Sweet Smarts: Part 3

Change (and Snowflakes) are in the Air...

Katie: We've got some crazy changes going on in our family right now. Want some hints? I just loaded 18 bags of stuff onto the Salvation Army truck, I've got streaks of red touch-up paint in my hair, and I've started checking Zillow.com more often than I check my email. That's right....we're moving. :(   (Anybody got a Kleenex for my mom?)

My husband just accepted a job in Oklahoma City; so we'll be living in a suburb just north of there called Edmond. Is it possible to be equally happy and sad? I'm excited about my husband's new job, excited to meet new people, excited to find a new home....but overcome with sadness when I think about leaving those we care about most...my mom, my dad, aunt, and cousins who will now be 3 hours away, our small faith group and friends from St. Mary's, our amazing neighbors...our precious little goddaughter, Ellie. Okay, now I need a Kleenex.

Anyhow...needless to say, things are a little hectic right now (has anyone seen Matthew? Hey, what's that noise coming from the back of the Salvation Army truck?)...So we'll need to put the blog on hold for a little bit.

Barb:
Don't worry, though..."Eat for Your Life" will go on! While Katie and her family getting settled, I’ll be experimenting with new recipes and adding them to our site. 

For now, please enjoy Honey Tortilla Snowflakes, created by Grammie and Carolyn.

Carolyn: A few weeks ago it was my turn to visit Grammie and Granddad's for the weekend. My favorite part about going to their house is that we always get to create something in the kitchen! This time Grammie had the ingredients ready for a new treat.

Barb: First you need to gather your ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter, melted, two tablespoons raw honey and cinnamon.  Oh, and you'll also need some multi-grain tortillas.

                            Fold the tortilla in half but don't crease the fold.

Fold again. Now with scissors (that have been washed really well), start to trim the outer edges, just like you would a paper snowflake.  Warning:  don't cut too much or Carolyn says "it will go collapsie."

Carefully unfold the tortilla and lay it out on some parchment paper on a cookie sheet.

                                 Add the honey to the melted butter and shake in some cinnamon.

                                                                              Stir it up!

Make sure you put on a lot of honey/butter or else (according to Carolyn) it will taste like "chopped liver." And she says to make sure you get the edges because that's where you take the first bites! Caution:  this is a very messy recipe but well worth it!

Put the baking pan under the broiler for a minute or so until the honey bubbles and the edges turn up a bit.  When it's cool, you can move it to a plate.

                                                                 Let's see how it tastes...........

            Just one more bite to make sure......                                                   Great!

                             Julian's wondering what happened to that chopped liver...