Hudson's Snow Adventure

Here in Tennessee, we don't get a lot of snow. And, being a summer loving girl, I am ok with that. Last night, there was a little bit of accumulation.

I could hear the neighbor children out playing in the dark - because snow melts pretty quickly around here.

Luckily, the ground was still white when Hudson woke up this morning.

We bundled him up, took him outside, and realized our yard was one giant sheet of ice.

It made for good sledding though.

Hudson got to make snowballs...

And figure out how to walk with four pairs of pants on.

We had to bribe him to come inside.

Hudson definitely loved his adventure in the snow.

And I can almost guarantee that he is going to beg to go back outside as soon as he wakes up from his nap.

Snowed in and Making up Recipes

If you follow anyone on Facebook or Instagram who lives in the south east, it's no surprise that we are snowed in.

It started coming down yesterday, and we woke up to a beautiful winter wonderland this morning.

It was melting quickly, so I ran out front to capture a few pictures of our house in the wintery blanket.

I'm not a huge snow fan - I think it's beautiful for a day. So, I am happy to say we have enjoyed the beauty, taken a picture or two of the house, and now celebrated the melting process and blue skies today.

Hudson is even pretending there is a need for "spring" activities.

He is practicing his mowing skills.

The snow was forecasted. I had stocked up the normal blizzard essentials: milk, break and eggs. But, since I wasn't wanting to eat French toast for a few days in a row, I started cooking. When I'm snowed in, I start watching Food Network online. (Did you know you can watch full episodes for Free here?) And watching food shows makes me want to try new recipes. But...over and over again I was missing an ingredient or two. Today, I was wanting some spinach dip. I searched a few recipes, but kept finding my pantry to be lacking. I didn't have enough sour cream. I'd used my cream cheese in another recipe yesterday.

So, I made up a recipe. And I am happy to say, it worked! Here's what I did...

Spinach Dip
3 tbsp butter
1/2 onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, pressed
2 tbsp flour
1 box frozen spinach, drained
1 can evaporated milk
1/2 cup milk
salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes to taste
1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic until it is tender. Add flour and stir until it becomes a "blonde" color. Add spinach and milks.

Cook the mixture until it thickens (3 to 5 minutes). Add the seasonings and cheese. Cook until the cheese is melted, stirring occasionally.

In the future, I might try adding a can of Rotel and/or a can of artichoke hearts.

So, what do you do on a snow day? Anyone else making up recipes?