Two Lies Our Culture has Accepted

Thank you!!! Someone finally came out and said it.  And said it well.

Banana Oatmeal Cookies - 2 Ingrediants

Banana Oatmeal Cookies! - Only 2 Ingredients... guess what they are ;)

Just 2 Bananas and 1 cup of Quick Oats! Mash together and separate into "cookies". Bake at 350 for 15 Minutes... That's IT!

You can add your own "fixins" too: Chocolate Chips, Nuts, Coconut, Raisins... This list goes on and on.... and on ;)

PERFECT COUPLE PIE
Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients

For the pie:

1 chocolate graham cracker crust
1 cup peanut butter
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
1 tub (12 ounces) Cool Whip, divided
1 jar (11.75 ounces) hot fudge topping, divided
½ cup sugar

For the topping:
2 tablespoons hot fudge
2 tablespoons peanut butter

Method
• In large bowl, beat peanut butter, cream cheese, and sugar until creamy. Fold in 3 cups Cool Whip. Spoon mixture into crust and smooth to edges.
• Remove 2 tablespoons hot fudge from jar and reserve in zip-loc plastic baggie for later. Heat remaining hot fudge according to package directions. Spread on top of peanut butter layer. Refrigerate pie until serving time.
• At serving time, carefully spread remaining Cool Whip on top of pie.
• Knead hot fudge in baggie with hands; cut tiny hole in corner of baggie and pipe over pie. Repeat with 2 tablespoons peanut butter and pipe on pie in opposite direction.
• Serve. If that isn’t making love to your tastebuds, I don’t know what is

18 Reasons Why Doctors and Lawyers Homeschool Their Children

The following is the link to the web article.  It is very well articulated and presents a solid case for people considering this option.  It also states the statistic that 36% choose to homeschool their children for religious or moral reasons, which means that 64% of the people homeschooling their children do so for other reasons, which is not shown in the media.

http://childrensmd.org/uncategorized/why-doctors-and-lawyers-homeschool-their-children-18-reasons-why-we-have-joined-americas-fastest-growing-educational-trend/

No-bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies
~~1/2 C Butter
2 C Sugar
1/2 C Milk
4 Tbsp Cocoa
1/2 C Peanut Butter
3- 3 1/2 C Quick cooking Oats
2 tsp. Vanilla
Add the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil, and boil for 1 minute. Stir in the next 3 ingredients and drop onto wax/foil paper. Let cool until set.

Breakfast Cookies

The most awesome breakfast cookie ever - and no flour, no sugar, no dairy. 1.5 cups of oats, 2-3 super ripened bananas ,1 cup of unsweetened applesauce, a handful of craisins, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Just throw everything together, mix it up pretty well, throw it on a baking sheet at 350 for about 35 minutes and then go to town! Great and super healthy.

Vegan Breakfast Cookie Recipe

A Very Simple Vegan Breakfast Cookie Recipe to try this weekend!

Breakfast cookies - 3 mashed bananas (ripe), 1/3 cup apple sauce, 2 cups oats, 1/4 cup almond milk, 1/2 cup raisins, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp cinnamon. Mix all ingredients well. Drop by rounded tablespoon on to a lightly oiled cookie sheet. Bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees, for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Cool and store in an airtight container. 

Asian Orchid Mantis

This is not a flower, its a bug!
 Asian Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) 

Image: Thea van Diepen via tumblr.com

Cant buy happiness...but...

Crockpot Overnight Apple Oatmeal

Throw 2 sliced apples, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon in the bottom of the crock pot. Pour 2 cups of oatmeal and 4 cups of water on top. Do NOT stir. Cook overnight for 8 - 9 hours on low.

Judge the character of a man

Bathroom Scale Wisdom

Beauty comes in all sizes

The Ultimate Spice Rack

As fresh as it gets

Who do you see?

Cat viewing hedgehog

A Dog's Last Will and Testament

For a true perspective on one's importance....

T-Rex finding a Magic Lamp

I wish, I wish, I wish!

Bunny-butt cup cakes

I would guess its a cake-ball body with fondant feet.  So cute.

Animals--Listen

Math challenge

(So basic but I had to check and make sure I was right.  I wasn't.)