World Autism Awareness Day #Lightitupblue

Yes today is the day where the world takes a look at Autism. 

I am a Mama of children who are HFA. (High Functioning Autistic.)

Meaning they are super smart wonderful little people, with a few individualized quarks. The main one are un able to read normal social ques, and for mine everything being extremely highly structured for those OCD tendencies. 

They are my children that created their own "theme song" for themselves. Apparently they are not human. 'Cus they are way too cool & special to be just that! Their brains gave them super powers to make them "Super Hero's". Meaning they are extremely analytical. Where calculus & Physic problems can almost all be done in their "Super Hero Brains" & it's fun!

I am as their Mama in complete awe of them. 

Did you know?

In 2011 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its estimate of autism prevalence in the United States to 1 in 88 children (1 in 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls). By comparison, this is more children than are affected by diabetes, AIDS, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy or Down syndrome – combined.* 

I hope you join me in bringing awareness to this fast growing disorder. Let people know it's nothing to be scared of, Just something to know about. 

National Purple Heart Day.

To our Hero's that have been awarded the Purple Heart-both wounded, and fallen, I honor you. I respect you and I remember you always. NEVER FORGET!!

 

Soft Pretzels made In Your Bread Maker! In Honnor Of National Soft Pretzle Day

Who doesn't love a hot soft pretzel that you get from the mall? Let me just tell you how much I LOVE them.. I do. I really really do. But what I don't love one bit is the price you have to pay for them. Or even worse that I would have to pack the troops up and leave the house to get them! I really don't like that.

What I also love to use is the bread maker my family got me 2 holidays ago. Yes they give me appliances and cook books for any given holiday. Mainly because it is a gift for me that I will use for them. But the reason I love it so much is that it takes all the mess work out of making bread. I can latterly set it and forget it till the beeps tell me it's done. Most bread makers these days have a dough setting. This is the setting you will need. I use this like its going out of style.

So when I found a recipe that combined both I was like WOOOHOOO!! Let me tell you the fun I have with these. Today I will show you the basic salted pretzel but coat them with melted butter and cover with cinnamon & sugar or even your favorite popcorn seasoning... the sky is the limit. This is also one of those recipe's that you could get the kids involved no matter their age!

What You Need:

1 cup warm water

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. dry yeast

1 egg slightly beaten and set aside

sea salt

preheated oven to 350

greased cookie sheet

bread maker with dough setting

 

How To Make It:

Pull out your bread maker from it's hiding place and make sure all components are set up to manufactures specifications

 Add warm water into bread maker bucket



Add flour





 Add 1/2 tsp. sugar



 Add1/4 tsp. salt

  Make a well in your flour and add 1 tsp. dry yeast

 Close lid set to bread setting and walk away till your machine tells you the dough is ready



Take formed dough from bread maker and lay out on very lightly floured work surface





 Divide dough into pieces and form a long thin roll out of each dough piece

 From dough into pretzel shape; lay on greased cookie sheet





Take small bowl; crack egg and lightly beat it

 

Take beaten egg and lightly brush over pretzels

Take about a 1/2 tbsp. of sea salt and sprinkle over pretzels

 Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes

 

Remove from oven immediately; Serve and Enjoy!