Rice Krispy Treats

Staying vegan has been fun and tasty. I wanted to find some treats we could have, now and then, and decided to make my own vegan snack. I used about 1/2 cup of honey, not quite 1/2 cup maple syrup and some peanut butter, we blended ourselves at Winco, little shy of a full cup and a few tsp. of Vanilla. I cooked the honey, syrup and peanut butter til the PB was dissolved. Poured 4 cups of Rice Krispy's into the syrup and mixed. Let it cool a little before I poured the chocolate chips (Ghiradelli chips) into the mixture.
Sprayed the dish with a little olive oil spray and poured the mixture into the pan.

After tasting the treats, I wish I had added more peanut butter.
These will do the trick.

My New Herb Garden

Thought since we are eating a lot healthier and most of the recipes require herbs, I decided to grow my own.

I planted Sweet Basil, Parsley, Oregano, Sage and Thyme. Just need to find some Rosemary.

While looking at the different herbs, I found some Stevia. Thought I would try my luck and this, so I bought one and planted it in an old bucket. All I need to do is pick the stems, dry them a few days and crush the leaves. Should be nice and sweet.

Old But New.

We are down in Loma Linda helping Ryan and Shelly move into a different house. Rent is somewhat cheaper, since they are both in school, one more year for Ryan, two for Shelly, they need to save as much money as they can.
Shelly found this adorable two bedroom home for $350 less a month. They are on break, so Tom and I decided to drive down and lend a hand, plus I get to go to Disneyland too.
The house is cozy and has a lot of character.

Notice the lock above the knob. I remember, the house I grew up in, they all had doors just like this.

I think my favorite thing about the house are the doors. They all are original from when the house was built, my guess in the 1930 or 40's. I love the glass knobs.

Truly, if old houses could talk!

Cute As A Bug....Ladybug

Years ago I decorated Cakes, Wedding, Birthday, Graduation...all occasions. It's been at least 15 years or more since I attempted any cake. Well, a very special young lady, whom I've known since she was a little girl, has a daughter of her own now and she is turning 3. When she found out I decorated cakes she asked me if I would be willing to help, I said "sure" hoping I would remember how.
She had to have 3 layers since her daughter was turning 3 and she wanted a bug theme...she found a picture of a ladybug cake on the internet and showed me, I told her "if that's what you want we can do it."
We did make a few changes, thanks to her creativity, and changed the colors to match her plates etc.
So, after decorating for 4 hours, here is the finished project.
It is so cute.

When I got home I noticed my back was killing me, now I remember why I quit decorating cakes.