Thursday, March 8, 2012

Kitchen Rewards

I made a goal during the month of February to clean 
every inch of my kitchen and my pantry.  I work full
time in another city so the only time I can clean (love)
my kitchen is on weekends.  I worked really hard but I
didn't finish before the end of February.  I had set up a 
reward for myself anyway.  I wanted to make a change 
in the den/gathering room off the kitchen.  Nothing
drastic...just a little more color.

I bought some new curtains (valances), a new table 
cloth, and matching cushions on the chairs.  Altogether
I spent $48.  Wow! What an improvement!

BEFORE

AFTER

The walls are a coral/pink color with tiny blue flower
wall paper.  I really LOVE the color! It was in the house 
when we bought it.

 I love the new look...but something is bothering me
about the whole deal.  I don't know why I had to set 
myself up to EARN this makeover as a REWARD for 
cleaning every inch of the kitchen.  And I had the $48 at
the beginning of the month of February.  I don't know 
why I had to put it away in a paper envelope to give to
myself as a REWARD for the kitchen clean.  Why do 
women do this?  Why do we play games with our self?

I LOVE the makeover and it make's me smile. I guess 
that's all that matters in the long run "-) 

Thank you for visiting today!

Love,
Lottie


Sunday, February 19, 2012

Peanut Butter Cookies

Here's an idea for a quick treat on a rainy Sunday afternoon!
Make your family a plate of Peanut Butter Cookies.  It's easy!
I bet you have all the ingredients on hand right now.

Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup of peanut butter (I think chunky works best)
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix all four ingredients in a mixing bowl with a big wooden spoon!
Then drop the peanut butter mixture (about 20 drops) on parchment
on a cookie sheet.  (You can take a fork and make crisscrosses
but we skip that step :-)  Put the cookies in a 350 degree preheated
oven for 5 to 10 minutes.  This is the tricky part.  You have to stay
close to these cookies and make sure they don't brown too quickly.
When they just start to brown, take them out.  Take the parchment
off the cookie sheet and let everything cool about 5 minutes.  The
sticky cookies will harden so they stick together.  Then...after the
milk is poured and the cookies are just warm, take a bite and
everyone will LOVE these cookies!
The best part is you have warm cookies about 15 minutes
after someone makes the suggestion you make them and
you always have the ingredients on hand.

Enjoy your rainy afternoons! Love, Lottie