tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18651820697810859342024-03-05T05:35:43.205-05:00Cakes, Kids, Etc.Just a little bit of fun and nonsense.Bronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-35174453561050816552012-08-30T14:29:00.001-04:002012-08-30T14:29:14.953-04:00Long Long Ago.........I started this blog.... Well, not that long ago but it has been a long time since I have posted anything.<br />
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I have been very busy with school, work and kids so I have been neglectful...<br />
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Also I have been toying with the idea of changing the name of my blog....when I get time. :)<br />
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During the summer we visited a few more battlefields and I wanted to share the pictures with you.<br />
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This is part of the Chickamagua battlefield in Georgia. It had rained and rained all day but the rain stopped in time for us to tour this beautiful battlefield. <br />
The battle of Chickamagua, if I remember correctly, occurred after the Union army occupied Chattanooga, TN. The Confederate army turned and was determined to take Chattanooga back and the two armies met here, at Chickamagua. <br />
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I know this is a very simplistic explanation and I apologize. For more information on the battle that occurred at Chickamagua check <a href="http://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm">out this link</a>.<br />
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The above photograph shows the Brotherton cabin. The most memorable story (for me) about this area is that many of the families had to flee the area and hide in the woods. These civilians were without shelter and food and a young daughter of the Brotherton family returned to the battlefield to get milk from the family cow. After milking the cow, she distributed the milk to the wounded soldiers of both armies instead of taking it back to the civilians. <br />
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We also had the privilege of seeing a lot of deer on our tour of the battlefield. This deer decided to pop a squat and I could not resist taking a picture.....I mean really, how many opportunities to take a photograph like this does one have?????<br />
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Well, I will wrap it up and show more pictures another day....hopefully not 6 months from now <br />
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The "trash the dress" concept is basically (as I understand) dress up in formal wear and do things you wouldn't dare do normally....<br />
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Like play at a waterfall....<br />
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Or climb on rocks...<br />
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But these girls did all of that and we had a blast!!<br />
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Bronwyn :)Bronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-37540031432152427922012-04-29T21:50:00.002-04:002012-04-29T21:52:51.516-04:00"All Time Low" cakeMy Morgan asked me if I would make a cake for her classmates 16th birthday party. The party girl wanted a cake with her favorite band "All Time Low" as the theme so this is what I came up with...<br />
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My little figures all seem to start out as heads ..... these little guys are going to be the band members :)<br />
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And then I add the bodies. <br />
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I know they aren't really realistic but I do try to add some of the characteristics of the person...<br />
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I should mention that I am NOT a sculpter!<br />
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And then I added some hair <br />
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They have to sit and harden so I make them a few days in advance.<br />
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The cake was pound cake with MMF <br />
I hand painted the top layer, which actually looked really neat and I sprinkled on some black disco dust to add some sparkle.<br />
I also hand painted on the All Time Low logo....nerve wracking (because what if I messed up!!!) but it turned out well.<br />
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The birthday girl loved her cake and I realized how much I've missed this hobby :)<br />
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Thanks for looking<br />
BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-56335736321559942982012-04-22T20:22:00.000-04:002012-04-22T20:22:48.271-04:00Whew!Another semester of school (for me) winding down but the summer session begins soon so I just wanted to share some of our recent adventures, and my pictures, with you.<br />
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I have been so busy we really haven't done much but I've tried to make myself take pictures because its a creative outlet for me....<br />
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We went to the State park recently and the boys played on the playground and the swings and even in the water. They had a blast and I forced myself to just breath and enjoy their enjoyment.<br />
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And then yesterday we went to the near by Six Flags. The kids had a blast there too.<br />
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Thanks for looking.<br />
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Big Smile :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Bronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-80725232169252786842012-03-22T17:28:00.000-04:002012-03-22T17:28:44.931-04:00Chair CPRMy friend had these old metal chairs sitting in the yard of her hair salon....they sat there through the sun, rain, snow and ice for who knows how many years.<br />
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I would see these chairs and think....they could be fixed...they could be brought back to life!!<br />
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But I kept walking past them<br />
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Finally, one day, I said to my friend, I would love to fix your chairs....and she told me I could have them. (I would have been happy just to fix them for her but OK!!!)<br />
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So I brought them home and put them in my shed...where they sat for about a year.<br />
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The other day I decided to pull the chairs out of the shed and sand them down....<br />
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Here is the before shot of one of the chairs....<br />
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And so I sanded....and sanded....and sanded....and I removed most of the old paint and rust but couldn't get the chairs completely smooth so I said what the heck...this is good enought (plus my hands were begging for mercy!!)<br />
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So I painted them with primer and white rustoleum....<br />
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And then I went to the craft store and got some light and dark blue paint and painted a design on the chairs and sprayed them with a top coat of clear Rustoleum..<br />
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And Voila!! Here are the finished chairs!!<br />
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Now all I need is a little table :)<br />
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Thanks for looking and have a fabulous weekend!!<br />
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XOXO<br />
BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-36049166793838689282012-03-07T09:10:00.000-05:002012-03-07T09:10:27.080-05:00Hello againIt sure has been a while since I posted anything and I am sorry about that. This little blog is one of my creative outlets that have been neglected as of late because of my other priorities. Another one of my creative outlets, as you may know, is photography. I was able to do a night time shoot (my husbands suggestion....Thank YOU Casey) of the Inner Harbor at Baltimore from the top of Federal Hill.<br />
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I had so much fun using my tripod and playing with the shutter speeds and zooming in and out during the shot.....<br />
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anyway, I just wanted to share with you a few of my favorites from that night....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Smiles :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bronwyn</div>Bronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-78629511299353553542012-02-19T13:47:00.000-05:002012-02-19T13:47:45.962-05:00Oreo Cookie Pop BouquetI have seen some pics of Oreo cookie pops and thought...."Hey, that looks easy!!"<br />
and what a great idea to make a bouquet of these cookie pops for my friend Joni, since the kids ate all of her cupcakes :)<br />
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In the process of making the cookie pops I learned some valuable lessons.....<br />
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Lesson #1....if you want to make something, do a little research on what worked for others<br />
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</div>Lesson#4....have kids handy to eat broken cookies<br />
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Lesson #5....Good friends don't care if your project didn't turn out perfectly!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And remember guys, try double stuffed Oreos, or see what has worked for others because I still haven't done my research :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">XOXO</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bronwyn</div>Bronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-36942502778328232882012-02-09T16:20:00.000-05:002012-02-09T16:20:19.622-05:00Red Velvet CupcakesI have been busy studying..and studying.... and studying....but yesterday when I took a break from studying I decided to try a new recipe. My original plan was to take a few of these cupcakes to my good friend Joni because I know she loves red velvet cake....and because her birthday was last month and I haven't given her anything special for her special day yet...<br />
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note to Joni....they didn't last long enough....I'm so sorry....I will make it up to you :)<br />
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Both of the recipes for the cake and the icing were found on Cakecentral.com.....I love this site by the way....you can get tons of great ideas!<br />
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You take some butter and sugar and vanilla and eggs and mix it all together and that sounds yummy already....oh and add the sour cream too....<br />
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And then when the cupcakes were cool I whipped up some cream cheese icing.... YUM<br />
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<a href="http://cakecentral.com/recipe/decorator-cream-cheese">Decorator Cream Cheese Icing</a><br />
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XO,<br />
BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-25044350038573800542012-02-04T11:51:00.000-05:002012-02-04T11:51:35.943-05:00Homemade PancakesIn the past I've always made pancakes from a box mix....the easier the better.<br />
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But I found this recipe for homemade pancakes in my moms recipe box and I've been making these for the last few months.<br />
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They are fairly easy to make....<br />
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Some flour, egg, oil, sugar, baking powder and a little bit of salt<br />
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then I add some vanilla to add extra yum <br />
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Mix it all up until moist....will still have some lumps and thats fine<br />
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Now I was suprised at how thick the batter is but it turns out fine..<br />
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So heat the frying pans and I usually keep the flame on medium<br />
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I melt some butter in the frying pans and then add the butter but if you want to lighten it up you can spray the pan with cooking spray.<br />
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They cook up really fluffy and yummy :)<br />
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Then of course you have to top it off with some maple syrup or whichever kind you like....and the options are endless....can add some chocolate chips, or blueberries, or small apple chunks to the batter....as I said, the options are endless.<br />
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So here's the recipe I batch yeilds about 6 pancakes (depending on how big you make them) so you can print it if you'd like<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Homemade Pancakes</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup flour</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 Tbsp sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 egg</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 Tbsp baking powder</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2 Tbsp vegetable oil</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 tsp salt</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3/4 cup of milk</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 tsp vanilla (optional)</span></div><br />
Enjoy and XOXO<br />
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BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-76382082386933813422012-01-31T20:26:00.000-05:002012-01-31T20:26:11.800-05:00Yummy Yummy in my TummyCan you say..."Cheese Steak Baked Potato" YUM<br />
I was first introduced to this wonderful meal about a year ago but this is the first time I've prepared it for my family.<br />
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I bought these steaks at Costco...not your steakum I can tell you that!!<br />
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put it on the potatoes AND added some cheese :)<br />
I love cheese....<br />
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And to make it most delicious I added some sour cream... HEAVEN!!!!<br />
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(The picture doesn't do it justice but you will have to trust me!!!)<br />
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BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-43672957134263570562012-01-21T18:56:00.000-05:002012-01-21T18:56:57.099-05:00Orioles Baseball Fanfest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06hKRJejwPrCNNVUp873CajIQ3GK1Ed86eZND4Go_pyoZhUnVhy6uzEJVHtBZ1t5EuvwZDLKfwL4SYU-U8UOtvvPLK9tuLXqk201SU29asSU0ljr4jtqOnwbTfcK_FIMlvx2Z8CmD7vU/s1600/DSC_0171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06hKRJejwPrCNNVUp873CajIQ3GK1Ed86eZND4Go_pyoZhUnVhy6uzEJVHtBZ1t5EuvwZDLKfwL4SYU-U8UOtvvPLK9tuLXqk201SU29asSU0ljr4jtqOnwbTfcK_FIMlvx2Z8CmD7vU/s400/DSC_0171.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Today I took the youngest two kids to Fanfest. Its function which takes place every year before spring training begins. The fans get to meet some of the Orioles players, take pictures and get autographs.<br />
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They tried to throw strikes.<br />
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We had a great time and even got to walk through some snow!....although there is none in the pictures....just thought I'd mention the snow that we had in the morning....which is still on my lawn...but not on these sidewalks :)<br />
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BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-4910938931010345772012-01-11T13:36:00.000-05:002012-01-11T13:36:37.501-05:00Antietam in WinterDuring the Christmas break we took a little day trip to Antietam. This time I followed the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/maps/showmap.cfm?alphacode=anti&parkname=Antietam%20National%20Battlefield">Map</a> of the battlefield and toured the stops on the Auto tour in order. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>We really had an enjoyable, educational day and if you want more information about the battle at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/ancm/index.htm">Antietam click on this link.</a><br />
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I also found out that on the first Saturday in December they have an illumination memorial where they light a candle for each casualty of that day! I will definitely be marking my calendar to go this year!!<br />
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I just wanted to share a few pictures of our day there....most are of the scenery and I added a little watermark to the pictures...just my name but let me know what you think.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Maryland Monument which pays tribute to both Union and Confederate soldiers from Maryland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tree was by the Clara Barton Memorial</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree in the Mumma Farm Cemetery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sunken Road...also known as the Bloody Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burnside Bridge...I could stay and take pictures of this bridge all day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antietam National Cemetery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antietam National Cemetery with "Old Simon" in the background.<br />
The monument text says "Not for themselves but for their country"</td></tr>
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We had a really nice day and even saw a few snowflakes. I am really excited for the next school break so I we can go exploring some more.<br />
Thanks for looking and I love feedback!<br />
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XO<br />
Bronwyn <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Bronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-64276746311989838622012-01-10T09:39:00.001-05:002012-01-10T09:42:20.121-05:00Happy New YearHard to believe its been a month since my last post. Time certainly flies!<br />
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. <br />
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On Christams we finally met Casey's brother Gene (whom we had no idea even existed until the day before Thanksgiving.)<br />
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The story is that a young man in the Air Force in the 1960's <br />
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He found us almost a month after Mr. Milton died. And while the timing stinks we have made the best of it!!<br />
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Gene came to visit us for a few days and fell into the chaos here as if he's always belonged. We went to a concert, a Raven's game (woohoo)<br />
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And toured Fort McHenry<br />
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We had a wonderful time getting to know Gene!!<br />
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On another happy note......Its's Playoff Time Baby!!!! Happy Festivus!!!! <br />
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BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-6881212126491488602011-12-08T20:41:00.000-05:002011-12-08T20:41:44.201-05:00Cake Mix CookiesI have been so busy lately but wanted to make a little treat for my kids....and myself...who am I kidding right!!<br />
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And I had some cake mix in the food closet SOOOOO<br />
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Cake mix cookies!!!<br />
Very easy...Super Yummy!!<br />
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Take any flavor cake mix, add 1 egg, and 1 stick of butter<br />
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Now you can drop these puppies on a cookie sheet and bake like normal cookies<br />
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Or you can add a stick and have cookie pops...<br />
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OR if you are really lazy (like me!) you can spray a 13x9 inch pan with cooking spray and put all of the batter in...cookie bars anyone!?<br />
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They are yummy<br />
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For chocolate cake mix you need a little more fluid so they won't be dry so also add in 2 Tbsp of water.<br />
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Here's the recipe all in one place in case you'd like to copy and print. :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Easy Cake Mix Cookies</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 box any flavor cake mix</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 egg</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 stick of butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(If use chocolate cake mix add 2 Tbsp water)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mix in your yummies....chocolate chips, nuts, m&m's....or leave plain if you'd like</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Drop cookies on pan and bake for 9-10 minutes</span>!<br />
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ENJOY :)<br />
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BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-33782708166492945292011-12-03T20:10:00.000-05:002011-12-03T20:10:35.162-05:00Twinkle TwinkleI am a fan of MCP Actions blog where the author Jodi has everything from photoshop tutorials to weekly photography projects. The reason I'm writing about her blog tonight is because of the photography project. She called it MCP 52, and each week a new theme is revealed for those of us who would like to take the challenge. Each week 10 photographs are chosen and featured on the blog.<br />
I joined in on the challenge two weeks ago and the theme of that week was water. This is the picture that I submitted for that theme.<br />
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</div>This weeks theme is Traditions. My family goes to the cemetery every year to decorate the graves of our loved ones with Christmas flowers or wreaths. We all were there today and this is the picture I chose to submit for this weeks challenge.<br />
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</div>Last week (I saved the best for last) the theme was Twinkle Twinkle and there were a lot of pictures of Christmas lights. I thought I would play with something different and let Gabe play with sparklers while I snapped pics. I opened my shutter speed so I could get all of the light rays and this is what I came up with. I played with the hue and saturation in Photoshop to get the different color and I really like the result. <br />
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</div>Now the best news is that this picture was chosen and presented on <a href="http://www.mcpactions.com/blog/2011/12/03/mcp-project-52-week-48-re-cap-and-introducing-week-49/">MCP Actions blog!!!!</a> I am so thrilled and just tickled that my picture was chosen among all of the other fabulous entries. Check out her blog and take a look.....and you could even join me for the challenge...<br />
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Have a great day!!<br />
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Smiles, <br />
BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-9422890413578816032011-11-27T12:28:00.000-05:002011-11-27T12:28:47.890-05:00Pumpkin Dump CakeFirst I want to say I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed time with family and friends. Our Thanksgiving was eventful this year because we gained another family member....but that's another story.... :)<br />
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Back to the cake...YUM<br />
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My mom made this cake for every Thanksgiving and it is part of our family holiday tradition.<br />
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My sister has made this in previous years but this Thanksgiving the task fell on me....<br />
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Just as a side note, when my mom died I inherited her recipe box and looking through the handwritten recipes in this box has been amazing. What a treasure!<br />
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Then sprinkle cake batter mix on top of the pumpkin mixture and follow it with crushed pecans. <br />
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Here's the complete recipe :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Pumpkin Dump Cake</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 Large can of pumpkin</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 can evaporated milk</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3 eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 box yellow cake mix ( I used butter recipe cake mix)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 1/2 cups chopped pecans</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 1/2 sticks of butter</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Preheat your oven to 350 and spray 13x9 inch baking pan with cooking spray. Mix pumpkin, pumpkin spice, evap. milk, and sugar with a mixer and pour into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle dry cake mix on top of pumpkin and sprinkle chopped pecans on top. Drizzle melted butter over top of it all and bake it for 50 minutes. Let it cool and maybe even chill before eating.</span><br />
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BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-4747587989188114572011-11-22T16:40:00.001-05:002011-11-22T16:44:00.461-05:00The NewseumLast week I had the privilege to visit <a href="http://www.newseum.org/">the Newseum</a> in Washington DC with my sons 7th grade class. I had never even heard of the place so I really did not know what to expect.<br />
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When we entered to building we were directed to a 4D movie experience. They made this sound like it was optional but I am so thankful that we didn't skip it!! WOW!! I really don't know how else to describe it...just WOW!<br />
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After the movie (which is not very long), we went into the museum. Put simply, the Newseum is a museum of news worthy events. <br />
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It never even dawned on me to look at the other side until my Drew said "Hey mom, look at the other side..."<br />
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This is one of the East Berlin guard towers.<br />
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We also saw many other interesting items including The Unibombers cabin <br />
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Thanks for looking and as always...<br />
Smiles :)<br />
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BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-1298572166138925752011-11-14T21:07:00.000-05:002011-11-14T21:07:47.363-05:00Milton WillettThis post is dedicated to my father-in law Milton Willett who passed away on October 17th. <br />
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My father-in-law was one of my favorite people! <br />
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He loved to play with the kids, loved to tell jokes and just loved his family!! He (and my mother-in-law) accepted me and Morgan & Andrew as their very own from the first time we met. Words cannot express how much that means!<br />
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He died too young but he loved and lived life to the absolute fullest.<br />
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I don't know what else to say....I loved him and I will miss him dearly.<br />
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These pictures were taken last summer when we traveled to Louisiana to see our family there.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">So He put His arms around you and whispered “come to me.”</span> </span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyhK_VQXtFx9of8rr9wx83-NuEqEy-j_WVkObZ1DlihqD2BLxynRu37LHEzwNiDkpd7YScdu520qM_mlxDbyBzJWAZ9C_jVBPocDYVNSt3x8PMHXlne2yDqvJtI9NMwjH1cNq9p_yHRY/s1600/CSC_0020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyhK_VQXtFx9of8rr9wx83-NuEqEy-j_WVkObZ1DlihqD2BLxynRu37LHEzwNiDkpd7YScdu520qM_mlxDbyBzJWAZ9C_jVBPocDYVNSt3x8PMHXlne2yDqvJtI9NMwjH1cNq9p_yHRY/s400/CSC_0020.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All my love.....until we meet again.....</div>Bronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-84031146326698911542011-10-11T14:30:00.001-04:002011-10-11T14:36:03.567-04:00Cupcakes for My Baby15 years ago today my life was changed forever as I became a mommy for the first time. Motherhood has been such a blessing. A challenge at times, yes....but always a blessing.<br />
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I can hardly believe that so many years have gone by....<br />
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But I was excited to have my baby, hold her in my arms and get my body back. All of you mom's know what I'm talking about. <br />
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I made her some cupcakes today.<br />
They were just from a box mix....devils food cake and I sprinkled some semi-sweet morsels in as an extra yummy surprise.<br />
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I thank God for blessing me with my daughter (and the 3 boys too of course).<br />
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Did I mention that she's beautiful? Well...she gets that from me! :)<br />
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Happy Birthday Morgan!!!<br />
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BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-51715058949046334742011-09-22T20:31:00.001-04:002011-09-26T13:12:48.490-04:00Milky Way Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJpFbhejIDGogYcWYcXd6QWohyphenhyphenzrhVt7PETnAlYuUFOpPj7wPpvrClNd_WqrXoJpLUhIcICyHIVSvMXAvxUJUb8Foq2WZOKl0_9jZLxDlactKvXofuNMb5m_fowHL4MzIeUycJpOv1rk/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJpFbhejIDGogYcWYcXd6QWohyphenhyphenzrhVt7PETnAlYuUFOpPj7wPpvrClNd_WqrXoJpLUhIcICyHIVSvMXAvxUJUb8Foq2WZOKl0_9jZLxDlactKvXofuNMb5m_fowHL4MzIeUycJpOv1rk/s400/DSC_0010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>A few months ago Pioneer Woman had a recipe on her blog featuring a "Milky Way Cake"<br />
The cake she made looked REALLY gooey and yummy<br />
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A friend of mine used to make a cake by the same name but hers was a Bundt Cake....and DEEElicious!!!<br />
I wanted to try to make it similar to how I had eaten it before so instead of using Pioneer Woman's recipe, I searched for another. (Sorry PW....) But if you would like to make both and do a taste test...by all means then check out <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/05/milky-way-cake/">Pioneer Woman's website</a>. <br />
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I found a cake recipe that looked fairly easy on Cooks.com and tweaked the icing with one I found on Allrecipes.com. <br />
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So first you start with your milky way bars....<br />
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Mix the yolks with some buttermilk and baking soda<br />
And in another bowl place the flour and salt<br />
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By now there are bowls EVERYWHERE!!<br />
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And don't forget to keep mixing your melting yummy candy bar mixture (I kept my heat on medium low so I wouldn't burn it)<br />
When that's melted to perfection turn off the heat and add your sugar and mix<br />
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I just mixed with a spoon...turned out great.<br />
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Then fold in your egg whites. Mix with spoon until it looks uniform.<br />
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Then pour into a prepared pan (greased and floured)<br />
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I let the cake cool for a while but it was probably a tad bit warm still when I made and drizzled the icing on top..<br />
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For the icing I used some semisweet chocolate morsels, butter, corn syrup and vanilla....all melted and drizzled on top.<br />
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YUM!!!! It certainly was a big hit with everyone!<br />
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<a href="http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,196,134185-243195,00.html">Cake Recipe from Cooks.com</a><br />
Again, the last 2 ingredients on this recipe are for the "icing" and I omitted that step because I didn't want a hard shell.<br />
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<a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/satiny-chocolate-glaze/detail.aspx">Icing recipe from Allrecipes.com</a><br />
This as tasty.....<br />
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Hope you enjoy and if you do the taste test be sure to let me know which way is best.<br />
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Smiles,<br />
Bronwyn<br />
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Anyway, I the cake I made was inspired by two seperate cakes, I just used the components I liked.<br />
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Here was my timeline (in case you are wondering How long does it take to make one of these cakes!)<br />
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On Friday I made 2 batches of marshmallow fondant. (took about an hour....give or take....more time is spent on the clean up process)<br />
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On Saturday I baked the cakes...<br />
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On Sunday I made the buttercream icing ad coated the cakes with the crumb layer and then added the fondant.<br />
The whole process took me about 4 hours....my brown didn't cooperate the first time around and I had to scrap and restart.<br />
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I covered the bottom cake with green and the top with brown fondant.<br />
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Bronwyn<br />
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for instance, this Betty Crocker cookbook.....I've probably had it for 5 years or more and have made ZERO recipes from the book!!<br />
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So I was looking and found a recipe for Toffee Bars....<br />
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Well, I love toffee...and I had all of the necessary ingredients so I thought why not!? Plus we are going to a cook out later and I can take these yummy bars along so they don't sit in my house and call my name....<br />
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My food does that to me sometimes, calls my name....says complete sentences such as "Bronwyn, come have some of me....I am so tasty....so what if you eat too many calories today, you've been doing good and you can always go for a walk/run later"<br />
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I know other people hear their food too which is why I haven't sought professional help.<br />
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Back to the bars....I gathered my butter, vanilla, flour, salt and brown sugar (I just love brown sugar) and chocolate chips....<br />
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Doesn't that look YUMMY?<br />
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Once cooled enough so I could hold the pan comfortably, I put the whole thing in the refrigerator....I want the chocolate to be hard....<br />
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Ok I couldn't wait for the chocolate to harden and had to cut a piece to taste. Have I said YUMMY yet in this post.....wow...the base is so buttery and tasty and the chocolate....well is chocolate so enough said...<br />
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Ingredients <br />
1 cup (2 sticks) Butter<br />
1 cup brown sugar, packed<br />
1 tsp. vanilla<br />
1 large egg yolk (or you could just use the whole egg like I did...)<br />
2 cups all purpose flour<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
2/3rd cup chocolate morsels (I used a whole bag of semi-sweet)<br />
nuts or heath bar crumbles or any variety of items....mini M&M's would be colorful and tasty<br />
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mix butter, brown sugar, vanilla & egg yolk, add flour and salt and continue to mix until creamy. Spread the batter into an ungreased rectangular baking pan (13x9x2). Bake for 25-30 mins. Upon removal from oven, sprinkle the chocolate morsels on top and when they get gooey, spread them across the top of the cookie base. Then you can add any topping you would like.<br />
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Hope you all have a fabulous Labor Day weekend and to all my Biggest Loser competition......EAT UP!!!<br />
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Smiles,<br />
Bronwyn<br />
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But since we've had a few days delay of the school year ..... Hurricane Irene and subsequent power outages..... I have been given a few more days to enjoy my babies and to reminisce about summer vacation :)<br />
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Here are some pics of the day we went to Virginia Beach with Joni and her kids Olivia and Alec.<br />
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Thinking back on this summer I realize how blessed I have been to have so many wonderful experiences. Touring multiple battlefields (and trying to teach my kids a little bit of our country's history along the way) going camping..... going to Boston!!! What a wonderful summer this has been!<br />
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Anybody have any ideas about waking up a teenage girl for school????? <br />
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Smiles, <br />
Bronwyn<br />
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Bronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-30566629606492382792011-08-22T20:42:00.001-04:002011-08-22T20:55:02.901-04:00Please Vote For ME :)A while back I shared some pics on my blog about our trip to Harpers Ferry and Antietam Battlefield. I also submitted some of these pics to the Civil War Preservation Trust Photography Contest.<br />
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WELLLLLLL!!!<br />
They picked one of my pictures to be included in the Peoples Choice category....<br />
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YEAH!!! I am so tickled to have had my picture chosen!!!!<br />
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So if you would be so kind to go to this <a href="http://www.civilwar.org/photos/annual-photo-contest/2011-peoples-choice-awards/">site right here</a> .....<br />
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and vote for this picture....(it's picture number 2 on the contest site)<br />
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And then you could ask your family, friends and neighbors to vote for me too!! :) Just kidding<br />
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Thanks for letting me share my good news with you!!<br />
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Smiles!!<br />
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BronwynBronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448381552217980285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865182069781085934.post-60967380005930820142011-08-21T18:55:00.000-04:002011-08-21T18:55:40.417-04:00Clafoutis<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pronounced "<span style="color: #663300;"><span style="color: black;">kla-foo-TEE"</span> </span><span style="color: black;">...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">I found this recipe in my Clean Eating magazine....I think I mentioned before that we are doing a Biggest Loser contest at work and I am really trying to prepare healthier foods...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #663300;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Well Clafoutis is a French</span><span style="color: black;"> desert...that's about all I know but you can check out this link for a </span></span></span><a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/breakfast/CherryClafoutis.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Non-diet recipe</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> which includes a nice blurb about the desert. </span><br />
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I had a hard time assembling the ingredients for this...I went to all sorts of grocery stores looking for spelt flour....spelt is a grain that is similar to wheat but has grown in popularity because of it's "nutty flavor, high protein and nutrition content" I got this information from a google search...I really am clueless about Spelt. If you want to know more <a href="http://nutrition.about.com/od/grainsandcereals/p/spelt.htm">check this out</a>.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSLEctEUB58dQBvCqSpLWPs7RbjC7U_ikDQeTnf8ETQqsW5a2a3TQ9YtG4YFRQjglnauxfOFQeCUzsxsYcmteLqayWaAk9617xe5nWiHjS0VKjRGuRDSFOyGLM09YklJeuPiDRgMrHtQ/s1600/DSC_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSLEctEUB58dQBvCqSpLWPs7RbjC7U_ikDQeTnf8ETQqsW5a2a3TQ9YtG4YFRQjglnauxfOFQeCUzsxsYcmteLqayWaAk9617xe5nWiHjS0VKjRGuRDSFOyGLM09YklJeuPiDRgMrHtQ/s400/DSC_0002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So as I was saying I went to stores that I thought would have specialty organic items and could not find spelt flour...then one day I went to my friendly neighborhood Mars (which is where I usually shop) and there it was......right there in the baking aisle!!! Mars didn't have cherries....fresh or frozen so I grabbed a can of cherries that were packed in water....I bet the syrupy kind would have been YUM but I resisted.<br />
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I added eggs, egg whites, spelt flour, organic cane sugar (recipe called for evaporated cane juice...could not find that ANYWHERE!! so I improvised)<br />
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Quick story about the vanilla....you are supposed to use almond extract because apparently Clafoutis was traditionally made with cherries that contained the pit....probably hard to eat. When the Clafoutis baked, the cherry pits emit an almond like flavor...so you're supposed to use almond extract but I wasn't sure I'd like that so I....improvised (again).<br />
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You add all of those ingredients to a blender and blend :)<br />
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I didn't do that and mine was tasty. I think it would be yummier with a dallop of vanilla ice cream..I mean frozen yogurt :) and/or a spoonful of cool whip.<br />
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2 eggs<br />
2 egg whites<br />
3/4 cup skim milk<br />
1/2 cup spelt flour<br />
1/2 tsp almond extract...or vanilla :)<br />
3 Tbsp organic cane sugar (they called for "evaporated cane juice" but I used what I had...the grainy kind)<br />
cooking spray<br />
pitted cherries....about 30 although I didn't count...<br />
1 Tbsp organic cane sugar <br />
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Blend ingredients 1-6 in a blender...put cherries and sugar in a pre-sprayed pan and heat until sugar is melted and then add the blended ingredients. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's the nutritional information obtained from the Clean Eating magazine</span>...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1/8th of recipe= 74 calories, 1.5 g total fat, 1 g fiber, 5 g sugar, 11 g carbs, 103 mg sodium, 5 g protein and 53 mg cholesterol. </span><br />
Au Revoir!<br />
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:) Love,<br />
Bronwyn<br />
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