We have insulation!
This is the rebuilt back porch.
I imagine having morning tea here in the winter.
The kitchen sink will be centred under the large window on the left of the photo.
A view of the kitchen from the living area. That's the sink window on the right.
The rooms in the background will be a sewing room and a laundry room. The back porch is there behind the little square window.
We found a second hand claw foot tub that will go under this window. The commode will not be in the middle of the room :-) .
Our bedroom. It's really large ( smile ).
The second bedroom. It's really large too. I don't have grandchildren yet but I'll be ready when I do.
Tomorrow is a holiday and since I don't have to work I putzed around in the kitchen. It's a luxurious way to spend an afternoon.
I made steel cut oatmeal in the crockpot last week - genius, let me know if you're interested in the recipe. - and had eaten it all week and there was still some left so I used it to make oatmeal bread. It turned out beautifully. I used the bread machine to make the dough then did the baking in the oven.
Oatmeal Bread
1 cup cooked, cooled steal cut oats and barley
1 egg, stirred
3?4 cup water
1 tbsp molasses
1 tbs sugar
1 tsp salt
3 cups flour
2 tsp dried yeast
Just put all the ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed. Set to the dough setting and let it go. Drop it out onto a floured board and punch it down. Shape into a log or divide into 2greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for about half hour or until it sounds hollow when you tap it.
It was so good even Adam had 2 slices and he won't eat home baked bread because he only likes white bread and he doesn't trust me to just make white bread.
And then chocolate chip cookies from Martha Stewart. If I wasn't sure Adam will make these disappear lickity split, I be concerned about the temptation. ( I'm getting healthy come he!! or high water! ).
And then some good for you breakfast muffins.
Carrot Oat Bran Muffins
In a bowl grate 2 large carrots ( about 2 cups ) and 2 apples - don't drain. Add 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts.
In another bowl:
1 cup oat bran
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
In another bowl:
3/4 cup milk
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Stir the wet ingredients into the dry as quickly and gently as you can. Stir in the carrots, apples and nuts.
Spoon into a greased or lined muffin tin. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of one muffin comes out clean.
Enjoy. Adam definitely won't eat these... but they really are moist and delish!
Hope our weekend has been yummy :-)
