Monday, May 16, 2011

cookin'

my life
can often be reduced
to simple equations

today's problem went something like
this

rainy day
plus
friends over for the afternoon
plus
we're bored!

equals

get in the kitchen a make cookies

and incidentally
that's my kinda math

just sayin

we rifled through the cookbooks
to find our favorite family collection

thumbed the splattered and stained pages
on the hunt
for that no-bake recipe everyone loves
















rootled through the cupboards
to be sure the necessary ingredients
and tools
were close to hand





















needless to say
the boys
(all 5 of them)
were more interested in continuing
their wii lego star wars thingy game
and happily left the actual concocting
to the girls



which suited me just fine

not gonna lie
the thought of 5 boys in my kitchen
with an open flame
gives me the colly wobbles

little miss and her friend 'curly girl'
took turns carefully measuring





















at which point i recalled wondering
if they had done the pre bake hand wash

hmm

some questions are best left
unasked
unanswered

goods were added
one by one

















mixing
with total concentration



































mothers who help scrape out peanut butter
would do well to take care with cameras

is there such a thing as a peanut butter proof camera?
cuz there should be
















since this cookie includes oats and peanut butter
it's healthy-ish

right?
































nearly there
















waiting for them to firm up
took, like

forevah

at least 10 whole minutes

but in the end
there were two very self satisfied girls
as well they should be
















because i can personally attest
the cookies were delish

unfortunately

they're bored again




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