I Spy with My Little Eye, the Letter C

Marcia Richards had a fun post in which she shared her top 10 favorite things starting with the letter L. She had an awesome list. Marcia offered to assign a letter to anyone who wanted to play along.

She gave me “C”

Without further ado, and in no particular order, here are my top 10 favorite things beginning with “C”

Christmas
(Yep, Christmas morning at our house after the boys attacked the presents.)

Celts
(You knew this had to be here somewhere, right?)

Cross Stitch

Children
(The Wee Beasties)

Cinnamon Rolls

Coming Home
(Is there anything better than coming home and sleeping in your own bed?)

Chocolate

Candles
(Especially around the bath tub, right Natalie?)

Claus
(As in Santa Claus. Yeah, I know it’s a bit of a cheat.)

Check out some of the other people playing along:

Myndi Shafer: B
Natalie Hartford: J
Kathy Owen: R

Aren’t you impressed it wasn’t all chocolate? If you’d like to play along, let me know in the comments and I’ll assign you a letter.

Beautiful Blogger Award: More Randomness About Moi

The lovely and talented Melanie nominated me for this award.

Melanie Macek
May 06, 2012 @ 12:43:56 [Edit]

…Oh, I nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger award! Stop by Tuesday to get the deets.‎

Thanks so much Mel!

The rules are:

The Beautiful Blogger Award is for those blogs that are creative, original and add to the blogging community. You’re supposed to bestow it on seven people and here’s the “rules:” I say, no worries if you’re a rule-breaker, then just put the award on your blog.

• Link to the creative, beautiful genius that bestowed it upon you.
• List seven random things about yourself.
• Send said award to seven (or how ever many you want) other creative, beautiful geniuses.
• Tell those lucky people that you’ve done this and give em’ the rules.

Oh boy, more random facts to come up with, bet I make you hungry this time

1. You will never see me eat one of these –
   

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2. I’d much rather have this –
   

   Chocolate Saucepan Brownies

   Maybe not the whole pan in one sitting And because I love you guys the recipe is below.

3. Tea, in any form, is probably my favorite drink.
4. That’s not a cheese…
   

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   THAT’S a cheese…

   

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5. This is one of my favorite dinners –
   

   Chicken Enchiladas

6. BBQ is also pretty high on the ol’ list of favorites, which That Man is doing right now as I type and schedule this post. The smells drifting up to me are drool-worthy.
7. Pie is, by far, my FAVORITE dessert. (Also on tonight’s menu…yum.)

Chocolate Saucepan Brownies

4 squares of unsweetened baker’s chocolate
2/3 cup oil
2 cups of sugar
4 eggs
1 1/3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
2 teaspoons vanilla

Melt chocolate in saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently. Add oil. Beat in sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each one. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt, blending well. Stir in nuts and vanilla. Pour into greased 13X9 pan. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Cut into squares immediately. Then cool.

Wee Beastie Rating:

Since y’all are beautiful to me, tag, you’re it