Russell Family Blessings

Today I'm going to share a yummy recipe for Old Fashioned Banana Pudding, the kind you cook. My Papa loves it! I made it for him instead of a cake on his birthday, so I thought I'd take a little extra time to type it out for everyone to try. I wish I could take credit for it, but it's not my recipe. I got this a few years ago from a lady at church, Mrs. Betty Danford. I'm so glad she shared it! I am posting a few pictures so that you can see how mine looks. I wish I had more to share and that they were better quality!!! Anyway, here goes... Old Fashioned Banana Pudding Ingredients: 3/4 Cups Sugar 3Tbs. Plain Flour 3 Large Eggs (separate whites into another bowl and refrigerate) 1 tsp. Vanilla 2 Cups Milk Vanilla Wafers 3 Bananas In a heavy sauce pan, combine sugar and flour, mixing well. Add milk, beaten egg yolks, and vanilla. Cook on medium heat, stirring CONSTANTLY until mixture thickens. Remove from heat. In a casserole dish (I...

I've got to get better at this! Promptness is definitely not my forte...and I've never claimed to be anything other than a procrastinator. I have so many pictures that need to be uploaded and blogged about. This post is an exception, though. I'm actually going to get this one done in a timely manner!!! Kudos to me! ;) Anyway... Thursday night, our baby, our caboose, our little princess, our Oak Tree...Oki graduated from Preschool! I absolutely cannot believe that she is going to Kindergarten in the fall! Where did the time go? I guess the time flies when you're busy...and boy have we been busy! First, I need to say that we have been very blessed to have the staff family at Kid's World care for all three of our children. Mrs. Pam and the ladies there are an outstanding group and have loved and nurtured Russell children since 2002. For ten years (wow! That seems like forever!) we have been leaving our kids there for care while we work. Not everyone can s...

With Valentine's Day coming up tomorrow, I spent my Saturday baking and decorating cookies for Max and Oki to take to school. Giving homemade gifts is something I enjoy doing and I really enjoy decorating cookies, but not the time that it takes me! Oki was some help decorating... Here she is decorating her own cookie... Some I did with sprinkles and I experimented with some other designs too. Some turned out better than others!!! All in all, I think I made something like 63 cookies! I have the best recipe...click here to link to a master cookie and cupcake lady!!! She gives tips on decorating. I love her blog! Hope your Valentine's Day is great!

My brother-in-law, Harrison is working on this drawing for me and I couldn't help but share this "sneak peek" that he sent me today! He is so talented! Thanks H! "Carnley Girls" My sisters, Missy and Gail and me in the middle!

I really don't know what to call these things, so I just made the name up! I got this recipe at church the other night from Mrs. Berry. It was so tasty that I thougth I would share it! Sweet Potato Dumplings Ingredients: 2 Cans Crescent Rolls 1 Package of Sweet Potato Patties (Cut in Half) 1 1/2 Cups Water 3/4 Cup Butter 1.5 Cup Light Brown Sugar 1.5 tsp. Vanilla Cinnamon Directions: Wrap each 1/2 Sweet Potato Patty in a crescent roll and place in a large shallow baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. (You will have 16 rolls) Combine water, butter and sugar in a small pan and boil until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Pour over rolls, sprinkle with cinnamon.   Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Allow to sit a little while before serving. I made 1/2 of this recipe and it turned out fine. Happy Cooking!

I am not sure what was so different, but we had the best Christmas this year! It just seemed that everything just went well. Praise the Lord for our family!!! It was great getting to spend time visiting! I've included some pictures from "The Day." Maybe I will be more regular in updating. I really do want to get back to blogging! My children are growing up so fast, I can hardly keep up! As you can see, I don't have babies anymore! Eli is 12, Max is 9 and Oki is 4... Last but not least...our traditional family picture at my sister's house on Christmas night...

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