Month: February 2012

I tried two new recipes, both courtesy of Pinterest: Totally Addictive Cornbread from Chocolate-Covered Katie I like the taste.  I followed the recipe pretty much exactly except I always add maple syrup to my cornbread.  I pour the batter in the pan and then drizzle it heavily with the syrup.  Once baked it has some of that maple goodness throughout.  I didn’t like the gritty texture but that could be from the cornmeal itself.  I didn’t have any of the local, stone-ground stuff I’m used to so I has to use store-bought Aunt Jemima brand instead. Oatmeal Chocolate PB No-bake Bars from New Nostalgia These were good.  I’ll probably make them again.  They are firm and hard to cut in the fridge and really gooey at room temperature.  I don’t mind them gooey, it’s like eating a warm no-bake except… not warm.  Next time I’ll leave out the cranberries, I love them but not in this recipe.  DH didn’t love them but I think it might be the cranberries. Have any new recipes you want to pass along?

Around here, Spring sounds like laughter…  

Found this is my drafts from 10/11/2009.  Funny that I could have written it today, except that part about having kids someday! Forgive me but I might get a little sentimental here for a minute… I’ve spent the weekend canning, again. I’ve stayed up late peeling and dicing and waiting for water to boil, again. I’ve wiped lids, washed jars, and waited for the satisfying pop, pop, pop, of the jars, again. I feel so good about it. When I had seedlings growing under the light in our closet Brian used to tease me that I must talk to them. I could spend several minutes crouched down staring at them, just taking in the fact that they were growing. It was so fun to see them changing as they got taller and stronger. Heaven help me if I ever have children – if I’m so in awe of plants growing how will I ever get anything done with little ones around!? I have the same feeling today about my freshly canned chicken soup that I had about those seedlings. I’m happy to lean on the counter and watch the soup bubble as it cools. Happy to stir the applesauce and

Found this is my drafts from 5/5/2009… so almost 3 years ago.  New thoughts at the end. I had a different post planned for today but this seems to fit. To put it frankly, I had a less than great weekend. Brian got some things done but I didn’t accomplish much. The horse got out and ran through the garden, and one calf got out TWICE and it took us 1-2 hours to catch him. It was one of those moments when we were both so fed up that neither of us could do anything right. I was ready to throw in the towel and get rid of all the animals. I have 99 chickens stinking up my basement, for pete’s sake!! I’m not sure what brought me out of that funk but I’m fine now and of course, all the animals are staying. Well, not all. Brian’s sister took one of the horses and another is going to a new home this week too. The rest are staying! Today I got more done than I did all weekend. While grocery shopping with my Mom we ran in to an old neighbor of mine. He is out of work and