20 unbaked frozen dinner rolls (I used more… don’t 😂)
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vanilla pudding powder (I also used more… don’t 😂)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 cup raisins
1/3 cup butter, melted
Lightly grease a 10 inch Bundt cake pan. Place frozen rolls into pan and sprinkle with brown sugar, pudding mix, ground cinnamon and raisins. (Next time I would put all the ingredients in first, so when you turn them over they are sticky goodness).
In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake rolls for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Turn rolls out onto a serving plate and serve warm.
Our turkey Christmas dinner was moved to Boxing Day because JQ and SIL were flying in for a second Xmas! Soooo we had to figure out a dinner that wasn’t too much work. Apparently EVERY restaurant in town was closed on Christmas Day?!?!? WTF? We chose Stone Soup! We used to have Stone Soup every Christmas Eve. I like it because it is different every time, because everyone makes it, and because it is crazy easy! This is the story of Stone Soup…
For our soup, My MIL picked carrots, my FIL picked onions, HBear picked corn, SBean picked beans, Dad picked macaroni, Ninja picked hamburger, and I picked diced tomatoes.
I added stock and some spices and it was basically my Hamburger Soup Recipe with macaroni, corn and beans! It was Ah-Mazing!
We also made salad and my MIL brought homemade French Bread! This is the PERFECT Holiday Salad! It is super tasty, has all the right colours and it is in the shape of a holiday wreath!
Holiday Salad Wreath
Adapted from Two Healthy Kitchens
NUTRITION: 100 Calories/serving
1 head of lettuce, washed and torn
1 can of mandarin oranges segments
1 pomegranate seeded
1/3 cup Feta cheese, crumbled
1/3 cup pistachios, shelled
5 tablespoons orange juice
4 teaspoons honey
3 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/16 teaspoon pepper
Mix the last 8 ingredients together and chill.
Spread the lettuce out in a wreath shape.
Top with cheese, nuts and fruit.
Drizzle with dressing.
Halfway through the week the Girls were already on the edge of losing their shit. Before school we did a little yoga to regroup and focus.
I jumped waaaaay out of my comfort zone and tried my new LipSense, Fly Guy! Holy red Batman!
Wednesday was the Christmas bake sale/concert at the Girl’s school! It was so cute! SBean’s kindergarten class sang Little Snowflake and HBear’s Gr 4 class sang I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus! They were adorable and I LOVED how HBear and her friends got up there and showed such confidence by shaking what their Mama gave them!
On the last day of school we put on the Annual Pancake Breakfast! It is always one of my very favourite school events! The kids LOVE it and it is the ONLY event we put on that we don’t ask for money. It is not a fundraiser… it is our way of saying thanks. SBean ate 10 pancakes this year and HBear ate 7 1/2 lol. Ninja had to shovel first thing in the morning and he got there to flip pancakes a bit late. It was a loooong morning for him.
Friday was HBear’s KISU team practice and Xmas party!
Saturday was a day of shopping and clean up for the festivities. I would show you a video of me grocery shopping but the language is totally R Rated 😂.
After sledding I took the Girls to church for some carolling. I always love the feeling I get from a Christmas Eve Church Service. The Girls really enjoy it as well. We go to the late afternoon service while Ninja makes dinner (this year we had homemade pizza!). This year we went to the Bethel Church and had a wonderful time!
After dinner, we all got in our new PJs, grabbed our Nibs and Hot Cocoa, and headed off on a Christmas light hunt! When we got back we made popcorn and watched our new movie!
Before bed we put out cookies and… Scotch 😂 and carrots and water for the reindeer. Then we went outside to sprinkle our reindeer food, Magic glitter and light our Sparklers to let Santa know we are ready for him!
In the morning, my Grandma and Grandpa came over and we all opened up presents and then had breakfast!
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Loved your salad and for sure going to try your cinnabuns but use walnuts or pecans instead of raisons ick… R plà y was absolutely amazing. She has some real talent, writing and acting,loved the dramatics…..not so sure about some of the other cast members. Lol L.O.V.E.