BYU Mint Brownies

I redeemed myself with these brownies after my Botched Peach Cobbler. I should make brownies from scratch more often, but my belly would get bigger. Here is the link for BYU Mint Brownies. It seems that there are several different versions of BYU Mint Brownies, but I figured since this was on the BYU Magazine website, they had to be the most authentic.

I used real butter in place of margarine. Also, I used heavy whipping cream in place of milk for the mint frosting. The creamier the better!!!

We enjoyed these brownies with a scoop of vanilla ice cream last night with my brother's family. It was almost as good as the dinner we ate!

Botched Peach Cobbler

EEEKK!!! I messed up this recipe because I didn't read everything and rushed myself. It still tasted good enough to eat. The recipe is below from allrecipes.com. Can you guess what I messed up? I covered it in whipped cream to hide my mistake. :)  I've never made a peach cobbler before so I was disappointed that I didn't get it right. So, I'm going to try it again soon...I hope.

Southern Peach Cobbler

1/2 cup butter 

1 cup white sugar 

3/4 cup self-rising flour 

3/4 cup milk
1 (29 ounce) can sliced peaches in light syrup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place butter in a deep 2 quart baking dish and place in oven to melt. In a medium bowl, mix sugar and flour. Stir in milk, a little at a time, until wholly incorporated. Pour carefully over melted butter in dish. Spoon peaches and syrup over batter. Bake in preheated oven 35 to 45 minutes, until crust is puffed and golden.

Shrimp and Pineapple Kabobs

I had shrimp kabobs for the first time when I lived in Texas. A neighbor invited us for a barbeque and that's when I realized that you could barbeque shrimp. So, I found this recipe for Shrimp and Pineapple Skewers in one of my Martha Stewart magazines and decided that I needed to try it. I was afraid to cook with shrimp, but they cook up really fast and easy. They were very yummy and I can't wait to make them for our next barbeque with our neighbors!

Blanket, Food, Turning and Toes

August has been a fun month watching Benjamin do adorable things. I have to keep a constant watch during nap time.

He loves falling asleep with his soft blanket and during his nap he will grab onto it and rub it against his cheek. However, he covers his entire face sometimes.

 We have noticed Benjamin constantly stare at us when we eat. So, I've had him practice sitting up in preparation for solids. Then we had his 4 month check-up, and our doctor gave us instructions for when we were ready to start feeding him solids. Sadly, he also got shots that day and ended up with a high temperature the next day. So, when he was feeling better we decided to give him the solid food. We gave him some rice cereal, which I don't think he cares for, but he loves the spoon. However, he loves the squash we gave him. I had to strap him down so he wouldn't jump out of his seat 'cause I couldn't get the food to him fast enough. He's a clever little fellow.

During one of Benjamin's morning naps, I found he had rolled on to his side. It made me laugh!

 This is a first, playing with his toes. I almost thought he couldn't get any cuter until...

 I caught him with his toes in his mouth! Precious!

Playing Cards

It's been a while since we played Skip-Bo, so we decided to play cards as a family. Benjamin liked looking at the cards and was very excited to be involved in the game. However, I think I'll have to teach him a few tricks since I ended up winning this game. Heehee!