Who Knew?

I suppose this post will very possibly show my novice approach to all things culinary, or possibly shed some light on something that you didn't know either. In my attempt to make a "PJ" requested breakfast this morning, I realized that I was out of brown sugar. The request was oatmeal. When I was a child, my favorite type was Maple and Brown Sugar. So, this is what I typically make for my family. We don't purchase the instant kind mainly b/c of price, but also b/c you can do so much more with a container of plain rolled oats that you just can't do with a package of pre-flavored oatmeal. So, as the milk was boiling and the oats began to soak up the sweet goodness, I quickly jumped online to find a substitute for brown sugar. Low and behold, I found a recipe to make just that. Now here's where you may be saying, DUH, I knew that, but for me, this was eye opening. You see, since we are on a budget and all of my grocery money has already been spent for the week, I was thinking I'd just have to steer clear of any recipes that required this ingredient. Now however, I can make brown sugar to my hearts content (or at least until I run out of the white sugar and molasses). For those of you interested in the recipe, here it is: http://frugalliving.about.com/od/foodsavings/ht/Brown-Sugar.htm

Here is a picture of our finished "products". Ummmm, enjoy your day, I know we will!

Now if I could just find a recipe to make ziplock baggies, and self rising flour! lol