Dane County Fair 2014

This Last weekend, was the Dane County Fair.

We spent a couple of hours wandering around, looking at all the rides, and fun attractions.

As well as  6 Bengal Tigers, one of which was white.

The girls loved seeing the tigers!

For me, ah, I felt sorry for them.

The girls got to pet the bunnies, cows, ducks and chicks!

This little Piggy went to market....

A fun day at the Fair

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The Beauty Of Nature

Living here in Madison, Wisconsin  reminds me of where I grew up, Wales.

Blue Skies, with billowy cotton candy clouds, and a gentle breeze to cool off the warm sun.

Can you pick out the 4 different Trees?

We spotted the resident wild turkey. 

This was the closest I've gotten to one!

The girls tired relentlessly to catch the turkey:)

Then we spied a squirrel, again the closest we got to one.

He played peekaboo!

Then scurried away on to a higher branch, to nibble on his acorn.

Then the girls had fun playing at the park.

A day spent enjoying the wonders and beauty if nature :)

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Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Even though I'm Welsh, I am an American Citizen and I do celebrate Thanksgiving Holiday, with loved ones. It's a time to give thanks, give thanks to those we love and care about.

Well, time to unbutton your jeans to allow that one more small slice of pumpkin or apple pie into your mouth.

How many of us feel and will feel like this today? 

Our Thanksgiving meal is all over and done with, now it's time to curl up on the sofa and indulge in a movie. My thanksgiving day actually started yesterday, with preparing all the vegetables, setting out the serving dishes and whatnot.

Then up at 6 to prep the turkey and pop it in the oven, then see to my waking girls and start the cooking, as our Thanksgiving dinner was set for 1pm.

We had turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato, green bean casserole, homemade thyme, rosemary & sage stuffing, freshly made cranberry sauce, carrots and rutabaga and yummy homemade gravy.

For dessert, the traditional, pumpkin pie, apple pie and I made, single serving, no bake pumpkin pie in mason jars.

I wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving and take the time today to give thanks so someone you care for.

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Easy Meatballs For Dinner

Sweet & Savory Meatballs.

If you're looking for an easy meal for dinner, then try these yummy meatballs.

These are not your usual meatballs, which are normally served in an all savory sauce, also made with ground beef. Mine is made with Ground Turkey and my Sauce is sweet, yet it has a hint of tartness and what's more, it's creamy too.

What more can a girl ask for...oh wait Chocolate! Lol

(That can be for dessert)

Here is what you will need to make

 Sweet & Savory Meatballs

1 lbs of  Ground Turkey

1 large Onion

1 cup of Breadcrumbs

2 heaped Tablespoons of Italian Seasoning

Salt & Pepper

1 cup of Grape Jelly (for those in the UK - Jam)

2 cups of Ketchup

1 can of diced Tomatoes

1/3 cup of Milk

1/4 cup Heavy Cream

2oz of Low Fat Cream Cheese

Heat your oven to 425 Deg

Whizz up your bread to make Breadcrumbs

I already whizzed my onion into small cubes.

Add you breadcrumbs to the ground turkey

Add the Seasonings and Milk

Add Olive Oil into a frying pan & heat

Gather up some of the meatball mixture and form into a ball (1lb of turkey makes 16)

Then place them into the hot oil. You're just going to quickly brown them off.

Once browned, place in an oven proof dish & pop in the oven for a good 20 minutes.

Now while they are cooking you're going to make your sauce.

Add your jelly, ketchup & tomatoes to your pan.

Add some extra Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Give it a quick stir and heat.

Heat until the jelly has melted

Next add the cream cheese and stir until it melts

Next add your heavy cream, now don't worry if the sauce looks like there's streaks of white from the cream cheese, you're going to take an immersion blender & give it a really good whizz.

This is how it will look once youv'e finished Whizzing, nice and creamy...Mmm

Taste test now, make sure its to your liking, if needed add more salt and pepper.

By now the meatballs will be done.

Add the meatballs to your sauce & stir carefully, you don't want to break your yummy meatballs.

Heat through.

Serve with some Jasmine Rice and freshly steamed Green Beans, Brocoli & Carrots.

Mmmm...So Good.

And before you know it, you'll be scooping up some more to enjoy.

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