Confessions of a Working Momma

For some moms the end of August means that you need to get back into the school routine, getting the kids up early and feeding them breakfast at an early hour so they are not starving in the middle of the day. This is where I think most working moms have this down and almost never get out of habit (with the exception of vacation). For us (atleast me, anyway) it's a school morning every morning. The girls are in daycare which is what we call school here in this house. So we try to make breakfast fun. One of my favorite things is homemade pancakes. I make 4x batch and then freeze them, for quick easy breakfasts. Recipe coming soon.   I whipped up a batch of pancakes and decided to add alittle bit of purple food coloring (the girls favorite color). They loved it.   Oh in case you are wondering, yes they are chocolate chip purple pancakes! 

So on Monday afternoon Sassy took a REALLY long nap. So I took advantage of the 3+ hour nap and made to die for White Bread and some oatmeal cookies. Check out what others are cooking HERE . Country White Bread This recipe can be for Dinner Rolls or Bread. I will definately be making the rolls soon. There is no bread maker in this house so I just used the good old kitchen aid and hands. For the bread you will want to bake it at 350 for 30 min. My Oatmeal Cookies again came out of my favorite local cookbook - Susie's Kitchen. They are super easy and who doesn't love a good oatmeal cookie. When you are in a real pinch you can consider them breakfast who doesn't love that!! 1c shortening 3/4 c brown sugar 3/4 c sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp water 2 eggs 1 1/2 c flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 2 c oatmeal 12 0z pkg chocolate chips (optional) 1 c chopped nuts (optional) Cream shortening; add sugars, vanilla, and water. Beat until creamy. Add eggs. Gradually add flour, salt and ...

Usually after I make cookies or brownies I will bag them and put them in the freezer so they will stay fresh. However with these cookies, they barely make it into the freezer. We like peanut butter cookies, however some peanut butter cookies are a little to heavy on the peanut butter and they are to over powering. These however are perfect and it is a super simple recipe too. I got this recipe out of a local cookbook called Susie's Cook Book. Check out what else people are cooking this week HERE Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies I actually ususally don't make them with the chocolate chips and the last couple of times that I made them, I used sunflower butter and they have turned out good as well. 2 cups AP Flour 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup butter/margarine, softened 1/2 cup peanut butter 2 eggs 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 TBsp water optional - 1 cup mini chocolate chips Blend all ingredients except chocolate chips. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed. St...

We love these cookies. We make them about every couple of weeks. In order for them to last as soon as they cool, I place them in Ziploc bags and place them in the freezer. Then we all just take a couple out as needed for our lunchs or for snacks. I got this recipe from a great family cookbook called Susie's Cookbook. Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies 1 1/2 C flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 C shortening 3/4 C brown sugar 3/4 C sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp water 2 eggs 2 C Oatmeal 12 oz. Chocolate Chips Cream shortneing; add sugar, vanilla and water. Beat until creamy. Add eggs. Gradually add flour, salt and soda. Stir in oatmeal with a wooden spoon; add chocolate chips. Blend well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.

So I forgot to add a Birthday cake to this week's menu plan. It was Daddy's birthday on Wednesday. However, with both of our work schedules as crazy as they are we didn't get to celebrate it till Monday. In the morning, I made him his favorite breakfast of all time, a good southern breakfast of bacon, fried eggs, homemade biscuits, and gravy. Then after dinner we had a birthday cake. With Sassy's milk allergy however, I cannot exactly go to the store and pick up a cake. (Plus they are expensive) So off to the Grandma's cookbooks I went. My favorite is the Woman's Home Companion Cook Book published in 1944. If you can get your hands on a good cookbook from the 40's it's well worth your money. These books were printed during the war and right after the depression, so all most all the recipes contain staples that are in your pantry everyday; are not expensive to buy and have modifications to them in case you have already used your ration of sugar, etc. Thes...