Strikes my fancy

Adapted from AllRecipies Looking for a great "Throw in everything!" recipe?  This might be the one :-) Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar ½ cup white sugar          2 eggs         1 teaspoon vanilla extract         2 cups all-purpose flour        1 teaspoon baking powder        1 teaspoon baking soda        ½ teaspoon salt        1 cup rolled oats        2 cups semisweet chocolate chips  (we used 1/2 pb chips, 1/2 chocolate)        ½ cup chopped pecans (we used slivered almonds)        2 cups crumbled cinnamon graham crackers (we used cinnamon pretzel chips and regular  graham crackers) Directions Instructions Checklist 1.  In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and stir until it becomes a soft dough.        2.  Stir in oats, chocolate chips, pecans, and 1 c

adapted from Allrecipes   Anyone else feel like they are baking all.the.time during the Covid-19 shelter-in-place?  We had a normal Tuesday baking day at our house, where L and I would bake something, but we've definitely added a day or two since mid-March.  After a run on toilet paper, hand sanitizer and hand soap - who would have guessed that the next shortage would be flour, baking powder and oil?! This recipe was inspired by one thing: my kiddo doesn't like the applesauce packets anymore and we needed to use them up! Ingredients     1 cup rolled oats       1 cup buttermilk       1 cup flour       1 tsp baking powder       1/2 tsp baking soda       1/2 cup brown sugar       1/2 cup applesauce (or 1 pouch ;-))       1 egg Ingredient Checklist Step 1 Place oats in a small bowl, pour in buttermilk. Let sit for two hours at room temperature. Step 2 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners. Ste

Do you ever start working on a room knowing that you might work on it over and over again?  That's this bedroom.  Currently occupied by our youngest inhabitant - she was 1 when we moved in.  Now she's almost 5 and has an opinion about her room!  She's help create and choose the art in her room as well as some furnishings.  The bedroom is 90% sleeping and clothing storage - there are other rooms for the majority of playing.  I bought a stencil to use in another room of the house, but as soon as L saw it she said "Mermaid tail!" And that started the wheels turning in my head.  I have a lot of paint at my house that I use when redoing furniture.  With "extra time" on my hands, I decided to use a few of those sample cans! After choosing the colors, it was time to start the stencil. Not gonna lie - this was some work!  The stencil was super easy to use, but the up and down on the ladder for all those rows...whew!  You can see where I made a mi