Here is some heart love from our day today...
I got up early this morning to make heart shaped doughnuts.
And if you make heart shaped doughnuts you get heart shaped doughnut holes. Yum. The "holes" are my favorite.
I got the recipe from the Pioneer Woman...see this post here for links to the recipe.
We tried to make it at least slightly healthy with a strawberry banana shake but still had a major sugar high afterward. Good thing I only make these a few times per year.
Then we wrapped a couple of them up for some friends in these cool window origami boxes that Lorajean from Lorajean's Magazine shows you how to make here. They are SOOOOO fun to make. I want to make them for every occasion!
I made this one heart shaped.
For dinner we had some of the foods our family loves {most of these pictures are not from today because I was running out of light, time, and energy}:
Pumpkin soup. I made it from canned pumpkin this time. Not as good as fresh but still delicious.
Artichokes - which have hearts...bonus.
steak, potatoes, and we didn't really have room or time for dessert. We were stuffed. So we just let the kids munch on Valentine candy and called it good.
For our beverage I experimented a little. I made Jello Jigglers and plopped them into a tall glass of 7-UP.
It actually turned out really well! The little heart shaped Jigglers jumped and danced around in all the fizz continuously for about 5 minutes. It became our beverage and entertainment in one!
The jigglers didn't even dissolve right away like I thought they might. When one got caught in our straws we slurped them right up. My boys had a blast. So much so that we eventually had to take them away so they would eat their dinner!
We are definitely repeating this one for more holidays.{Plus it is waaaay cheaper than buying a bottle of Martinelli's :) }
On a heavier note, in the middle of the day I got into a pretty bad car accident. The whole front of our car is completely smashed and the car is definitely totaled. I entered an intersection just as someone ran a stop sign. Pretty unlucky. But...everyone, us and the other people are okay. Kind of a miracle. And everyone was so nice, the other people in the accident, witnesses to the accident, law enforcement, everyone. As far as accidents go, it turned out the best it could have. Still... I think I need a break from blogging for a bit. Hope you understand.
See you around! Thank you for all of you sweet comments and thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog.
23 comments:
Oh, Delia!!
So loved all of your Valentine's Day food :). I'm a recent google reader follower of yours and have enjoyed your presence in my reader's inbox very much. In fact, I often choose to read you first :)
Oh, Delia!!
Was so very sorry to hear of your car accident. Yes, of course, dear heart, you must take the time you need to rest, heal and refresh.
Prayers flowing from here to there....
What a creative idea for the donuts and the box is amazing!! Thanks for sharing!!
Oh my goodness, how scary. I'm always so thankful and amazed when people just walk away from bad accidents--miracles, truly!
This is a sweet post--you always do such fun things with your family. Hopefully someday we can meet up!!!
We will miss your, take care. All my love to you and your family.
I totally need to make those donuts!
And very scary about the accident. I'm glad you weren't injured. I get shakey and flustered after close calls, I can imagine you'd need some time to recover from something serious.
Glad to hear that you're alright. Take care.
I'm so sorry to hear about your accident. Glad it all turned out okay. I'll be sending thoughts and prayers your way.
I'm so glad you are alright and so sorry for your scare. Your donuts are amazing and the boxes too. We'll have to give the giggler drinks a try. Get feeling well.
Ohhhhhhhhh those donuts look so GOOD! and the boxes are so cute! The jigglers are a great idea, 7up never looked better all dressed up with those red hearts :)
I'm sorry you were in that accident, how scary :( Hope you get to feeling better soon!
So sorry to hear about your accident! Please take care and get all better fast.
And thanks for sharing all of your projects and events!
I'll miss your updates, but so glad that you and your family are alright!! I'll be praying for you and your family. :)
Sorry about the accident, I know that can really shake you up. I hope it all works out smoothly with insurance and whatnot and that you feel back to your old self soon. Have a good one.
The heart shaped donuts are beautiful. I made donuts as well for Valentine's breakfast. So cute and delicious.
Those donuts look like sugared perfection! I must try those one of these days... yum.
I'm so sorry you were in an accident, but glad to hear you're okay. Prayers for quick healing...
OOh we had heart shaped doughnuts at our wedding! And it's tradition to make them every year for our anniversary which is a week after valentines. P.S. I love your origami box with a heart window!!
Sorry for commenting before I read the rest of your post! I am so sorry you had an accident! I hope you are okay. Sometimes whiplash comes a couple days later so take it easy!
beautiful as always delia, might have to try those donuts too, gosh you are really amazing! And sorry to hear about your car accident, it must be really a shocking experience. I'm glad you and your family weren't injured though.
oh my goodness! hope you are doing alright...so scary!
you have such great and fabulous ideas. thanks for sharing them!
so sorry about the accident. accidents can be so hard to get over. somehow they just shake the nerves. but i hope that you get over this quickly. so, so glad everyone is ok!
Poor you! Just rest and relax you deserve it x
Delia, I am so glad that you, your family, and everyone involved are okay!!! Take a break... and just enjoy your family!
Delia, So glad you are all OK! Dang, that's scary!!!
As for the fist part of your post...girl, you are amazing! You MADE heart shaped donuts for Valentine's day? I'd have felt like I accomplished something if I'd taken Maddie out to DD to BUY one on V-Day. Love the idea for jello jigglers in the 7-up. I'll have to try that if I can find someplace that sells jello jigglers already made too!
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