lemon brownies

found a new recipe and decided to try it out.

i love finding delicious deserts to make for dinner... and for breakfast.

because my parents taught me never to skip breakfast ;)

::Lemon Brownies::

found on pinterest [source of all wisdom and wonder]

Brownies

3/4 C flour

3/4 C sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 stick softened unsalted butter

2 eggs

juice from 1/2 lemon (about 1T)

zest from 1/2 lemon (about 1tsp)

Combine the flour, sugar and salt

 in a large bowl.

 Mix in the softened butter.

In another bowl whisk the eggs with 

the lemon juice and zest.

Add to the larger bowl and mix well.

 Pour into prepared 8X8 brownie pan.

 Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

You can double the recipe and bake in a

 9X13 pan for 30 minutes.

Remove and let cool, then glaze.

Glaze

1/2 C powdered sugar

1 T lemon juice

additional lemon zest

stir together and spread over brownies

ENJOY! 

[you're welcome in advance. these are sooo good]

holiday goodies

i have an unhealthy obsession with treats, snacks and goodies.

i love to eat them but love to make them even more.

it's probably my second favorite thing to do.

[my numero uno fav thing is to take care of smelly, rude, intoxicated patients. obviously]

so when jank asked me what i wanted to do on christmas eve i quickly replied,

'work in the kitchen with christmas music playing'

and that's what i did christmas eve day.

jank entertained evelyn, kate helped me and it was a darn-near perfect.

here's the pics and recipes for what i made.

[just in case you're interested. if not, this post is now over for you.]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the jancers

these were soooo easy and sooo good. link to recipe here

super easy. you microwave these bad boys. link to recipe here

a tip for easy cutting- use a well-buttered pizza cutter. 

works like a charm.

bread is my nemesis.

i can never get it to turn out right.

so i went for store-bought this time around.

plus, kate inhales these rolls [she'll eat a package in two days]

all growing up my grannie and grandpa haskins had a container of shelled nuts 

sitting out just waiting for the grandkids.

 i don't have many memories of my childhood, but i remember clearly sitting on the floor of 

their little house cracking nuts. 

those were good times.

we celebrated christmas with our friends who have a family tradition of singing happy birthday to jesus.

they make a cake, light candles, sing happy-birthday... the whole she-bang.

at first i thought it was silly, but the kids absolutely loved it.

lighting the candles, turning down the lights, and seeing the kids faces full of wonder and happiness was such a wonderful moment for me this christmas.

it's a great way to remind us what christmas is all about.

these truffles are rich, so i made them itty-bitty because i know not 

everyone likes chocolate as much as i do [such a shame]

i halved the recipe [still made 4 dozen!] and made the truffle diameter about 3/4 inch. 

link to recipe here. 

a crowd pleaser for sure.

and kate loves to put sprinkles on things.

win-win.

i found these candy cane sticks at wal-mart.

a box for 98 cents. can't beat that.

wrapped up and placed on each plate....

easy, peasy and cute. 

ps. thanks to my parents [especially my dad], 

who taught me that presentation matters.

you guys are just so smart.