Bailey Cates > Quotes

“Change is inevitable, they say. Struggle is optional.”
― Bailey Cates, Brownies and Broomsticks

“ Change is inevitable, they say. Struggle is optional. our life's path deviates from what you intend. Whether you like it or not. Whether you fight it or not. Whether your heart breaks or not.”
― Bailey Cates, Brownies and Broomsticks

“I've seen some pretty strange things in my life, and more of them make me think magic is possible than not.”
― Bailey Cates, Brownies and Broomsticks

“Lord love a duck!”
― Bailey Cates, Brownies and Broomsticks

“Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies ¾ cup chunky peanut butter 4 tablespoons butter, melted ½ cup confectioners’ sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ cup cocoa powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ⅔ cup vegetable oil ½ cup boiling water 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour a 9×13 baking pan. Mix together the peanut butter, butter, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla extract. Set aside. Combine cocoa powder and baking soda in a medium bowl. Add ⅓ cup of the vegetable oil and mix together thoroughly. Add boiling water and stir until mixture thickens. Add the rest of the vegetable oil, eggs and sugar and stir until smooth. Mix in flour, vanilla and salt until thoroughly blended. Pour brownie batter into the prepared baking pan. Drizzle peanut butter mixture over brownie batter. Using a knife, cut through the topping and batter to create a marbled effect. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until brownies are set in the middle and peanut-butter-swirl topping begins to puff slightly. Allow to cool in pan before cutting.”
― Bailey Cates, Brownies and Broomsticks

“First I stirred up some simple brownies using the old trick of adding boiling water to the batter to make them extra moist. Then came the best part: chunky peanut butter mixed with soft butter, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla and dolloped on top of the brownie batter. I drew a knife through the combination to create a chunky marbled effect and popped the pan into a hot oven.”
― Bailey Cates, Brownies and Broomsticks

“...death is but a transition to the next thing, that it's not a tragedy for the one who dies, only the ones who are left behind.

~ Lucy quotes Bianca”
― Bailey Cates, Some Enchanted Éclair

“He responded with a doggy frown and a glare.”
― Bailey Cates, Witches and Wedding Cake

“If I hadn’t converted my unused, fluffy white wedding dress into a zombie bride Halloween costume a couple of years earlier, I wouldn’t have put it past Mama to suggest that I wear that.”
― Bailey Cates, Cookies and Clairvoyance

“Then I saw the card taped to the mirror.

Congratulations on your new chapter, Katie! Wishing you and Declan all happiness and love- and the most organized closet on the block!

Blessed Be ~ Lucy, Mimsey, Bianca, Cookie, and Jaida.

P.S. look in the cupboard above your scarves.”
― Bailey Cates, Witches and Wedding Cake