Cooking Thursday

Today's recipe is for roasted carrots, with a brown sugar and cinnamon glaze.  They're so good, and a nice way to change up how you serve carrots. I got this one from my sister Cheri and we really enjoyed them.  Excuse the photo.  I forgot to take a picture of the bowl full and had to get one of the few that were left.  :)

Oven Roasted Glazed Carrots

1 1/2 pounds baby carrots, or regular carrots cut and quartered
1/ 4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Line a baking pan with parchment paper or foil for easy clean up.
In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
Pat carrots dry and add them to the bowl, stirring until they are well coated.
Place carrots on prepared baking sheet and place in oven. Bake for 25 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking time.

Wordless Wednesday

 

Another Lighthouse Visit

Last week Bob and I made a little drive to Holland, MI, which is about 25 minutes from our home. It's a very cute town known for it's Dutch heritage and Tulip Time.  It's a great place to shop in the winter because the sidewalks are all heated, so there's no problem with snow or ice while you're walking. We did a little shopping and then picked up a sub for Bob and a salad for me and drove to the Lighthouse.

I've shown you the Lighthouse in Grand Haven many times, but not this one in Holland so here you go!

We parked and ate our lunch in the car, and checked out this view of Lake Michigan. As you can see, there's still lots of ice!

After we ate, we got out and walked toward the Lighthouse.  This mansion is on the other side of the channel from where we were walking.  Have you heard of the Amway Corporation?  This is owned by the son of one of the founders. They've really done a lot of amazing things for the whole Grand Rapids area, but people weren't happy when this was built here as it blocked the walk to the Lighthouse.  

Here's the Lighthouse, across from the channel.

Yes, it was slippery - icy and a very cold walk!

Out on the pier, looking over Lake Michigan.

So cold, but so beautiful!

One more photo of the Lighthouse before we left.

It was a cold, but fun adventure!