Sugarbush Hill: Logan

Butterfinger Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

7/24/2013

For Logan's birthday he asked for an ice cream cake. I admit I had no idea how to make this request and though for a day or so that I may be making a trip to Dairy Queen. However, with a little bit of thought and a couple of internet searches, I found a myriad of recipes. In leu of not a lot of time, I came up with this "assembled" ice cream cake and it was a complete hit. This is an easy one to make the night before as it does need time to refreeze.

Butterfinger Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

Ingredients

12	ice cream sandwiches
1	(6.5 oz.) tub whipped cream
1	(10 oz.) bag Butterfinger bites, coarsely chopped (or your favorite chocolate candy)

Directions

Arrange 4 ice cream sandwiches long sides touching in small casserole dish. Spread an even layer of whipped cream over top, making sure whipped cream extends to outside edges for best appearance. Sprinkle 1/3 cup chopped candy pieces on whipped cream Repeat layers twice. Garnish top as desired. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Cut with serated knife or knife dipped in hot water for ease of cutting.

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Friends & Family

Living A "Glass Half Full" Life

3/25/2013

We woke up this morning to 8 inches of newly fallen snow. So 1 week before Spring Break, the kids got to have 1 last snow day. Yes, school was closed and River, Logan and Isabella were more than happy to get to sleep in and stay at home! Quite a treat for them-one last adventure to Mulberry Park to go sledding and snowboarding.

I was so lucky to be able to spend the weekend with my wonderful mom and daughter at Time Out For Women and Isabella went to Time Out For Girls. We had the best time seeing friends from around the Midwest who had traveled to the Indianapolis TOFW and also listening to the wonderful musical stylings of Jerico Road, Jenny Oaks Baker, and Sandra Turley. What a wonderful forum-this is our second time to attend and all of the speakers gave wonderfully inspirational messages of thinking, believing and living HIGHER. We were all challenged to think about what we were going to change in our lives in an effort to live a HIGHER life.

My challenge to myself is to do something everyday to serve someone else and to be a more positive person by trying to meet more of life's challenges with a "glass half full" approach. Case in point -snow, again, 1 week before Easter. We have the opportunity to take advantage of spending time together building forts, having snowball fights and experiencing our most favorite winter sports.

Tonight is meatless Monday and I have decided that Tomato Soup (click the link for my best recipe) and Grilled Cheese is on the menu. After our fun in the snow, it will be nice to build a fire and warm up with a steaming bowl of soup and a creamy, crispy, cheesy sandwich. And then look forward to the weekend and 50+ degrees! At least the weather in Indiana always keeps us on our toes.

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Family

Longer Days, Warmer Weather

3/08/2012

I am longing for warm weather. The past few days here in Indiana have been a tease: typical of Indiana weather in March. As I long for Spring, Summer and their influx of fresh fruit and vegetables, I am reminded of this past late summer when we joined my mom and dad for a trip to Huber's Orchard, Winery and Vineyard located in Starlight Indiana (Southern Indiana) to pick the last of the seasons apples, grapes and peaches.
It was so much fun to hop up on the tractor pulled flatbed trailer and catch a ride from orchard to orchard to vineyard. We picked bags of apples: Golden Delicious, Red Delicious and Gala, for eating throughout the next month or so. We picked boxes of Encore peaches for freezing and canning. But the absolute highlight of our day was picking different grape varietals for processing into the best grape juice you have ever tasted! Seriously, watch out Welches you've got nothing on this stuff.

The three varietals we picked were Concord, Jupiter and Golden Muscat. I'm pretty sure we should have weighed River before and after as he ate as much as he picked!

We had such a wonderful day working and having fun as a family. I am definitely looking forward to strawberry season.

It won't be long before May/June is here and the strawberries are plump, juicy and ready for picking, or eating in River's case!

Schedule of picked and u-pick dates.

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