I bring fruit or "no-bake" recipes to bake sales.
My standing reason has been that my desserts/muffins/etc. never turn out right. They don't look right, and they are either still moist in the middle or resemble a brick.
In accordance with my recent endeavors to sneak veggies into other foods however, I've ventured into baking. The banana bread (with cauliflower!!) was a success! (Stay tuned for another post on that one). So, today I am baking brownies (with spinach--sshhh)!
However, I have cleaned my kitchen floor (in spots) three times. My other problem, you see, is that I spill. When I spill sauce while making lasagna, it's easy to spot and easy to clean.
When I spill brown sugar on a brown, hardwood floor however, it's not so easy to spot. So I clean. Then I hear the crunch under my feet. I get many wet paper towels and clean again. Then I spill flour. (Easier to see but this settles into the spaces between my hardwood floorboards.) I vacuum. I use more wet paper towels. I vacuum. There!
I put the vacuum away and come back into the kitchen.
Crunch.
5 comments:
I'm proud of you for trying :) I don't bake a whole lot either (for spill reasons as well as I don't have the ingredients I need without shopping for that specific thing a few days before). I'm sure everything turned out tasty and I won't tell the secret. Let me know how the brownies go over :)
Well....some success! N does not like the brownies and the hubbie told me he doesn't like any brownies. (Who knew?! Who doesn't like brownies?)
Anyway, C is my child who eats no veggies but corn. But he liked the brownies!! Both he and N asked if they could add a little icing to the top (these are not nearly as sweet as other chocolatey brownies) but with a little colored icing squeezed on top, they still have less sugar than a regular brownie--plus a serving of both spinach and carrots!! :)
Good :) I know H said J didn't care for the brownies, I can't remember about the kids reactions. I just may have to try that. I agree, the little bit of icing on top doesn't hurt if they are still getting the veggies inside. Congratulations on your baking attempt :)
Would you think me horrible if I admitted to just calling the dogs into the kitchen while I cook? They are SO good at following along behind me and cleaning up anything I spill ;-)
Tracy,
I would not think you horrible at all ~ I need at least one dog!
(The kids have been asking but now we're waiting for the baby to get a little older).
Once we do get that dog, I can save on dog food--I'm sure one dog could put on a few pounds just by hanging around when I bake/cook!
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