Brown Sugar Granola

I originally got this recipe from The Hillbilly Housewife but when I went looking for it recently she had changed the recipe.  Here is the original recipe that my kids and I love.

Brown Sugar Granola

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp salt
4 cups rolled oats
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup dried fruits (optional)
1/2 cup nuts or seeds (optional, we like almonds)

In a large saucepan melt the butter, sugar and water together.  Stir well and let it simmer for a 2-3 minutes.  Add the salt, oatmeal and cinnamon stir until evenly coated.  Bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until golden brown.  Let cool in the pan, then break into pieces.  Add any fruit or nuts (I like to bake the nuts right in the granola) and store in an airtight container.

Easy Street Step 7 and 8

I'm chugging along on finishing up Easy Street.  I have most of step 7 done and have started the A blocks for step 8.  I didn't get as much sewing done this weekend as I hoped because I completely reorganized the kids playroom and book storage which took up most of my time.  I was lucky enough to sew with Kathy and Barb Saturday night for a few hours and Angela for a few hours on Sunday afternoon.

This week Oreo has decided that she is quilting quality control!  As you can see she inspected my blocks in progress to make sure the workmanship was up to snuff and then she moved on to the ironing board to oversee that step aslo :)

I'm very excited to get to finally meet Bonnie this Thursday at her lecture in Cottonwood.  I have been a fan of her's for about 7 years now and it will be nice to finally meet her.

I'm posting this as part of Bonnie's Mystery Monday Link-up.  You can see the other quilts in progress here
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My First Influenster Box

I love trying out new products, especially when I get to try them for free!  Just before Christmas I got my first Vox box in the mail from influenster.  So far we have tried out the hairbrush which has microfiber bristles to help dry your hair faster.  Abbie gives it a thumbs up.  Not pictured is the NYC New York Color Liquid Lipshine because it is in my purse because I wore it the other day.  The other item not pictured is the Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal that I brought to work and will have it for breakfast next week.  I'll let you know how it tastes.

Easy Street Clue 6

As the name of the mystery suggests this weeks clue was very easy. I finished it today in record time. This weeks clue has us cutting triangles which makes me suspect that this quilt will be on point.

Clue 5 done

I finished clue 5 tonight.  I really like the colors in this quilt, but I am still stumped about what the final quilt is going to look like.  Can't wait for tomorrow's clue!

I'm linking this up to Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Monday linkup here.

Easy Street Clue 4 Done

Bonnie said that as we get closer to Christmas the clues for her Easy Street mystery were supposed to get easier. I have to disagree with her on that this week. This week seemed to take twice as long as last week, but I finally managed to finish tonight. I am really liking the colors that were chosen for this quilt!

Easy Street Part 3 Done

This year some friends and I have all decided to do Bonnie Hunter's latest mystery.  I have greatly enjoyed the added camaraderie of doing the mystery together.  It is way more fun to sew with a group than it is to sew by myself.  This last weekend I went over to my friend Angela's house to work on clue #3 and was able to finish it in just a few hours.  The pictures are clue #1, #2 and finally #3.  I am posting this as part of Bonnie's Mystery Monday linkup.  You can find other posts here.