The other day I dropped my guys off downtown for a sporting event. When my hubby realized where I intended to drop them off at he told me to just let them off in the middle of the road on Main Street. I said that was silly I would drop them off in this little side parking lot. He said that was silly and that I would still be trying to get out of that lot when he and they boy were leaving. I told him that someone would let me out because there are nice people in the world and that I look like a nice person myself. As they walked away I pulled up to get out and the very first car stopped and let me out! I am not sure if I was happier about someone letting me out or that I proved my hubby wrong.
Yesterday my hubby was a little late getting home. He said that a young ladies car had quit in front of him at a red light and he stopped to help her. Hes pretty sweet like that. He said that no one would stop for just a second so he could push the car over into a parking lot where she would be safe. Finally another gentleman stopped to help and they were able to get her out of the road.
`Besides being a super sweet guy my husband stopped to help that young lady because he probably thought about our daughters and he would hope that someone would help them in the same situation. The man who let me out in a very busy traffic situation probably thought " why on earth did that crazy woman pull into that lot and get stuck". He knew what he would want someone to do for his wife in that situation. What if we thought more like that too. What if we just tried to be kind to everyone we met.
I used up all my coconut oil and decided to clean out the jar and use it for other things. I like to put leftovers in glass jars. It makes it easy to see whats in there. You can also put them in the freezer just dont fill them up all the say since liquids expand. They are also good to give someone leftovers in if you dont want your container back. The label was kind of like plastic and I have found the adhesive under those are usually a little tougher to remove then just paper ones that can be soaked in hot water. So after soaking the jar and getting the plasic layer off I made up some goo begone, let it set for about 10 minutes and with a little scrubbing it came right off.
Homemade Goo Begone
1 teaspoon of cooking oil like vegetable, canola and even coconut
2 teaspoons of baking soda
Mix, apply let set a few minutes and wipe off.
I honestly dont know whats in real goo begone. I know my husband used it once to get something sticky off his motorcycle. I do not know how making soda would react on the paint of a motorcycle so if you use this think about any damage that could occur to your surface. If its glass it should be fine.
Several years ago my son and I bought an old Fanny Farmer cookbook at a yard sale. It had a brownie recipe and after a little research we could out that the Fanny Farmer cookbook was the first cookbook to publish a brownie recipe. We tweeked the recipe a little bit since we did not have solid baking chocolate and it has been out brownie recipe every since. The kiddos have made these for their friends for years and we have to find someone who does not like them. I only had these fail once and that was because I forgot to put sugar in them.
Brownies
9 Tablespoons cocoa
3 Tablespoons oil like canola, vegetable or coconut
6 Tablespoons butter melted
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
mix oil and cocoa, stir in butter and sugar, add eggs. mix in flour, salt and vanilla. Pour into a 8X8 square pan thats been greased and bake in 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.
The icing was from a box or Hershey's cocoa. I am pretty sure you can find it on their website.
I knew we were headed to a park to walk the dogs before dinner last night so I wanted something that would be pretty easy to throw together when we got back. Several days ago when I grilled steak for my hubbys birthday I had made extra and put it in the freezer. I got it out and made fried rice. Remember I had froze rice the other day? Since its time to head back to the grocery store today or tomorrow I wanted to use up any fresh veggies I had before they started not looking so fresh anymore. I had broccoli and mushrooms.
Fried Rice
2 cups cooked cold rice
2 eggs scrambled
Cooked cubed meat of your choice.
2-3 teaspoons sesame oil
soy sauce to taste
I scramble my eggs and cook in the skillet first in a little bit of butter to keep from sticking. When egg is done I remove from pan and sit aside. Add the sesame oil and rice and stir around to warm up then add egg, and whatever you want. I usually add the cooked meat and sometimes peas and carrots. This is really whatever veggie you want or meat. Add soy sauce to taste. I like to go light and my husband will add more to his.
In a separate skillet add 2-3 teaspoons of sesame oil, then add your chopped veggies. I used about a pound of broccoli, a medium onion. 8 oz mushroom and 2 minced garlic cloves. Once the veggies start to get a little tender I add maybe a Tablespoon soy sauce and a teaspoon or two of honey. My guys like it sweet.
This only took about 15 minutes to throw together with having the meat cooked, the rice cooked and the veggies chopped.
Lots of Love
Mrs Ladybug
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