Buttered Rosemary Rolls - Without the Rosemary!

Yesterday, I made Pioneer Woman's Buttered Rosemary Rolls for a church function we had today.  My husband doesn't care too much for rosemary, so I just skipped that ingredient.  Here's how it went:


First, I prepared the cast iron skillets that I used by spraying them with Pam cooking spray.  I needed to make enough for about 20 people, so I used my small (8 inch), medium (10 inch) and large (11 inch) skillets.

(For the record, I think the rolls from the 8 inch pans turned out the best.)

Next, I placed the frozen Rhodes rolls in the pan, spaced evenly.

Because Pioneer Woman suggests cooking the rolls on the middle rack and my oven is not big enough to cook all of the rolls at the same time, I staggered the time that I put the frozen dough in the pans by about 20 minutes for each batch.

I basically just followed the directions on the bag.

I covered them with dish towels and let them rise for a good 5 hours.  My kitchen was a little chilly, so I also turned up the furnace!

Ta Da! 

I think I could have actually let them rise for another half an hour or so and they would have been a little fluffier.

The most important ingredient - Land O Lakes salted butter!  I pulled the butter out of the fridge a few hours prior to using it so it would be nice and soft when I microwaved it.  By the way, I think Land O Lakes is just the best butter ever!  I don't think my cardiologist would agree ha ha!

Then I smothered, brushed the rolls with this neat little brush that I picked up at the grocery store just for this recipe:

And the final touch, sea salt

Whoa, too much salt!  I was concentrating on taking the picture of salting the rolls, and it got away from me!  I just took a little spreading knife and scooted the extra off the roll and into the pan!

Yummy!

The finished product.

I always loved Rhodes Rolls at Thanksgiving, but usually had a hard time getting them to turn out right on a cookie sheet.  I think making these rolls in a skillet is just the trick to making them come out perfect!  And it is so easy.  I really have to thank Pioneer Woman for this recipe!  Thanks PW!

"Show Us Your Collections" - Butterflies & Snowmen, Part II

I didn't have a chance to get all the pictures taken in time for the original post, so here are a few more of my favorite butterfly things:

Welcome Plaque

Wall Art

Flower Arrangement w/butterflies

Hairclip

One of my very favorites. My husband surprised me with this book one day out of the blue.  It has the most vivid, beautiful photographs.

And, finally, one last snowman!  I got this one at Target, not at a garage sale. I waited until after Christmas, though, and got some really great stuff for at least 50% off!

Today, I made Pioneer Woman's Buttered Rosemary Rolls (minus the rosemary) for a share-a-dish we are going to after church tomorrow.  My husband loves these rolls.  Actually, he loves everything I've made from PW's new cookbook.  If you are in a rut and looking for some great new recipes to try out, I highly recommend getting a copy of her cookbook or checking out her website!  Have a great weekend!

Kelly's Korner "Show Us Your Collections" Tour.....Snowmen and Butterflies Edition

Wow!  I am posting on Kelly's "Show Us Your Life" for the second week in a row!  I am starting to get the hang of blogging!  Last week was my very first post ever (just for Kelly's "Show Us Your Ministry" Tour) because Kelly inspired me to create this blog just to share what God has done in my life.  Thanks again Kelly! 

This is just the tip of the iceberg of my butterflies....note cards, stickers, china, more note cards.

Thanks to my friend Patty, I have a new love for snowmen! My husband and I love to garage sale, and people practically give snowmen away when you buy other stuff from them! Here are a few quick shots of my most recent acquisitions!

Somebody at work has mentioned the TV show "Hoarders".  I resemble that remark!

Our Wedding Story....Part 2 of 3

If you missed the beginning of our story... 
click here to read Part 1
click here to read Part 3 

So, as John was busy building the business, I was working for him full time after getting fired from a job that I loved (snowmobile dealership) and we became fast friends. 

We both had boys at around the same age (they were 5 & 7).  We were both single parents whose former partners were no longer involved in our sons' lives.  We both went to church, although, I admit, John was more committed than me.  I allowed myself an out, and it was that if anything was weird or felt funny, I was outta there!  Well, it didn't take long for God to begin to move near me (and within me too) and I bolted.   

I worked for John for about a year, until we had huge fight and I quit.  (Funny how those two events, quitting church and quitting John coincided.)  About a week after I quit working for John, I reluctantly answered an anonymous ad in the daily paper (no Craigslist or internet job sites back then!) for a CPA firm looking for a bookkeeper. 

I couldn't possibly imagine anything duller or more boring than working at a CPA firm.  It was the last place I would normally seek out a job, but I did have my son to think about feeding.  I was on the verge of accepting another offer when I got a phone call from the CPA asking me to come to his office for an interview.  I figured I might as well go check it out.  The worst thing that could happen is they wouldn't offer me a job, so no big deal either way.

During the interview, the CPA was extremely interested in knowing all about the work I did at my job previous to the one at the transmission shop.  You know, the one I was fired from. He asked me all kinds of questions and then he spilled his guts.  Little did I know, but I was actually being interviewed for the same job that I had been fired from a year earlier at the competing dealership in town! 

The CPA asked me to go across town to the dealership and interview with his three other partners!  I was so elated!  I just knew I had the job in the bag!  And I did.  I recently had my 10 year anniversary there this last Thanksgiving. 

It was another huge blessing from God, in many ways.  I was able to get group health insurance through the dealership, whereas John was too small an operation and couldn't afford such benefits.  It turned out that I needed it.  I've had many illnesses and eventual surgeries over the last 10 years, but more on that subject later!

I don't remember exactly how it happened, but John and I made up from our fight after I quit and I resumed being his part-time bookkeeper.  It was probably around January 15th of that next year!  Ha!  (For those of you not familiar with bookkeeping, IRS quarterly payroll returns and employee statements are due at the end of every January).  No matter how many fights we had over the years, and there have been some doosies too, one thing was always guaranteed, John and I would be reconciled by the end of each quarter!  (Ha Ha! Reconciled! Accountant's joke, get it?)

It's getting late and I need to get some rest...I promise to continue Part III this weekend early next week! 

Also, I am serious about the Bibles.  My husband has said many times, "If just two other people in town were doing what I do (Bible distribution), we'd have the whole town saved by now!"  Please help me get the word out about the Bibles.  Spread the word at your church!  Recommend my site to your blog-reading friends, or even your blog-writing friends!  Let's do something together to further the Kingdom of God!

And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." - Mark 16:15

HI TO MY NEW FRIEND JUSTINE IN MISSOURI!

Hey Justine,


It was so nice talking to you today.  I am posting a few nice Alaskan pictures for you.  I hope your dream of visiting Alaska comes true some day! 

(I met Justine today at work when the phone lines got crossed up!  She was calling an 800 number that was mis-directed to my work and I happened to answer the phone when she called and we had a nice chat.)