Thursday, February 28, 2013

Snickerdoodle Blondies

Here's a recipe for those awesome Blondies that Katy made at February BC.

Ingredients:
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon grated or ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon 
a pinch nutmeg


Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and/or line a 9×13 inch pan. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and set aside.2. In large bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar for 3-5 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla, and beat until smooth.3. Stir in the flour mixture until well blended. Spread evenly in prepared pan (mixture will be somewhat cookiebatter-ish, so it’s best to spread it out with a greased spatula or your hands). Combine the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a little bowl. Evenly sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over the top of the batter.4. Bake 25-30 minutes or until surface springs back when gently pressed. Cool before cutting. Makes 20-24 bars.



Friday, February 22, 2013

February Book Club

We had a really fun night up in Roscoe Village, thank you first time hostess, Katy! You did a great job! Most of us read the book, good job RBTW!! We read The Round House by Louise Erdrich, this book was a story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who is seeking justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that will forever transforms his family. There were some mixed reviews and overall confused ladies...a lot of "ohhhh yeah ok now that makes sense". We had a nice discussion about our book and nicely transitioned into the good stuff, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Topics included: Academy Awards, lots of movie talk!, sororities, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, sock buns, pinerest, apartment hunting, South Africa, cats with six toes, Costco, dodge ball, ombre hair, Downton Abbey, Homeland, Mindy Project, Modern Family, New Girl and on......



And with a pending snow storm, some of us made it home just in time or maybe a little late. That was one LONG cab ride!

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Book Club...Next Generation

Check out our littlest BC member....


What a little Book Worm! Too cute!