Coconut Oil Brownie...

So. I will just start out to say...I think I did this wrong. Honestly, once I added a bit of whipped cream on top to eat it, it was perfectly delicious. Honestly, it has finally come to this point. On Monday, I had finally reached the brink of scent baking: that moment where you see a picture of something and are craving it so much, you can smell it. So, I thank you very much, Pinch of Yum, for making my dream possible 😋😋

The COVID-19 lockdown has left me a little bit stir crazy! Normally, I would be loving this and living the dream; no where I need to go, I get to stay home, no obligations to see people-- you know? An introvert's absolute dream! The funny thing is that I have yet to reach my "10-day" marker yet since I went out last Thursday to pick something up from the shop. Since then, I have been in the house doing nothing and absolutely regretting not having a pet. 

Though I am bored and may possibly have just laid in bed during most of this, I reach my heart out for those that have to go through the hardship of contracting the virus. There are so many doctors out there trying their best and even reaching out to the people for assistance. People are stuck in other countries missing their family and friends. Children are going without their only means of lunch. Many are without work due to the quick spreading of the virus.  I know my circumstances may be less than ideal, but I wish to offer all those in struggling through these times a prayer that we can all get through this.

If you need any advice or want to help in any way, reach out to your community along with other communities with donations. This is the one I know of so far in the US: No Kid Hungry.

Also check out the CDC COVID-19 Info & the World Health Organization

Trial of the "Award Winning Strawberry Scones"

I love love love watching Father Brown and more than once have I heard about "Mrs. McCarthy's Award Winning Strawberry Scones". Even season 1, episode 1 raved about them. Her Irish edition to a delicious dessert just made it seem even better! I have been so curious to try them. Recently, I found a recipe online for them and tried it out: Mrs. McCarthy's Strawberry Scones. 

They were surprisingly easy to make & kind of fun 😄😄 The best part about it is that they tasted and smelled delicious the minute they were finished from the oven. 

Honestly, if you want to stop at this point, it was absolutely fine with me because they are delicious!! I wanted to have the full experience though so I finished them off:

I put my own twist to the recipe. Blackberries and Strawberries are two of my favorite berries. I used both strawberry preserves and blackberry preserves.

They came out a little small because I cut the dough a little smaller than the recipe instructed. The two trays are because I wanted to try different whipped creams in them. One has dairy-less whipped cream and the Dairy-full whipped cream. Both of them tasted incredible with either cream. PLEEEASE definitely give them a try! Just AMAAAAAZING 😋😋