The Ozmerican Life

Easter Sunday....I had to work. It was okay because we were having dinner at my mom's so I wouldn't miss out on anything...and a bonus, since I was working, I didn't really have to bake anything. My job was to bring the rolls. I could totally handle that....so I thought.....

I decided to get the Rhodes Bread Balls....I usually just get something that's pre-made and I just have to heat up...but I thought the rising bread balls sounded a little exotic for a Pahl family holiday (we're pretty simple people)....and it felt like I was somewhat baking.

The directions on the bag of rolls said to thaw and let rise for 3-5 hours before dinner, and take 40 minutes to bake. Since I was working it was Nathan's job to get things going. I put the pans out on the counter, along with the spray grease and saran wrap and wrote out the directions and set them right there....FOOL PROOF!!!

I got home from work...Nothing!! The rolls were there sitting in the pan exactly the same size as they started. What??? It was Easter Sunday...nothing open in Jordan...where was I going to get some rolls?? Well I wasn't, there were just going to be no rolls for Easter, not a big deal I guess.

He did call me at work earlier and ask if I wanted him to open up the other bag too. This was a total normal question....I had a half bag leftover from making cinnamon rolls awhile back...I said whatever fits in the pan. I assumed he used those.

When I got home he had done everything correctly. I thought maybe they were just old from being open in the freezer for awhile, or did not sit out long enough. I got the bag out of the freezer to look again at the directions to see if I had misread something. I found most of the bag still there...no big deal because like I said, I had some leftover so I assumed those were used. So off to mom's we went...no big deal. I was in a hurry. So when I got home I thought for sure they would have risen at least a little bit...I glanced quickly...nothing still...oh well...it was late, I was tired, I will deal with them later.

So this morning I look at them again a little bit closer this time...Hhhhmmmm what is that?

Is that a white chocolate chip?!?!?!?

Yep that's right, Nathan had set out my cookie dough balls!!!! We had freezer cooking the day before and for my dessert I had made White chocolate chip, coconut, macadamia nut cookies.

So this morning I went upstairs as I was leaving for work:

Me: "I figured out the problem with the bread balls.....you put out the cookie dough."

Nath: "Well you showed me the ziploc bag when you were telling me what to do with the rolls."

Me: "Really?"

I knew I didn't. I showed him the bread ball bag...but at 6:30am when he was still half asleep, and I was going to be late to work was really not the time to argue. I know this because I bagged up the cookies when Deb and Wayne were over...and i didn't set out the bread roll stuff till after they left...so there was no way that I would have taken the cookies back out just for kicks....so, I have redeemed myself of any wrong doing...(Although, I have a feeling someone in the Walkington house might still put up a fight to this air tight alibi....Love you honey :)

To Nathan's defense...the bags are quite similar in appearance, don't you think?? I understand how they could get mixed up :)

And speaking of those oh so yummy cookies...once again...check out our freezer blog. It's gotten a bit more sophisticated since I last mentioned it...Take a look again (and sign the guestbook so we feel loved and important :)