Finished

I finished, and paired the cake with a colorful card.

I think she liked it.

I didn't follow the recipe to the T, I didn't add the whipped cream.

(trying to make it healthier)

More Baking!

The Teen Coordinator at the library has a Birthday tomorrow so I'm making her a

Black Forest Cheesecake

125 Best Cheesecake Recipes

By George Geary

I'll post a follow up when it's out of the oven!

From Scratch Bread

I love King Arthur Flour!

[My dad took the pictures]

This is my first loaf I made all by myself!

The recipe is classic whole wheat. Recipe.

Sunday Baking

I ignored my homework in lue of tying out

"from scratch bread" and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

Pictured with my mom's glass behind.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Makes 3½ dozen cookies

1¼ cup all purpose flour


1-cup whole wheat flour


½ teaspoon salt


1-teaspoon baking soda


½ cup sugar


¾ firmly packed light brown sugar

1 cup softened unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces


1-teaspoon pure vanilla extract


2 eggs


1½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats


12-ounce bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Stir the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.

In another large bowl, mix the sugars together at low speed.

Add pieces of butter and beat until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each one, then mix in vanilla.

Add the flour mixture ½ cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Stir in oats and chocolate chips.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Let cool a couple minutes before removing them from baking sheet.

Enjoy! (and share!)

I'll share the bread when it's done in the oven.

Cool Stuff

Yesterday I found myself in front of a computer while nursing a bloody noise. I was having a rotten day and I decided that I would make an effort to cheer myself up by looking at some of my favorite blogs. I headed over the Cup Of Joe (love her!) and was delighted to find a sweet post about Hobbit houses. I explored further and was excited to find this quaint house and its story.

They built the house with the environment in mind and I think it turned out to be very visually stunning! This is the kind of place I would love to live when I grow up.

Small and green!

Anyway, hope you have a fantabulous day!

(and an EVEN BETTER weekend!)

Catch Up

I finished two cards and a page this weekend.

I finally got around to putting it all up . . . enjoy!

This is my "Resolution" page, and the first page in my 2010 book.

I decided to make a new book for every year.

(making it easier to remember when things happened)

A birthday card

(I always need more of these)

A fun one for just about anything.

Exciting news today:

John Green, one of my favorite authors, had a son today (Henry)!

Too Busy

I haven't blogged and I'm sorry, but I've had good reason!

I was too busy making cards.

I finally found time and spent a few hours down creating cool things.

Here they are . . .

Weekend

It was a nice quite weekend.

It was a bit nippy last night when we went out to the neighbors for a birthday.

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I am however disappointed that I missed the snow on Thursday,

I was too ill to enjoy the silent glitter.

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Hope your weekend was filled with beautiful things!

Sleepy

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Got sleep on the brain!

Nighty night, don't let the bed bugs bite!

(if they do, beat them till they're black and blue)

Cupcakes!

Today is a Happy Thought Deficient kind of day.

Cupcakes.

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2010

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Good luck with resolutions and enjoy 2010!