Sunday, February 24, 2008

Brownies

Apparently these brownies were a big hit at Josh's office. And well they were just delicious... So I thought I'd share the recipe:

Chocolate-Cherry Brownies

1 (18 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs , beaten
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup milk
1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In mixing bowl combine cake mix, cherry pie filling, almond extract and beaten eggs.
3. In sprayed, floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan, pour batter and bake for 25-30 minute.
4. Icing: in medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, butter and milk, bring to boil and stir constantly for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until smooth and creamy.
5. Remove from oven and pour icing over warm cake.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Photo shoot

We hauled out all the lighting gear tonight for some maternity photos.  Here's one of my favourites so far:
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A little quiet around here

So it's been a little quiet on the blog lately. So here's the latest exciting news from the Schroeder home:

WE GOT A DISHWASHER! :) That's right... no more stacking dishes precariously hoping that they'll somehow wash themselves. :) Thanks to Josh's dad for doing the dirty work of adding the hookups and tearing out the cupboard to put it in. :) I'm SO happy about this development.

Our new couch has arrived. :) It's glorious chocolate brown leather. Has a recliner on both ends of it. :) Super comfy. Great view of the new LCD TV. The living room is mostly in order now, so we'll have to take a picture to share with everyone. The cats are enjoying having the living room back. Always ready for a snuggle on the couch.
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It's currently reading week. SO I've been working around the house, doing some tidying, some crafting, and some project work. Currently working on a project that involves watching lots of movies and compiling clips. :) It's a very enjoyable project so far!

And finally, Josh took a few photos tonight. I'm looking big... and there's still 3 months to go!
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