True confessions from Bitty

Let me start by saying,I am an indoor cat.Hobbit gave me a little mouse when I came to live with her and I carried it around for about 2 years. I just wasn't sure what to do with it.
    One day I was upstairs in the bathroom,just minding my own business and this plant just up and fell over leaving all this dirt on the carpet. I knew just what to do.
     I ran to get pinky-mouse and worked and worked to get him covered with that dirt.
     I scrapped and dug and flipped but, no matter how hard I tried......................

I JUST COULDN'T  BURY  THAT MOUSE. I was proud of my attempt however Hobbit seemed down right P.........off. Well,being the lady that I am I just won't say it out loud. I did like that dirt though.........I wonder if there's some in those other pots???? Need a nap now.......very busy day

IT'S BITTYFUL FRIDAY

ROLL OUT THOSE LAZY HAZY CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER!!!!

Snacking time in the pantry

Just stopping by with an easy recipe for your entertaining.The dairy section at your grocers has french bread in a tube or you can find bread dough in the freezer section Of course if you prefer you can make this from scratch.

I make my bread every week and sometimes I opt to do something different with the dough. This time instead of putting it in the loaf pan I rolled it into balls and sprinkled it with Parmesan cheese then brushed with olive oil before baking.

A good marinara sauce for dipping and your ready to sit back and nibble on a yummy treat. These freeze well and you can keep the extra in your freezer for those" do drop ins" that you might have this summer........said the hobbit

More chocolate in the pantry

I'm still working on my kitchen cabinets............clearing ,cleaning and reorganizing. Oh yes.......lots more chocolate powder to use up. Finally emptied the Hershey container and on to the Doste chocolate but,wait,is that a recipe for the best chocolate cake on that Hersey box?Can't pass that up.Let's see if this is all it claims to be.

1) Sifted dry ingredients of 2 cups of sugar,3/4 cup of chocolate cocoa,1&1/2 teas.baking powder 1&1/2teas baking soda,1 teas salt.

2)in a separate bowl I whisked 2 eggs 1 cup of milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 teas vanilla. Pour liquid in to sifted ingredients and mix well.

3) Now stir in 1 cup of very hot water...............sounds crazy  Your batter will now be VERY thin but, don't worry it's all good.

Fill 24 lined cupcake tins 2/3 full. This is more of a pour thing. I make lots of muffins so .......batter is not quite the same texture

As you can see I was off on the 2/3 ...............I guess I was closer to 4/5th. Not to worry Cupcakes didn't stick to the pan and I was able to trim excess away and save it for another recipe

Here they are all dressed for their coming out party and looking fabulous.If you want a printed version of the recipe,you can find the directions by clicking HERE These were sooo good my husband had me make them again..........I also discovered that you can freeze them and take out just a few as needed and I swear they taste as fresh as just made.Looks like we'll be making lots of cupcakes this summer but, that's not a bad thing....................said the hobbit

It's a bittyful friday

I THINK I SEE THE SUN SHINING...................IT'S A GOOD THING! 

It's a Bittyful Friday

WE HAD NO SNOW AND NOW WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL FROST IN THE  MORNING......I THINK I NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH THE GARDEN SCHEDULE

THE FAMILY

April ...................it's over before I can even say Happy Easter. Well it was a great day. We spent the day at our son's house,where we had a great brunch. Gorgeous daffodils decorated the table and little bunnies filled with treats were randomly hopping around the table.

Lots of nuzzling with baby Cottrell who was decked out in her Easter bonnet  as she met her Auntie Renee

                                                           

Aaron discovered the joy of the Easter Egg hunt of course Oskar,looking as big as a horse in this picture was only too happy to help him find his treasures.

But......................one of my favorite things to do was nibble on these sweet toes!!

LIFE IS GOOD.................................SAID THE HOBBIT