Everyone loves brownies!

It seems like I'm on a recipe roll.

I'm going to share with ya'll my mom's brownie recipe.

I hope she doesn't mind....oh well.

Brownies Simone

3/4 cup flour

1/3 cup cocoa

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup sugar

Mix together and then stir in

1/2 cup shortening

2 eggs

3 Tbsp water

1 tsp vanilla

Bake at 325 degree Fahrenheit for 25 minutes 

in a 8x8 greased pan.

I've started putting them in tiny cupcake pans and making

two bite brownies.

We had company for supper last night so I made 

Fudge Brownie Pie.

Which is really just a large piece of brownie with 

vanilla ice cream on top drizzled with chocolate sauce.

It's really horrible..not. 

But last night instead of making a large brownie, I shoved the little two bite brownies into

the ice cream.  Again...not very good.

I lie.

It's to die for!

Oh and a great thing about this recipe is that if you eat them standing up,

there's no calories!!! How awesome is that.

Again...

I lie.

My mom sometimes makes a chocolate frosting to put on top of the brownies.

So here's the recipe for that.

I'm telling you...I'm divulging family recipes left and right.

What else might I divulge?!

Chocolate Frosting

Cream together 

3 Tbsp butter

3 Tbsp cocoa

2 Tbsp hot water and 

1/2 tsp vanilla

Add 1 1/2 cups of sifted icing sugar

Beat until creamy.

Another thing you can add is crushed walnuts or pecans to the brownies before baking.

Gotta go before I reveal other family secrets!

Have a Blessed Day!

Lisa

Blueberry muffins

I'm going to divulge my secret blueberry muffin recipe.

But you have to promise not to share it with anyone.

Ok!? 

It's just for you.

I can't even remember what cook book I got them out of.

But they're goooood.

So here goes....

just remember it's between you and me.

Blueberry Muffins

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 1/4 cup sugar 

(hey I didn't say it was a healthy muffin)

2 eggs

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup white flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup milk

2 cups blueberries (frozen or fresh)

Cream butter and sugar

add eggs

Put dry ingredients together

Mix into butter mixture

alternating with milk

Fold in berries

Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.

Or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Enjoy!

The recipe was originally just white flour but I prefer to add one cup of

 whole wheat flour.

I also like to add cranberries or rhubarb with the blueberries.

Spice it up a bit.

Hope you like them.

And don't forget....

it's our secret!

Hair, Hair, Hair

Most women complain about their hair.

I'm no exception, but I really shouldn't complain.

I've inherited my hair from my father's side of the family

since my mother's side all have very thin hair.

My hair is thick, grows extremely fast and I'll be

50 this summer and I don't have any grey yet.

(and don't worry, I check all the time)

My 80 year old aunt still had no grey

so I guess I shouldn't complain...

good genes.

Not everyone is so lucky.

So last year I decided to let it grow to donate it.

And this is the result.

(I guess I could have worn a more flattering shirt.)

I wanted to make sure we got as much length as possible. So we put it in ponytails.

10" of  hair!

Tah Dah!

The finished product!

At first it was kinda freaky...and cold!
Now I'm used to it and I kinda like it.
I'm saving a lot on shampoo...but not on hair styling products.
Phew...that's not cheap.

But the hair is now gone to it's destination.
I guess it takes 6-7 ponytails (one full ponytail) to make one wig.
They actually strip all the hair of it's colour and then redye it to
the desired uniform colour.

So if you've got long, non chemically treated hair...
think about donating it.

I might do it again in a few years.
Maybe....

Have a Blessed Day.
Lisa