I am generally a kind and friendly person to everyone. People I meet are generally nice to me. I am working hard on learning not to pre-judge people as part of my business and hope that others could be the same. Some can overcome things and others cannot. Some people will always judge a book by it's cover. Some book covers are pretty messed up while others are shiny and new. You may get a book that is pretty messed up because it was such a good book that it was handed down for many people to read. You may be given a book that is shiny and new but it may be pretty boring and has sat on some one's shelf for many years.
I don't know about you, but I want to be the book that everyone knows about and likes very much because I help them out not the unread one that has sat on some one's shelf for decoration for many years. Of course, we went out again today and took a lot of pictures. The annual rose festival is this coming Saturday in Glendale and we took pictures of all the roses in the garden. Some were absolutely beautiful. Still others were very pretty but my favorites are the lavender roses. Always beautiful. We visited with some of our really good friends while there and then had lunch with them.
Wonderful day spent talking business and fun over soup and salad. I also took some pictures of bees on flowers -- I didn't know bees had toes ~ I guess I just assumed that they only had feet and no toes. I should have known that God would take care of ALL the details there too. : )
I'm sorry about missing you all yesterday -- I had computer issues and didn't get it done so today you will get two recipes : ) -- One for the people wanting the WW points and recipes and one for the people who just want everything.
Summer is coming quickly -- enjoy!
Charlene
Junior Mint Brownies
3 Points Per Serving
Cooking spray
1/4 cup butter
32 (about 3 ounces) creamy, small-size mints in pure chocolate (such as Junior Mints)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 large egg
1 large egg white
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
Combine butter and mints in a 2 cup glass measure; microwave at HIGH 30 seconds or until soft. Stir until smooth, and set aside.
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
Combine sugar, cocoa, egg and egg white in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Add mint mixture; beat well. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean; cool completely on a wire rack.
NOTE: Two large (1.5 ounce) mints or 6 miniature chocolate-covered peppermint patties (such as York) may be substituted for 32 junior mints.
Makes 16.
Serving size: 1 brownie
Per serving: 121 Calories, 2.1 g Protein, 0.2 g Total Fiber, 3.9 g Total Fat, 19.5 g Carbohydrate, 81 mg Sodium, 14 mg Cholesterol
Beef Stew
Pam Spray
2 pounds stew meat
3 tablespoons flour
1 packet McCormick's Beef Stew Mix
3 cups water
5 cups assorted stew vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions or whatever else you like)
Spray bottom of pressure cooker with Pam. Put stew meat in pan. Coat meat with flour. Stir and cook over medium heat until meat browns. Stir in beef stew packet and water. Close cooker. Bring up pressure in pressure cooker and cook with slowly rocking pressure. Cook meat 15 minutes.
Release pressure under running water.
While the meat is cooking, cut up the vegetables. When pressure is released, stir in vegetables. Close cooker. Bring pressure back up and cook with the gauge slowly rocking for 10 minutes. Release pressure under running water. Serve immediately.
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