The bathroom is flooded and I'm pretty sure that now there is more water on the floor than in the tub. On the up side, it's so hot, it will dry in a short while with little to no mopping effort. On the down side, a wet floor and energized kids at 9.30pm is not an ideal situation.
I blame their sugar high (and my sugar crash) on the brownies.
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| Basic ingredients |
I had lots of fun trying out a new recipe today. The aim: gooey chocolate brownies
I reduced the 3 cups of sugar that it asked for to just 2 cups (I mean, seriously?!), I didn't add the vanilla essence because I couldn't find any, I added a little baking powder for some punch and replaced chocolate chips with walnuts and a spoonful of peanut butter...
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| Crushed walnuts and a spoonful of smooth peanut butter |
While the Chef got artsy with my the added extras, I lined the baking dishes with damp wax paper. This is truly a washer-upper's dream!
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| Kitchen Aid - quality batter |
I don't know how I'll cope once I have to leave this Kitchen Aid behind and rely on my whisking abilities again... What a pleasure to have something else put in all the effort!
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| Feed some to your son |
Ethan loved the peanut butter...
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| Feed some to your daughter |
And Jorja enjoyed the chocolate!
And in 25 minutes, we had ooey gooey chocolate & peanut butter brownies to enjoy after dinner.
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| Voila! |
So another recipe makes the cut and I look forward to trying it again for some more willing guinea pigs... As long as their names are not Jorja and Ethan!
Thursday is Sunrise Farm day, so we popped in after 4pm to see what was on offer. Unlimited summer squash, zucchini and swiss chard was a good way to start! Jorja pet the chicks while Ethan observed from a safe distance and P-J collected what he needed for the week ahead - basil, tomato, cauliflower, snow peas, green beans, cucumber... It was a hearty selection this week (and helps me feel a little better for all the chocolate we ingested earlier)!
We all rushed down to the courtyard to catch our first glimpse of new born calf,
Eddie 3, when we arrived at Hope Meadow Farm this evening. He was laying down quietly, keeping close to his Mom, while she grazed on the hay that P-J fed them. Ethan watched from the wagon and Jorja carried on doing her other checks - driving around in the car between the chicken and the pigs. She really is getting quite comfortable with the animals now. Must watch that she doesn't try and ride a sheep again!
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