A peek into my new room!

I did my best to go with a "vintage-y" type theme... 

I'm in love with this rug! 

My little collection of Eiffel Tower-ness! :)

Please meet my new best friend Coconut Lip Butter!

I got it at the Body Shop in Windhoek last week. I think they have

that store at home although I've never been in it. 

hehehe:)

My closet! Fancy, I know! ;) You can't see the inside

yet because it was super messy when I took the pictures!

Maybe some other time though!!! 

Tada! What do you think?! 

Congo Bars

AHHH these were so good! 

Pure carmel-y, chewy, chocolate-y

goodness! :) 

Congo Bars Recipe:

From Six Sisters' Stuff

2 3/4 c. all purpose flour

2 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2/3 c. butter, softened

2 c. brown sugar

3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 package milk chocolate chips

1 c. chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. Combine butter and sugar using a mixer until blended. Add eggs, one at a time to sugar mixture, mixing on low in between each addition. Add vanilla and mix. Add flour and mix until combined. Stir in chips and then pecans.

Coat a 9x13 pan with non-stick spray and spread batter evenly into dish.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown. Make sure you don’t over bake.

Check it out!

Hello lovelies! 

Well I finished a couple of those "Top-Secret" blog things last night

and this morning! So be sure to check them out...

Recipe Index

Link Parties {I'm going to keep adding to this one}

Craft Index

"Like" us on Facebook!

Poll Results:

Another blog that I follow... {6}

A comment that Sophie left... {3}

Google... {1} I'd love to know who found me on google! ;)

Pinterest... {1}

A friend... {1}

Other... {4}

Thanks for voting! Be sure to check out this week's poll!

I'm linkin' up HERE.... And don't forget to link up your yummies and other things  HERE...

Have a happy weekend everyone! I hope it's

filled with rainbows, butterflies, and yummy baked goods! 

Much love,

Sophie

Happy Friday! {randomness and March Recipe Round-Up!}

Hi everyone! 

It's Friday!!!! Time to celebrate! haha :) 

I hope y'all had a great week! I know I have! 

Also, I wanted to share with you something... 

BECAUSE

today is a very special day for me. 3 years ago from THIS DAY,

my life was changed. Why you may ask? Well let me tell you! 

I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. I remember I had lost

about 25 lbs. in a month while I still ate a lot! So I was brought to

the doctor, and they did some tests, and then I was told I had diabetes

and I had to go to Children's Hospital downtown Minneapolis 

to get things figured out. Let me tell you, those were

the worst 4 days of my life! But no worries! I have things all under

control now... 

If I could go back in time would I be "un-diagnosed"???

Actually, as surprising as it sounds, NOPE!

I got stronger physically, emotionally, and spiritually through the whole thing!

I learned how to eat better, give myself injections {scary I know!}, but

I also grew up in my faith, learning to depend on God for everything... 

The big things and even the teeny-tiny things!

I thought this was funny- like the other night I was praying

my brains out for more followers, and more links for the party...

The next morning when I woke up I had 2 more followers and links 

to the party! HOW AWESOME IS THAT?! Very. 

I also get asked this VERY OFTEN so I'm just going to answer it for

you. Yes I can eat sugar. 

Obviously... Have you seen my blog?! I LOVE THAT STUFF!!;)

I'm working on some Top-Secret blog things I'm super-duper

excited to share with you whenever they're done! EEK! 

I wanted to let you know my link party numero uno is extended

until April 4th {my 14th birthday!!!} so you have some 

extra time to link up some more yumminess and creativeness!

I was thinkin'... In case you missed some recipes from this month,

I'm going to share them with you! I'm callin' this... A Recipe Round-Up! :)

Thick Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies!

Simplest Homemade Fudgey Brownies

Coffee Frappucino

Tuna Avocado Salad and 100 Helathy Snacks!

Have an awesome weekend everyone!

Much love,

Sophie

I'm a busy-bee!

Hey guys! Or shall I say "ladies"! 

We went to the capital of Namibia yesterday/today 

and shopped with some of my birthday money! 

I got some ADORABLE stuff! I re-did my room... 

*hint: you know I love my vintage-y stuff! ;)

And I also got some pretty fun clothes! 

I'm super excited to post all about with some pictures too! :)

But I also wanted to warm y'all I'm probably not

going to be posting as much... I'm trying to cut down on 

my internet use and also I'm preparing three guest posts. 

{I can't wait to share them with you!!!}

I want to thank everyone who's voted on my poll

and commented! I've gotten some very sweet comments

from my followers and they MAKE MY DAY! 

Since I've only gotten 5 links for the link party, 

I'm going to check and see if I can extend the time a little

bit for some more entries. 

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LINK UP!!! 

Okee-dokee I think that's all for now!

Much love,

Sophie

Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

My cookies turned out a little too over done 

{I'm still gettin' used to our new oven... It's ancient.}

and I added some peanuts too! They were a perfect

combination of chewy and crunchy and sweet and salty! 

YUMMM!

Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies 

From Lovin' From the Oven

1/2 c. {1 stick} butter

1/2 c. packed brown sugar

1 egg

3/4 tsp. vanilla

3/4 c. flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 c. oats

1/2-3/4 c. raisins

1/2 c. chopped walnuts {optional}


Preheat oven to 350ºF 
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well. Add oats, raisins, {and nuts if using them}; mix well.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool for 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.


Don't forget to link up your creativeness! I've only gotten 3 entries so far... 


Let's Link Up!

"Simplest Homemade Fudgey Brownies!"

Is your mouth watering yet?

Yah, that's what I thought! ;)

I made these for desert tonight, because

we had a friend over for dinner and had a "brye"... {I'm not sure if that's how you spell it.}

Anyways, a brye is the African version of a BBQ- Meats, salads, bread, etc. 

We've been having one almost every night! haha :) 

I'm super psyched for Wednesday BECAUSE we're going

to the capital and my brother and I are going to spend

our birthday money at the "mall"... The mall there actually

is pretty nice! It has lots of good stores, a movie theatre, some restaurants

and cafes, and stuff like that. Just like a normal mall pretty much!

What's on the shopping list?

CLOTHES! I brought a lot of running shorts, baggy shirts,

sweatshirts- nothing very impressive. SOOOO I wanted to 

find some jean shorts, cute shirts, dresses, and skirts. 

ONTO THE GOOD STUFF!!!!! :)

Enjoy this yummy  recipe from Good Life Eats!

Ingredients:

12 {1 1/2 sticks} tablespoons Salted Butter
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla, orange, or peppermint extract, optional
3 large eggs
1 cup flour
A heaping 1/2 cup chocolate chunks, optional {for me, NECESSARY!!!}

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 or 9x9 square baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

Set a medium sized saucepan over medium-high heat and melt the butter. Next, add the granulated sugar and your choice extract. Stir well. Remove pan from heat and whisk in the cocoa powder.

In a separate bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl and whisk in with the eggs until well combined. Stir in the flour and chocolate chunks, but do not beat.

Pour batter into the previously prepared baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes. Cool completely, or if you’re impatient like me – at least 15 minutes, on a wire rack.

Remove parchment paper (with brownies) from the pan. Peel away the parchment paper and cut the brownies into serving size pieces and store in an airtight container for up to 3 days – if they last that long!

Also, PLEASE, with a cherry on top, be sure to link up 

to my first ever LINK PARTY! 

Recipes, photography, DIY's, crafts, tips, ANYTHING 

would be muchos appreciated! :) Tell your friends- get the word out! 

 Lots of brownie love! 

-Sophie