyyyy too much stuff (and also made me crave a peanut butter cup).
4. I officially feel old >> 17 Things in “Friends” That Aren’t Even a Thing Anymore. Ahhh, the good ol’ days.
5. I’m making a big pot of chili on Sunday, and I’d love to try a new cornbread recipe. Share your favorite below!
6. A few years ago, I attempted to crochet a winter hat for my husband. It turned out… awful. I still haven’t learned to knit… does anyone know of a great crochet pattern for a simple, classic man’s winter hat? I’d love to try again!
7. Are you starting to think about Christmas yet? I’m already dreaming of snow, twinkling lights, Christmas movies and hot chocolate.
8. This is full of great ideas! >> 31 Clothing Tips Every Girl Should Know.
9. The Ultimate Cookie Troubleshooting Guide is full of AMAZING information!
10. TGIF! These dogs love playing with their rings!
We had vegan chili for lunch and I made spoon bread which is a fluffy soft cornbread. My children loved it. Click the link for the recipe:
http://yhoo.it/1W2GqTe
I love the world’s best honey cornbread from moneysavingmom.com. I haven’t tried another recipe after trying this one.
Every week when I see the pics of Duke and Einstein I want so much to come to your house and pet them. They look so soft and shiny.
Lion Brand yarn site has many free crochet patterns for hats, as well as lots of other patterns. Address is lionbrand.com. I like Ina Garten’s cornbread recipe. It has sour cream in it so it’s really rich and moist.
Love them pups!!! I bet they amuse Joseph with all of their antics. When corn was at its freshest this summer, I discovered a fantastic recipe for Roasted Sweet Corn Cornbread @ macheesmo.com. Very tasty!
http://www.macheesmo.com/roasted-sweet-corn-cornbread/
Damn Delicious’ Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins
http://damndelicious.net/2014/02/08/jalapeno-cornbread-muffins/?m
The cornbread recipe I use is almost identical to this one:
http://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/09/everyday-cornbread/ The only difference is that I use 1/3 cup each sugar and vegetable oil. I bake it in a buttered 10″ cast iron skillet or a 9″x9″ baking dish. It’s delicious!
I like this pattern for a crocheted watch cap. http://seamenschurch.org/sites/default/files/sci-crochet-seafarers-cap.pdf
Just like you, I’m also vertically challenged. That link you posted was too funny. I can relate to almost all those scenarios.
Another sign you’re old from the “Friends” story (or maybe just that you’re a parent): seeing the screenshot from Monica running into Richard at the video store and noticing the videos in the foreground and saying, wait, Corduroy movies?? Those exist? My kids will be so excited!!
Here’s my go-to cornbread recipe. I’ve made it in a 13×9 pan but also as muffins:
http://www.food.com/recipe/sweet-cornbread-116185
So good, my kids literally throw a fit when it’s gone. They love food as much as their mama. ;)
I love basic cornbread baked in a cast iron skillet…hot and buttered!
I also love this easy and delicious recipe:
CORNY CORN BREAD
1 cup self-rising cornmeal
3/4 cup self-rising flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 8oz can sweet corn cream style
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9″ x 9″ square baking dish.
Whisk together all the dry ingredients and then add the oil, corn, eggs and sour cream, stirring just until moistened.
Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
I really like the corn bread recipe on Cooking Classy. I have thought about trying Sally’s (from Sally’s baking addiction) cornbread too.
I know what you mean….I am 5 foot. Reaching for something at the grocery store is oh so familiar!
I have so enjoyed watching Joseph grow and that precious smile!
One minute he is a baby…next thing you know he IS a little boy!
You have such fun years ahead!
Love the pics of Joseph and your 4-legged babies but really loved the info on short people. I am 5 ft and married a man 6’4″ 49 years ago. Thanks for sharing. Love your blog.
This is my go-to cornbread recipe. Warning—it is sweet, but so delicious!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/76594/grandmothers-buttermilk-cornbread/?internalSource=search%20result&referringContentType=search%20results
nice and happy smile from the baby Joseph, great links from you, thanks for sharing
My favorite corn bread recipe is almost identical to this. The only difference is that the one I use calls for 1/3 cup each sugar and vegetable oil.
http://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/09/everyday-cornbread/
I like this pattern for the crocheted seafarer’s cap:
http://seamenschurch.org/sites/default/files/sci-crochet-seafarers-cap.pdf
I’m 5’2″. I have a daughter who is 5’1″. It’s amazing what that extra inch allows me to do. I can reach things on the top shelf — if I’m on my tiptoes and it’s right in front.
If you get Cook’s Country, the cornmeal drop biscuits in the most recent issue are amazing and perfect with chili. Great cornbread flavor but lighter and so easy.
Our go-to cornbread recipe is this recipe http://www.mommyskitchen.net/2010/10/bishop-hills-bakery-sweet-corncake.html. I only make a half of a recipe and bake it in my No. 8 Griswold iron skillet. This skillet measure 9 inches across the bottom and it comes out perfect.
Joseph is growing up so fast! I am short too and have climbed store shelves, climbed into freezers and almost jumped into a washer to get to things in the bottom. I have also resorted to asking strangers to reach for things for me…lol…the boys are looking good!
My absolute favorite corn bread I actually call corn CAKE and it’s so yummy you could eat it on its own. Really, really simple you take a box of yellow cake mix and two boxes of jiffy corn bread mix and dump them all together. Add all the ingredients each box calls for, mix and pour into a sprayed 9×13 or, my favorite, a bundt pan and bake for 45-50 minutes (maybe less on the 9×13). You can also half this recipe by using one box of corn bread mix and eyeballing half of the cake mix* and it will fit perfectly into a 6 jumbo muffin tin lined with cupcake liners or sprayed with cooking spray.
Our family of 5 will eat on this for a couple of days with leftover chili, but it freezes really well if you want to wrap it up for another quick meal later.
*Note: if you half the cake mix and are trying to half the 3 eggs the recipe calls for, I usually use two eggs with no problem.
Enjoy the fall weather and all the comfort food this season brings.
I was going to post this same comment. This is our “go-to” corn bread mix. I just made it last week. So yummy! And so easy!
Jiffy Corncake recipe: https://www.jiffymix.com/recipe.php/Breads/Cakes/70-Corn+Cake
I like the recipe from Cook’s Illustrated for Corn Muffins but your own recipe is quite good! You can find it at http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2015/02/perfect-corn-muffins/
Also wanted to mention that I look forward to the pictures of Joseph and the pups each week.
The cornbread from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe is the best. It is definitely more cakey and not the thinner, harder type of cornbread that you would get from a cast iron skillet, but that is why I like it. Everyone I make it for loves it.
http://www.melskitchencafe.com/the-cornbread-and-fluffy-honey-butter/
#2 was hilarious. I myself are 5’64 but my daughter (18 Y) is 5’1 so I did show her that link. She loved it and said its so true!
#6 Ravelry came 1st on my mind, too. Should find a lot of patterns there!
Have a great weekend!
I have tried many, but the best one is on on allrecipes.com Grandmothers buttermilk cornbread.
This is the absolute best cornbread I’ve ever made. I usually double it and it comes out perfect. I’ve been making it for years, and won’t make another (well, I’d like to find a recipe for my new cast iron). I have not ever made the fluffy honey butter. I don’t think it is needed.
http://www.melskitchencafe.com/the-cornbread-and-fluffy-honey-butter/
I’m 5’2″ and can relate to most of those! Hilarious! There should’ve been something in there about “capris” being full length pants and maxi “skirts” being full length dresses lol! I often joke that pay my tailors rent.
Oh, and speaking of clothes… I’ve ordered Trendsend twice and I love it! They actually take height into consideration and sent me a moto jacket the sleeves weren’t too long on (that’s a first!), all 3 pairs of pants were “short”, and they even explained how to tie an oversize scarf so it won’t overwhelm my small frame. :)
I miss friends too ?
I am always looking for great cornbread for chili. I made this recipe once and it was pretty great. It’s from Cooks Illustrated earlier this year (and Deb).
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2015/02/perfect-corn-muffins/
Enjoy the gorgeous fall weather!
I am a knitter but I used a nifty knitter first. It is a round loom sold at most craft stores (I work at Michaels and we have lots) It is very easy and I made hats for all my boys (hubby and 2 sons). It is what made me want to lean to knit.
You are so right…Joseph’s smile is priceless. It is amazing how little ones magically cross the line from babies to… pre-toddler to… toddler in what seems like a blink of the eye.
I am a knitter but perhaps the knitting/crochet site Ravelry.com might be able to help you locate a hat pattern for your husband.
Enjoy your weekend!
I am in love with sallysbakingaddiction.com ‘s cornbread recipe. So delicious. Moist. Fluffy. Perfect cornbread.