Care Package #20: Cabin Fever Cookies and North Georgia

I should have posted this before now, but it has been a busy few weeks (really, is anyone surprised by that?). Last week I tried yet another awesome recipe from the best snack cookbook in the world! I give you Cabin Fever Cookie Bars:
1/2 C brown rice flour
1/2 C old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4C chopped walnuts
1/3 C canola oil
1 C brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 C M&M candies

Pre-heat oven to 350. Combine flour, oats, salt, baking powder, walnuts and M&Ms. In a separate bowl, beat together the oil, sugar, vanilla and eggs. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into a greased 9x9" pan and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool then cut into bars.

Since this was the box that Brian would get right before Easter, I had to add some candy as well. It was a terrible temptation to have that many Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Eggs around the house, but they all made it into the box.



Last Friday Piedmont College had their first Career Day, and I volunteered some time to talk to folks about budgeting and credit. The turn out was a little lower than expected, but I was glad to help out.

Seeing Piedmont again was fun, but the best part of the weekend was getting to visit with my friends and staying at Timbrook, the Dover's farm. I'm sure that I am not the only person who feels this way, but staying on the farm is my idea of a perfect, relaxing get-away.

Suzanne's home cooking is yet another reason to look forward to visiting. My last trip to the farm back in May 2009 was the first time that I used her wood stove to cook an egg for breakfast. Food just tastes better when it's cooked on a fire.

Two of the grandchildren spent some time riding horses (and even the mule, Molly) on a beautiful spring day.


On Saturday we took a nice little road trip up to North Carolina and stopped at an overlook for this stunning view. I can't decide which I love more: a mountain view or living near the beach.