Brownies, Any Way You Want

Remember this post back here?
With these delicious brownies...

And this simple recipe...

It has to be the most versatile recipe!
This time I omitted the nuts and added 1/2 cup extra flour and a teaspoon of baking powder and then...
I poured half of the mixture into the baking dish and then roughly chopped up two Wisp bars that I had chilled in the fridge. I poured the rest of the brownie mixture over the top of the chocolate and caramel chunks and baked as the recipe advises.
This is the deliciousness that followed...

Oh my, just look at that.....

You can do the same with any chocolate bar.
Chill it, and chop into chunks. You can layer it in like I did, or gently fold in the chopped up pieces before pouring into your baking dish.

And oh how silly I am. I put my piece down for just a moment.....

Will I ever learn?
:)

Another Day, Another Dress

I finally finished tweaking my green floral dress.
Done!
Complete!
I can't remember the last time I used a pattern for clothing for myself and actually finished it, or liked the finished results.
But this one..... I like.
I just need an opportunity to wear it.
It all started with this pattern...



And with some minor adjustments it ended as this...

But it's not the only thing I have been sewing lately.

I made some pj pants for me and might even pop up a little tutorial on how to make perfect fit pj pants. I am in love with mine!

I wore my vintage spotty dress that I gave a little makeover...

 And I have been busy crocheting big blocks for my crochet blanket project...

I can't wait to see it finished!

Happy Pretty Things For You

Being Sneaky With Vegetables

I'm pretty sure that most people, especially mums, have heard of these sneaky cook books?
You know the ones, they put pureed beetroot in chocolate brownies and spinach juice in your eggs for breakfast.
I fell into the trap and bought one.
I looked at the recipes, inspired.
This was way back when my son was still on puree foods.
It was easy to sneak some of his cubes of frozen pear, carrot, lentils into almost anything.
But as he got older, the cooking changed.
No more puree on hand to throw into dinner.

I thought that maybe I could make a day of just steaming, pureeing and freezing.
I thought I could be organized.
Hahahahaha!
No!

Do you think it happened?
No.
Not. At. All.

But I did find an easy, quick way, to add some extra hidden vegetables to our dinner...
I was making mac & cheese slice.
While boiling the pasta I grated a couple of veges that I had on hand and chucked them into a small saucepan...

 I put a dash of water in, gave them a stir and popped a lid on to let them soften.
I gave them a quick stir every now and then while I was getting the sauce ready.
When they were soft and a bit mushy, I quickly pureed them...

 And stirred into the cheese sauce...

The slice was a bit more orange than usual, but still tasted delicious...