Wordless Wednesday w/words

 Just a few words. Prayer Request.

My husband had a Stroke.  He is in I.C.U. 

Happy Homemaker in Texas

 

Joining Sandra's party.  Here are her prompts . . . 

The weather 

It's warmed up.  Beach ⛱️ weather in Galveston.  A bit of occasional rain usually at night.  The island is a gorgeous place to live. 

As I look outside my window

The craft room window I can see the remains of the bird nest.  Occasionally they come back for awhile . . . 

Right now I am 

Multi tasking . . . 

Bacon in oven for Breakfast

Writing this post

Thinking and pondering 

About my son and his horse breeding/training business.  They were unable to get his Mare pregnant.  So they officially retired her.  Now he will only ride and show her. 

How I am feeling 

Super happy my kids.and grandsons (cousins) got to meet and have a quick lunch in Texas before my son and grandson drove back to Missouri . . . 

On the breakfast plate 

Haven't made French Toast in forever! 

 It was so good! 

On my t v this week  

Restoring Galveston starts Tuesday! 

We have been watching a Farm Animal Rescue in Wisconsin.  One episode left. 

I watch Guys Grocery Games in the afternoon if the Cowboy takes a nap. 

On the menu  I am planning on going super simple this week.  I spend a lot of time cooking and cleaning up.  I need some 'Me' time

Saturday 

Crock Pot Spanish Rice, Chili Rellenos, Refried Beans

Sunday  

Ham and Bean Soup 

Cornbread

Monday 

Tacos

Tuesday 

Chili L/O Corn Bread

Wednesday  

Chinese Charcuterie Board

Thursday  

Pork Tenderloin Stuffing and Black Eye Peas

Friday 

Fettuccine Alfredo,Salad and Garlic Bread

Looking around the house 

Dishes in the sink.  

From my living room chair I can see into the room where I do my crafting.  I haven't been able to go into the room in over 3 weeks.  There was a MaMa bird nesting.  Three babies finally left a couple of days ago.  Now we can open the door and use the room again.

This Weeks To Do List 

Drink  water

Write my Menu plan and post on Fridge 

Dust, Sweep, Vacuum and mop the craft room 

Mop and clean bathroom

From the camera 

Devo/Scripture 

Thanks for joining me for Sandra's  party  

Linking at Sandra's  and the regular parties.  Click Here  to visit Sandra's  HHM 

Have a beautiful  week.  I hope it is filled with Sparkle! 

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Foodie Friday

 This week's dinner and breakfast plates . . . 

. . . Enjoy

Sometimes I Play Jenga & Other Matters of The Kitchen

 Good Morning.  

I hope your day is going Awesome! 

Today I wanted to share a game I play . . . 

On baking days in the kitchen I play Dish Drainer Jenga 

So here is my dish drainer Jenga game after a baking day.  

Only this week it turned into 3 days of baking!  

Before I share my baking disasters.  Yes that is plural.  As in 3 disasters I think maybe only 2.  Before I share all that here is my clean up sink . . . 

It never looks like this so I had to document it! 

I love my view.  We debated about keeping the stained glass but it is so pretty in my kitchen window.  I am so glad I did.  There are a couple tiny breaks and we worried about moving it but it arrived safely! 

And now on with the disasters . . .

The first one . . . I wanted a Chocolate Cookie.  I usually have a Peanut Butter or Sugar Cookie in the jar.  

I had hoped to keep a Chocolate in the other jar.  So I tried this recipe. 

Found on Pinterest. Looked and sounded good.  Chocolatey.  And easy. 

I gathered my ingredients . . . 

I read the recipe several times.  And read the tips about making the recipe.  

I stirred and stirred and put cookies on baking sheet. 

They actually poured onto the sheet. I baked according to directions.  When they came out of the oven they stuck to the foil.  Like really stuck.  I thought I let them cool too long and heated them slightly.  Nope they were still stuck.  I couldn't even peel the foil off. 

O.K. so maybe it was my fault the recipe Tip said use a Sil Pat Sheet. 

Hmm . . .  Into the trash they went. 

My next attempt was Oatmeal Cookies.  I really was  wanting to bake Chocolate but the Cowboy asked for Oatmeal.  Maybe because he knew we have a big carton of Oatmeal. 

I realized that in the past I used a recipe on the box.  The store brand one I have now had no recipe so I looked for my Betty Crocker cookbook. 

I couldn't find  Betty but I found this one thinking it was tried and true. 

I like that you can take out the pages.  My copy of Betty was like that . . . 

Odd looking I know.  The first batch came out like Granola and was super sweet.   I decided to put it back in fridge and re-chill and add an egg.   The egg helped they came out like real cookies but the Cowboy said they weren't sweet. 

Huh 

So I am now on search of a good Chocolate Cookie Recipe.  And a good Oatmeal Cookie recipe. 

Do you have one? 

Linking with the regular parties.  Maybe someone will come by and share a good recipe.