The Atwater Family: Wesley. O. Wesley

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Wesley. O. Wesley

I came out of the restroom last night to hear Cameron laughing hysterically (never a good thing) while yelling for me to come and see something. I ran into the kitchen to find Wesley on top of the counter with the dish sprayer in hand squirting the entire kitchen including Cameron. I ran to turn off the water and got drenched. The look on his face was pure delight...he had found the coolest, funnest thing ever. I didn't really find much humor in the situation until I cleaned up the puddles of water from my kitchen and sent them both to bed early; then I had a good laugh.

Wesley informed me today after lunch that he was still hungry and asked me if I would help him cook a corn-dog in the microwave. I am trying to teach both Cameron and Wesley how to use the microwave so I told Wesley to pull up a chair and I would show him how to do it. I put the corndog in the microwave set it for 50 seconds and then ran out into the backyard to pick a few tomatoes from my garden. A few minutes later I opened the back door to find that Wesley had set the corn-dog to cook for another 23 minutes. Smoke was billowing out of the microwave and the stick was up in flames. I managed to get it out luckily before it started our house on fire. I feel blessed that the only after affects of the microwave incident is a stinky house. I guess the boys won't be cooking things by themselves for a little while anyway:).

2 comments:

Becky said...: Wow! I thought my kids were pretty crazy! Thanks for sharing the stories it made me laugh. Good luck with him. It looks like he will always learn things the hard way.; August 10, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Annette said...: I am glad that you survived the sprayer and Wesley survived the corn dog with no burnt fingers or a burnt down house. Callie put the popcorn in the microwave for 21 minutes one time in stead of 2 minutes 10 seconds. You're microwave will stink for a long time. But the best part, it was only the microwave and not the house or Wesley....Kids, they really keep you going...but enjoy the fun of the little ones, it goes much too quickly. Looks like you guys have been having a fun summer. Salem pond looks really fun!; August 10, 2009 at 2:50 PM

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Salsa Recipe

Salsa Recipe--by Alicia Atwater

3-4 (14.5 ounce) cans of stewed/or diced tomatoes.
1/4 onion (I like to use red onion).
1 green bell pepper
1 lime, juiced (or you can use 1Tbsp lime/or lemon juice from concentrate).
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic salt (or one fresh garlic clove minced).
2 Tbsp white vinegar
sliced jalepenos from a jar to taste (I use about 10-15 slices...this will be pretty hot). (I also make sure I buy the hot jalepenos in a jar not the tamed ones).
3 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (or you can use dried cilantro same amount).

Mix all ingredients into blender or food processor. Blend on low to desired smoothness. Best if you refrigerate for a couple of hours before eating.

Eclair Recipe----by Stephanie Stephens

Elair Recipe

Filling
1-5 ounce instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cup. milk
1 sm. container cool whip
4 ounces cream cheese--softened

Mix pudding, milk and cream cheese with an electric mixer at least 2 minutes and until smooth. Fold in cool whip. Refrigerate 2 hours. (For smoothest results--without lumps--mix milk and pudding together, in seperate bowl mix softened cream cheese, then mix the pudding milk mixture with the mixed cream cheese)

Shells:
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sifted flour
1/4 tsp. Salt
4 eggs

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat water, butter and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat to a full rolling boil. Add sifted flour all at once and stir until a dough forms and pulls away from the pan. Remove from heat and transfer dough to a mixing bowl. Allow to cool slightly. Then add eggs 1 at a time mixing until well combined after each addition. Spoon dough into 16 strips on an ungreased cookie sheet (I will grease cookie sheet slightly). Bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Satiny Chocolate Glaze (from allrecipes.com)
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

In a double boiler combine chocolate chips, butter and corn syrup. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth, then add vanilla. (I don't have a double boiler so I just microwave all ingredients in a glass container for about 1 and 1/2 minutes).

Assembly: Fill shells by either cutting tops off of shells and filling with a spoon or making a hole in top or side of shell and fill with a pastry bag. Then dip tops of eclairs into warm chocolate glaze. Refrigerate until chocolate is set (about 30 minutes). Cover and keep refrigerated until ready to serve. (also good out of the freezer).