Brownies!

This morning I needed chocolate. BADLY. So I made some brownies.

  This is a gluten free recipe that I am still developing based on the SACO brand cocoa recipe, so let me know if you made successful changes.

1/2 c. butter
1/2 cocoa
1 cup cane sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 all purpose gluten free flour
1/4 tsp. xanthan gum
1/4 tsp salt
1 small handful of chocolate chips (I like ENJOY LIFE brand)

Preheat oven to 350*. Melt butter in small saucepan. Remove melted butter from heat, add cocoa, and stir until well blended. Add sugar. Mix well. Add eggs and beat well. Stir in vanilla, flour, salt, and xanthan gum. Spread into greased pan (mixture will be thick). Bake for 25 minutes or until fork comes out clean.

Do not cut until entirely cool, or they will be super crumbly!

Spring!

In spite of the windy weather it is beginning to feel like spring. We finally got around to using the greenhouse and have started our seeds in there. Unfortunately the wind has given the greenhouse a few too many good shakes and we already lost all of our starts (except the spinach).
  The lettuce has sprouted in the beds, and the onions are doing really well. I think I saw some carrot sprouts this afternoon, but I couldn't tell them apart from the little weeds mixed in there.
  I'm hoping to get the clothesline set up next weekend because it is finally warm enough to start hanging clothes outside.

Lettuce

Yellow Onion

Spinach