Meet Feeding My Temple, Week 39

This weeks lovely guest is Allison from Feeding My Temple! 

Thanks Allison for taking the time to visit with us!

As a full time working mom who loves to cook, I tend to be exhausted by the time Friday evening rolls around. One of my fail proof recipes that I find myself craving are these waffles. Who doesn’t like breakfast for dinner? You, of course need a waffle iron for these and use just a few of your pantry staples. This recipe takes about the same amount of time to mix as a pre-made chemical laden one.

10 Minute Homemade Waffles

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Bake: per waffle iron directions

Makes: 10 waffles

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup cooking oil or melted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In the center of the bowl, make a well for the wet ingredients. In a small bowl, combine eggs, milk, oil or butter, and vanilla until egg is beaten.

Pour wet ingredients into the well you made and stir until slightly lumpy.

Spray heated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray and drop 1/2 cup waffle batter into the center and close. Your waffle iron might call for a smaller or larger amount of batter; just follow your iron’s directions and adjust accordingly!

Once cooked through (a green light comes on when my waffle is ready), remove and top with butter, syrup, fruit topping, peanut butter, whipped cream, or whatever you like on your waffles. Enjoy with milk.

I like mine with a touch of butter and light syrup and a generous sprinkle of cinnamon.

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The Ugly Truth

I'm a big fan of before and afters, love them really, but it's the during that is UGLY!  Really ugly.

First you clear out the room.  My little helper picking up misc toys that ended up under bed and desk.  She even dressed for the occasion.

Then you put all the stuff in the loft and master bedroom, cause where else would you put it? 

The only cute factor, so far.  The are pretending to have a garage sale.  They are my kids.

In totally unrelated news, the armoire got a second coat of paint!!!!  All it need now is hardware and gold paint on the details, oh and a good waxing.   Of course the room has to get painted first.  Hubby leaves Tuesday and  I need to get the most out of him now.  lol

So there you have it, the during, pretty ugly huh?  I can't wait to show you the after!



 

Fresh Paint

Hey there strangers!  I know I've been missing in action a lot lately.  Sorry about that.  I know you all understand.  Hubby has been home and we've been enjoying our precious family time.  Plus the never ending house hunting and unexpected trip to NH. 

This week we've all been sick.  The kids have double ear infections and I had the flu with a sinus infection.  That's how we roll.  We like to do things big.  We are all finally on the mend, now fingers crossed Hubby doesn't get sick before he flies out Tuesday.

I know what a bummer, he flights out on Valentine's Day.  Oh well, not complaining, we had a full month together.

So on to the good stuff.  We actually painted the kids bath this week.  Miracle right?  We start on Lauren's room tonight, so I will have another reveal soon.  Crazy right?

The bathroom before.

Shabby Creations Winner!!!

The Winner is Kimberly from The Brown Eyes Have It!!!!  Congrats Kimberly, I can't wait to see which design you pick!!!

Thanks to Michelle from Shabby Creations for offering this amazing give away to my readers!

 

Anything Goes #55

Hubby is still home visiting, and we've only got two things on my to do list to finish, and we've actually started them.  Yep painting.  I still have to finish Lauren's armoire, but every time I go to paint some one gets sick. 

Lauren was sick for three days, and now Connor is sick.  Needless to say I'm not getting any sleep and the Hubby is getting sick, and I've felt better. 

We've finally found 'the' house and our offer has been accepted and we have a closing date!  Miracle, really.  At one point I was getting my teeth cleaned and the hubby was blowing up my cell phone with listings he wanted to see.  Apparently I left him home alone too long.  Sigh.

So, as promised, here is a pic of the house.  It's from the web listing, so there is no snow.  Actually it looks even better in the listing, everything is alive and green.  One of the best features, it's on a cul-de-sac.  Love me a cul-de-sac.  It's also the first detached home I've ever owned as an adult.  I've always lived in town homes. 

Another amazing selling point, the massive back yard with MOUNTAIN views! 

Stress has set in, now we have two houses...fingers crossed we rent the current house to great people.  Oh, and I get to move by myself!  Designer Garden has promised to help...love me some Mrs. Designer Garden!!!  wink wink!!!

Okay, shutting up now.  Enjoy the party, thanks for the support.  Tomorrow I will be announcing the winner of my Shabby Creations give away, you still have today to enter! 

Party on!

 

Ummm Yeah....

Just another day in the neighborhood(s), that is driving all over them looking for 'the' house.  At this point I'm not sure if 'the' house exists, or that any one wants to sell us one.

We put an offer in a house last week and pulled out this week.  They had weird demands, and really it came down to it's a short sale and the current residents don't want to move out anytime soon.  Put it this way, they were hinky.

Moving on, we have continued to search and we have put in another offer....sigh...It's stressful and I'm tired.  I want to point out, that I was not hugely disappointed about the first house not working out, but if this one doesn't work out, it's gonna hurt.  I REALLY like this one.  It wasn't an option at first, cause it was under contract until three days ago, and it just came back on the market. 

That's all I've got to say about that.

Valentine's Day is coming up, and all of you have been creating, and I've been house hunting.  However, I did decorate.  That counts for something?  Maybe?

hmmmm.

Thanks for putting up with me.  I know I owe you some real crafts and paint projects. 

If our offer is accepted, I'll post pics of the house, for now, I'm gonna enjoy the Hubby.  We've only got 12 days left.  He leaves on Valentine's Day, bummer.

 

Proof

Shabby Creations Give Away!!!  

  I knew if I just told you I painted something, you would be like, Proof!  I don't blame you really, I've been not to pretty good about doing anything lately. 

Here's the Proof.

It needs a second coat and then I have to bust out the gold paint and pretty it up, and wax...but hey, it's a complete first coat.  Tomorrow Hubby and I start painting the rooms upstairs.  He changed his mind and wants to do it himself.  Really he just doesn't want to pay any one else, I'm good with that!