And what might be coming from my oven these days? Well it was surprisingly easy and oh so yummy
I mixed one cake mix with one can of pumpkin and one bag of chocolate chips. I used a yellow cake mix but next time I think I'll try a spice or chocolate mix instead.

I dropped spoonfuls of the ooey gooey stuff on my ancient and well used cookie sheet and popped them in the oven for 14 minutes

I made them rather small so I think I got about 4 dozen but they sure are going fast. The best thing about a little cookie is you can eat two and not feel so guilty because they were only LITTLE cookies.
So where did I come up with this recipe. Well I found it on Julie's blog The Harwards. That links to the post that has this recipe and another one for some delicious looking cinnamon rolls. While you're there take a look around, not only will you enjoy the blog but you'll find that Julie is just the sweetest person.

I got the urge to bake. Why I would want to do that at home when I bake 40 hours a week at work is beyond me but I did. Wade has a thing for shortbread cookies so I thought I would make him some.

I gathered my ingredients

I'm posting a little earlier than I usually do tonight so as not to lose track of time once again and try scrambling to get it done. Like I said yesterday, Amanda came over to make dinner for us. It was a casserole that's called Baked Penne and Smoked Sausage.

It's all in how you look at things. You could say that I'm being lazy this morning and not being very productive. Or you could say that I'm working very hard at cleaning up my computer files. I prefer the second option. Some time ago I had a great idea to make a cookbook of sorts. I was going to take pictures of things I cooked or baked and then turn them into recipe cards. I got as far as 3 which doesn't make for a very good book. Anyway, I decided this morning to just delete them and if I ever decide to try the project again I'll just start from scratch. Before they go to the recycle bin I'll share them here just in case anyone is hungry for something sweet.

Another scrap challenge at cafe mom has ended. This weeks challenge was to do a recipe layout.

I made one of my favorites for dinner tonight, stir fry. Being the camera junkie that I am I took a picture of my plate before I sat down to eat.



I found the recipe for this in a cheap dollar store book a couple years ago. The page has since had something spilled on it and then chewed by the dog, so I've had to just sort of wing it.
If you want to try it out and don't have a recipe of your own, here is mine.

Chicken stir fry
1 boneless skinless chicken breast
1 tbs. cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
frozen stir fry vegetables

Heat oil in skillet on medium high heat. Add chicken and cook 2 minutes or until browned. Remove from skillet Add vegetable to skillet and cook till heated through (or until crisp-tender, whichever you prefer) Return chicken to pan. Combine cornstarch, water, chicken broth and soy sauce. Pour over vegetables and cook 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over rice.

I realize that this post isn't exactly related to digital photography, editing or scrapbooking but I did throw in a picture. For a change I actually took a picture that really didn't need any adjusting. The only thing I did to this one is crop.