There's Been A Horrible Accident!

Well, no, really, it's just colouring paste. It sure makes good horror movie makeup, though, doesn't it? Especially when it's been in the cabinet for probably too long.

I used it to make Valentine's Day cookies. Happy Valentine's Day!

I had an exciting scare over the weekend. Friday night I helped B clean his room and throw out a bunch of old stuff because during the week we tore apart his room looking for some viola strings he mislaid. Saturday morning I woke up to find my wedding ring was not on my finger! I was in tears... all I could think about was in all the cleaning Friday it ended up in a trash bag. I looked in the usual places where I leave it if I take it off, I looked through the trash, nothing.

Then Sunday I said, "I am just going to take apart the bed and look one last time." So I took the duvet and pillows off, lifted off the mattress, and picked up the box spring. There my ring was, well under the bed. Either it bounced there or the cat played with it. I am just happy I have it again. (Oh and by the way, we were reading a local paper the other day and apparently we are trendy, platinum (hvítagull) is the "in" wedding ring material.)

(Adding the recipe...Ingi likes them which says a lot because he doesn't really like cookies.)
Valentine's Day Cookies
(They don't have to be for just Valentine's Day)
Makes around 14 very large cookies (Note to self: When making cookies for a classroom of 5th graders, use smaller cookie cutters so you don't have to do a double batch)

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups (plus any extra) flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients, add to butter mixture. Add flour as needed to make a stiff dough. Refrigerate for 30 mins or longer. Roll out on a well-floured cookie sheet. (Note, the dough will stick to your rolling pin and solidify and make it hard to roll future batches if you wait too long between batches). Cut into shapes. Bake at 375 F/190 C for about 10-15 minutes, depending on how thick the cookies are, if you have a dark cookie sheet, and how crispy you like them.

Icing for cookies
About 1 cup confectioner's sugar (flórsykur)
1 tsp vanilla
colouring (optional)
milk

Mix sugar, colouring, and vanilla. Add milk a little at at time to make a relatively thin but not watery icing. If it is too thin, add a bit more sugar. Frost cookies.