Snowy day

Edible snowballs...I hope to make these soon:

Amaretto Snowballs
(from http://pureella.com/amaretto-snowballs-glutenfree-vegan-quick-no-bake-dessert/)

ingredients:

• 2 cups blanched almonds
• 1 cup gluten free icing sugar + extra for coating
• 2 tsp almond extract
• 1-2 tbsp amaretto liqueur (or amaretto extract for a non-alcoholic, child-friendly version)

directions:

Soak the blanched almonds in water overnight. Drain completely and grind in a food processor until a very smooth paste forms. Add the icing sugar, almond extract and amaretto towards the end and continue processing to combine all the ingredients well.

My girls each made a giant snowflake.  They are hanging from the ceiling in our living room.  It is really snowing outside.  It's been coming down for about 5 hours so far here in Ohio.  My husband made a fire in our woodstove before he left for work.  We are quite cozy. 

A wonderful video tutorial here (I ♥ how the girl says you can use the scrap you cut off as a bookmark):
http://letslassothemoon.com/2013/11/29/diy-3d-snowflakes-video/

I found a frame (8.5 x 11) for my new icon of St. Herman of Alaska that we got last weekend in Lake Odessa, Michigan.