A Year Older, But Not Old

Today we celebrated David's birthday. After church we had a small-ish party for him with my parents, our friends Tim and Christiy, and our neighbors Clayton and Michelle. I made one of David's favorite meals: White Chili. It's chili made with chicken stock, chicken meat, and great white northern beans - and it's fabulous! It's a recipe that I was lucky enough to acquire from Mom E. when I joined the family, and it is one of our favorite winter meals!

I also tried my first attempt at a Pioneer Woman recipe. I made a Heath Bar Cake, and it was incredible. Here's the recipe:

     Ingredients

• 1 box (18 Oz. Box) White Cake Mix
• 1 box (large 5.4 Oz. Box) Instant Chocolate Pudding
• 1 whole Egg
• 2 whole Egg Whites
• 2 cups Water
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 2 whole Egg Yolks
• ¼ cups Margarine
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 cups Cool Whip
• Crushed Heath/Skor Bars, To Sprinkle On Top

     Preparation Instructions 

     Mix the cake mix, pudding, egg, egg whites and water together. Bake in a greased 9×13
     pan at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

     Frosting:
     Mix powdered sugar, egg yolks, margarine and vanilla until well mixed. Fold in Cool 
     Whip and top the cake. Sprinkle crushed Heath/Skor bars.

I changed it slightly. I crushed up one heath bar and sprinkled it over the cake batter before I baked it. It was really yummy!

Here are some pictures from our party:

Most of the fixins for white chili

the birthday cake before putting the crumbled heath bars on top

 

the finished heath bar cake

 The Birthday Boy!

A# 2 and Michelle

 

Tim and Mom 

My Dad

A # 1

 A #2

 Christiy and Me

 A # 1 played "Happy Birthday" on the piano

 

 And we ate birthday cake!

 

And David opened presents

 Clayton and David

 

Happy Birthday, Babe! I love you so much! You are such a blessing to me, and I love how you model unconditional love! You truly live out your love for Jesus Christ, and I admire that. I thank God for you daily - you are the best gift He ever gave me!