Sopapilla Cheesecake

Mmmmmm... I have made this dessert for the last 4 office Thanksgivings and it's always a hit! To top off the awesomness of this cake...it's so simple to make! Can I get a Woo Hoo?!?!

Sopapilla Cheesecake

2 eight oz. cans of Crescent Rolls
2 eight oz. pkgs. of Cream Cheese
1 cup Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 cup Butter (melted)
1/2 cup Cinnamon sugar

Flatten one can of crescent rolls on the bottom of your 9x13 pan. In a bowl cream both packages of cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla. Spread mixture over flattened crescent rolls. Lay last package of crescent rolls on top and spread it out to the edges/pinch seams together. Pour melted butter over the top. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

And it comes out looking like this...(minus the missing piece and isn't pre-cut)

Tower Heist

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I really didn't think this movie would be funny so I wasn't gung ho about seeing it. However, after hearing good reviews I thought I would check it out.

I actually really enjoyed this movie! It made me laugh and it made me re-realize how snooty and deceiving the extremely wealthy can be...ha ha. It certainly did teach you that payback is a bitch! he he he

Cranberry Pomegranate & Tangerine Sauce

This is another recipe we tested out before Thanksgiving and this one DID make it to the table. This is also from HEB.

I love cranberries and my favorite are the canned jellied ones...yummy! But these were really good too! The only bad thing about these is the pomegranate juice is a little pricey...my mom called it the Golden juice...ha ha. We also found out that if you cook them uncovered they end up kind of runny, but if you cover them while cooking they get really thick (jello like). I like mine either way, but in case you are one way or the other it's good to know.

Chipotle Sweet Potatoes

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! My mom and I tried out a few new recipes before the holiday to spice things up a little. These sweet potatoes were pretty good, but didn't end up on our table.

The recipe is from HEB, but of course we altered it slightly. We used Texas Gourmet Sweet Chipotle seasoning instead of the chipotle they have on the recipe card (and probably 3x the amount on the card). The chipotle gives a nice little kick to the sweet potatoes and makes them taste more like a side dish rather than dessert. Don't get me wrong the regular sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top will always be my favorite!

Happy Thanksgiving/Card

Happy Thanksgiving y'all!

Here's a simple little card I made for a certain someone for Thanksgiving (hopefully it got there in time)

Breaking Dawn part 1




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 So I told myself I wouldn't see this movie opening weekend because I didn't want to be in the theater with a bunch of screaming tweens everytime Edward or Jacob came on the screen, BUT I couldn't resist! And I felt like a crazy person waking up at 8:30 am to go to a 9:30 am movie on a Sunday! I always sleep until at least 10 am on the weekends...

To me the movies keep getting better as the saga comes to a close. I felt like the actors were more comfortable in their roles this time (or maybe it's because in real life Kristen and Rob are an item). In this movie they get married (finally!) and become pregnant. The "demon" child takes a toll on Bella and when reading the book you get a sense of it, but in the movie...OMG...they made her really look sick. Of course it's all digitally altered, but she really did look like she was withering away. I was very impressed with the detail of that. My absolute favorite part was the last second...it made me so excited to see the second installment!!

If you plan on seeing this movie (or missed it the first time), stay until after the first credits...wink wink.

Vacay Day 7: Columbia River Gorge

Our last full day in Oregon we decided to drive through the Columbia River Gorge on the Historic Columbia River Highway. It was a very beautiful drive that I would recommend to anyone visiting the area.

Vista House...where our journey through the Gorge began

View from the Vista House...cloudy day but still beautiful...the river separates Oregon and Washington

Latourell falls

Bridal Veil Falls

This is my absolute favorite picture from the trip! It's the bridge you cross to get to the Bridal Veil falls view point

OH if only we had really read this sign...lets just say I started the 3 mile hike without knowing...who knew they were all connected!!

Wahkeena Falls

Multnomah Falls (Top Fall is 542 ft. Bottom Fall is 69 ft.)

Horse Tail Falls (last fall before we got back on the regular highway)

Oneonta Gorge

Hope y'all have enjoyed all the pictures! Back to my normal posts tomorrow...guess what movies I've seen (hint: one of them is part of a saga...he he he)