Sunday, September 26, 2010
Who Would Have Thought...
...a well-browned two-egg omelet with onions, pickled banana peppers, some hot sauce, and garlic-and-chive hummus all rolled up in a flour tortilla would make such a tasty sandwich?
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Late Night Cookies!...
Gina almost always makes the cookies in our home (as well as the cakes, brownies, and fudge). Her gingersnaps are to die for. Tonight, though, was one of those rare occasions where I decided to bake a batch of cookies. Chocolate Cream Cheese Cookies, to be exact. And they were GOOD!
I found a recipe for them online a while back, but we never got around to making them. Tonight seemed like a good night for it. Here's our adaptation of the recipe...
CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE COOKIES
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1½ cups sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 2-ounce bar unsweetened chocolate, melted
2½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream shortening and cream cheese together.
Add sugar and mix well.
Add milk, vanilla, egg and melted chocolate and mix well.
Add dry ingredients in thirds until well blended.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
I found a recipe for them online a while back, but we never got around to making them. Tonight seemed like a good night for it. Here's our adaptation of the recipe...
CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE COOKIES
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1½ cups sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 2-ounce bar unsweetened chocolate, melted
2½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream shortening and cream cheese together.
Add sugar and mix well.
Add milk, vanilla, egg and melted chocolate and mix well.
Add dry ingredients in thirds until well blended.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Haven't Been Blogging...
...for months now. I just didn't feel like it. Its been a rough year. I had bouts of pneumonia and pleurisy, and shingles. Perenially tired. Financial worries. PTSD issues that I'd managed to dodge for quite some time caught up to me. Things are looking a bit better now, and I'm feeling happier and a lot more optimistic than I have in a long time.
We'll be moving down into the Portland Metro area at the end of the month. That'll take a big chunk of time off my daily commute, plus save on wear-and-tear on the car and fuel. We expect to cut our rent by several hundred dollars a month, which will translate into paid-off bills and money in savings. We'll also have much easier access to services for our son, friends, shopping, and entertainment. The breadth of ingredients available in Portland is awesome, and being closer will be great. There's a huge variety of restaurants, as well.
I've done a lot of cooking and eating and shopping for food over the last six months. I'll write about some of it in the weeks to come.
We'll be moving down into the Portland Metro area at the end of the month. That'll take a big chunk of time off my daily commute, plus save on wear-and-tear on the car and fuel. We expect to cut our rent by several hundred dollars a month, which will translate into paid-off bills and money in savings. We'll also have much easier access to services for our son, friends, shopping, and entertainment. The breadth of ingredients available in Portland is awesome, and being closer will be great. There's a huge variety of restaurants, as well.
I've done a lot of cooking and eating and shopping for food over the last six months. I'll write about some of it in the weeks to come.
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