BEDA #13 recipe, weekly lists

Hello everyone 

First I’ll share this weeks to do list 

And meal plan- that has several meals from last weeks plan that didn’t get cooked then 

I baked some cookies today-  cinnamon oatmeal squares

They are inspired by a recipe from Terri @ Blue House Journal back when she used to blog as PennyAnn Poundwise.  

I’m logged about them years ago  HERE 

The original recipe has a layer of raisin filling but I make them without the raisins.

Here’s my adaptation of Terri’s recipe  -they are a basic oatmeal cookie with a delicious cinnamon glaze 

Terri and Rhonda’s Cinnamon oatmeal squares 

In a mixer, cream 

1/2 cup softened butter and 1 cup brown sugar

Then add 

1 egg, 1 T water and 1 t vanilla

Mix until combined. 

Then add

1 1/2 C flour, 1/2 t baking soda and 1/4 t salt 

Blend in. 

Then stir in   

1 1/2 C quick cooking oatmeal

Spread the dough into a well-greased 13x9 pan

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven.  (They took 25 minutes in my oven) 

When cool, top with a glaze made of 

1 heaping cup powdered sugar, 3/4 t cinnamon and enough milk (about 1 T)  to make a spreadable  glaze 

When frosting has hardened up,  cut into squares and enjoy 😊 

This grandson is here today as he has a mild cough - we think it’s maybe mild croup or allergies-but no school for him as schools don’t mess around when any student has any illness symptoms.  

Ducky is always happy when any of the grands are here and stays right with them,

Jackson needed to work on his sight word Flashcards.  When he first started Flashcards,  he got m&ms as a reward.  But at home, his mom said he was past that now. 

Well,  he wanted M&Ms and I’m a grandma who is very aware that childhood flies by so I got him some when I went to Walmart anyway for a grocery pickup. 

He was happy to do his Flashcards 3 times and then he took his siblings some M&Ms when he left.  

And there are lots left to put in the pantry for future visits. 

This current jigsaw puzzle is rather frustrating.  The border was done when our guests were here and there were some pieces leftover.  We thought it was an error with extra pieces added to our box in the factory. 

As I worked the puzzle,  I could tell it wasn’t going together right so I took apart the areas that didn’t seem right and after several tries,  got all the border pieces in and I think it is finish-able now.  (Before the border was fixed, I was almost ready to toss it in the trash) 

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Supper was a sheet pan meal- chicken apple sausage, sweet and Yukon potatoes, onions, broccoli and asparagus 

Hope you all are having a good week - 

❤️Rhonda 

BEDA #12

Ever heard a smarty kid say “ want to hear me count to 100?  OK, 1...2...skip a few 100” 

I guess that is how BEDA is going. 

We had houseguests and we were busy doing things and I really couldn’t photograph much.  People just don’t understand why I would be taking photos of things like supper or purchases (things blog readers may like) but things that non-blog people don’t take photos of.  

Anyway,  I think as of this afternoon,  we are back to a more normal routine.  So,  I’ll try to get back to BEDA,  

We did some shopping with our guests -I will add my husband did not shop as he is a few weeks past knee surgery and doing good but not ready for shopping.  

Our town has a new Home Goods and I visited it for the first time.  It’s a very nice store and huge!  

I think Home Goods is a sister company to Marshalls and TJMaxx.  Prices are similar but HomeGoods only carries home things- no clothing, shoes or personal care like the other 2 stores.  

I saw lots of pretty things there but it was just Soooo Much Stuff!  I was a bit overwhelmed and didn’t buy a thing.  

We also visited Dollar Tree.  Our local store has been re-set and now is a Super Dollar Tree meaning they have a small section with $3 and $5 items.  The higher priced items are all together and marked.  I saw things like decent quality door mats, games, bed and decorator pillows,  nicer personal care and cleaning items.  

Sorry I didn’t take any photos.  

A simple thing our guests enjoyed and so did I was working jig saw puzzles.  

This one was small but tricky as the pieces are all odd shapes and don’t fit back together in rows. 

We started this one but it’s still in progress- and it’s tricky too.  It’s old shoes with assorted plants in them 

Now I need to go do a little housework and make my weekly list.  

I won’t have to cook supper though as we have leftovers.  

❤️ Rhonda 

BEDA #8

Hello everyone 

We drove to a small town about 30 minutes away to watch a grandson run in a track meet.  

He ran hard and he had fun.  

This home is right beside the parking lot at the track and very much in town.  

Do you see their pet? 

Just a goat 🐐😵😁

Lowe’s is having a Spring event with giveaways every Thursday in April.  You have to pre-register here 

https://www.lowes.com/events/springfest?int_cmp=SpringFest%3AA%3ANoDivision%3AMerch%3ASpringFest_Events_Gardentogo

This is what I got today.  Next week’s registration is already over too.  But if you want to try for the giveaways on the 3rd and 4th Thursday’s of April, set a reminder to register on Wednesday night at midnight EST.   The details are very clear on the Lowe’s site.  

Isn’t that a great freebie?  

Super was a baked chicken and oven roasted vegetables-carrots, little Yukon potatoes and sweet potatoes. It was very easy and tasted really good after a busy day 

Hope you’re all having a good April 🌞

❤️ Rhonda 

BEDA #7 baking day

Hello everyone 

I made a few sweet things this morning- all with old, tried and true recipes.  

A double recipe of Banana bread- it made all those muffins and 1 tiny loaf , also a lemon dessert 

I printed off this recipe in 2000 and it’s still my go-to banana bread recipe 

The lemon dessert is an old recipe too.  I remember making it when my son Bobby was a baby and he will be 40 this month. 

It’s kind of like cheesecake but lighter and it doesn’t use cream cheese 

Oatmeal cookies - these are crunchy cookies and a lot like a granola bar 

Of course cooking leads to a lot of dirty dishes 

Thankfully most of them fit in the dishwasher and I washed a few more by hand. 

The kitchen is 100% clean now and we shouldn't need anymore sweets for days.  

❤️Rhonda 

BEDA #6 - bunch of stuff

Hello everyone.  

We voted in our school board and city council election and then we had a late breakfast at 

Jimmy’s Egg

My husband ordered a big breakfast but I ordered from the smaller 55+ menu.  My plate was still pretty big, there is a scrambled egg under the 3 strips of bacon and that’s supposed to be a mini stack of pancakes but it was more than enough for me.  

This was the first sit down restaurant meal we have had in so much months and we really enjoyed it.  

Also,  my husband and I are both fully vaccinated for Covid too so I’m feeling braver about doing low risk things like eating in a not-crowded restaurant.  

We did several errands while we were out.  Ducky went to the doggie spa, we went to the bank and got groceries with a Walmart pickup 

I needed to get some groceries before our house guests arrive.  I’m not sure what meals will be eaten here but I’m prepared.  

And Ducky went to the spa so he won’t offend anyone with his doggie aroma.  

Produce I ordered to top off what we already have 

In general,  the Walmart shoppers do a very good job picking out nice produce.  

Our supper was a quick meal- and we had such a big late breakfast,  we never ate lunch and just skipped to supper. 

There were leftover mashed potatoes from Easter so we had a simple Shepherds Pie with some asparagus from this yard.  

And this photo is before I cooked everything 

Our guest rooms are pretty much geared for grandkids but I tried to set this room as good as it can be for 2 adults.  

I stacked the coffee tables that are normally toy tables and pulled apart the trundle bed so there is room to walk in the room.  

It is what it is- I guess our guests can pretend they are at camp 

Hope you’re all fine 

❤️Rhonda