Super Bowl Sunday

It is that time of year again-Super Bowl Sunday! The only time that I am ok with having football on, especially on Sunday. I grew-up with football, I know the basics of the game. My grandpa Butler used to put all of the TVs in the house in one room and had them tuned to different football games. My dad is almost as bad. So you would have thought that I would have a burning love of the game....but I don't. Football on TV drives me crazy! Four to five hours-if it goes into overtime, to watch one game! What a waste of time. I know that there are many people-Tyson for one, who live for football. I try to be understanding, but I really don't like to have football on TV, especially on Sundays. But because I can have a party and have all of my family (expect Summer, Bryan, Andrew, Logan, and Hannah, maybe you will be here in two years? Yes?) over for fun, food and visiting, I encourage the watching of the Super Bowl and even try to get involved.....a little (I was even cheering for the guys in red from Arizona, the .......Cardinals, right?).

I like to watch the commercials during the Super Bowl. This year they had a few special ones that required some special equipment. I looked all over Ohio wanting to get the special equipment before they were gone, I couldn't find the special equipment. Luckly, Justin and Emily found the special equipment on the Saturday before the big game. What was the special equipment that I hunted for?

3D Glasses!

Justin grabbed 4 sheets of these little beauties. We got them all cut apart. Most of our party people(Me, Dad, Justin, Emily, Emma, Jenny, Tyson, Blaine, Danny, Spencer, Kody, Brooke, Grandma and Papa Thompson) put the glasses on to enjoy the two commercials.

There were a few things that did jump out of the screen, but not as many as I would have liked. So I was a bit disappointed. Oh well... There is always the Food!

Of course since it was a party we had to have Food. The main course was homemade pizza. I used Jenny's great dough recipe and made 4 pizza. Jenny said that I was a bit to accommodating with all of the different varieties-she said that she would have made people pick stuff off. But I thought that they tasted great and they were fun to make (I made them Sunday morning before church, covered them and put them in the refrigerator. I also made some bread sticks, a green salad, and Jell-O.

There were a few requests for treats, Danny wanted Doritos, Jenny wanted chips and salsa, Spencer asked for Chex mix and Gatorade (so that it would feel like we were right there on the field drinking our Gatorade), and Emily likes hummus. There was chips and dip, veg's, cheese ball and crackers (cheese ball!!??!! get-out-of-here...Haha Summer. Remember?) and little corn puff things that are like Cheetos without the cheese. For dessert I thawed out one of the layers of Danny's and Spencer's wedding cake. It tasted pretty good for being in the freezer for 6 weeks.

So in my option football is done until next February! Right? Probable not. Oh well a girl can dream.

What did you do?

Blaine's new, favorite sentence is "What did you do?" Any time he spills something or scatters his toys he looks at me and says "What did you do?" I love it! I tried getting it on video, but of course he wouldn't say it. At the very beginning you can hear him saying "Do." The video turned out cute though. Blaine thinks this video is hilarious. He laughs whenever he watches it.

Yeast

Here is a little bit of information on yeast:

active dry yeast = dry yeast Equivalents: One package = 2 1/4 teaspoons = 1/4 ounce Notes: This is the yeast called for by most bread recipes. It's largely displaced the fresh yeast our grandparents used since it has a longer shelf life and is more tolerant of mishandling. To activate it, sprinkle it on water that's 105° - 115° F and wait for it to begin foaming (about five minutes). Look for it in the dairy case--it's usually sold in strips of three packages or in 4-ounce jars. Always check the expiration date to make sure it's fresh. Dry yeast can be stored at room temperature until the expiration date--or within 4 months of opening--but it lasts even longer in the refrigerator or freezer. Always bring yeast to room temperature before you use it. It's important to keep stored yeast away from air and moisture, so use the smallest container you can find and seal it well. Substitutes: fresh yeast (Substitute one cake for each package or 2 1/4 teaspoons of active dry yeast.) OR instant yeast (Substitute measure for measure, but don't dissolve it in liquid first. Your bread will only need to rise once.) OR bread machine yeast (Substitute measure for measure, but don't dissolve it in liquid first. Your bread will only need to rise once.)

The Cook's Thesaurus; http://www.foodsubs.com/LeavenYeast.html

Now we will all know the equivalents when using our food storage yeast.