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and laughed so hard, I almost peed my pants. Ok, not really, but I did find it quite funny.
The evening was filled with all sorts of fun. There was a little movie watching with the munchkins. Do you have your ticket?...
Once the munchkins crashed out the real fun began. A delightful game of ...
was underway. I do believe we were all a little insane on sugar from dessert, based on the answers flowing. And, yet again, WTF escaped from my mouth. CRAP!
May you all have such delightful holiday gatherings!
That's right a Hillary Nutcracker. I was amused actually. The guy that works with my Dad at the store may need to have this gift, I haven't decided yet.
Ok, lets continue with our Tuesday.
3 cups quick-cooking oats (see it says heart healthy)
1 cup chopped walnuts or not--do you feel like a nut or not--I didn't
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips--or a bit more if your like, I liked.
It should all look something like this.
Then spoon them on to a baking pan. They don't really spread too much, but a bit. (should have taken photo of first ones, opps.)
Bake on 325 until lightly brown, or about 10-12 minutes. You should leave them on the baking dish or a moment before moving them to the cooling rake, they are less likely to fall apart.
Yum, McYum!
It was all a thin layer of snow, an inch maybe. Although driving did turn out to be fun, but no major issues, more slush than anything else.
We figured once we hit Illinois it would be rain and all good. I gave up driving to sleep after about 3 hours and handed the wheel to my mother. I crashed in the backseat, only to wake up to this...
Illinois had a lot more than an inch and several accidents. My Mom gave up the drive and I took over again when we stopped for lunch. Finally 12 hours later, Ohio yeah! My poor parents had another 2 hours ahead of them. Oh well we all made it back and safe, so no worries.
Cut the crust into strips and place in pan.
Then add a bit of filling and cover with the crust.
Bake'm up-- not too long just until brown--yum!
Pull the crust out of the freezer and then cut it into sections. Place a small scope of filing in middle and then fold in the edges. If it does not completely cover, it's ok.
Take the dumplings out of the oven. Almost done!
Place the dumplings on your plate/bowl, drizzle with topping and add a scope of vanilla ice cream on the side. YUM! Note to self, have camera ready when placing ice cream near a hot dumpling., it will melt quickly.
ENJOY!
(You can make the filling as you would for pie filling, but I like it this way. I also make a batch by placing the crust in a mini muffin tin and then adding the topping and covering, worked very well.)