By Ashley | Published:
March 23, 2009
I was in a baking mood and whipped up these tasty babies. I have had problems finding a good oatmeal cookie recipe as I am not a big fan of raisins. When I found this one from Cooking Light, I had to give it a try. No raisins in these cookies. Just chocolate and pecan [...]
Posted in Photography | Also tagged cookies, Sweet |
By Ashley | Published:
November 30, 2008
This is just a weekend of desserts here in the Household. This has a lot to do with the fact that we are getting into the holidays. Cakes and Pies for Thanksgiving and then cookies galore for Christmas. It also helps that The Ultimate Chocolate Cake Challenge is going on over at Not Quite Nigella. [...]
Posted in Random Ashley | Also tagged cake, chocolate, Sweet |
By Ashley | Published:
April 9, 2008
I love eating bananas. Sadly, the Husband does not. What ends up happening in our household is that I buy a bunch of bananas and one of them ends up getting overripe. That overripe banana gets tossed into the freezer to be put to use later. This week, I realized that half my freezer (I [...]
By Ashley | Published:
April 2, 2008
Last month I achieved 3/4 goals that I had set for myself. The obvious lesson here is that if I set goals, I am more likely to achieve a happier, healthier life than if I don’t set goals. Now it is important that those goals are realistically obtainable. I want to be pushed, taken outside [...]
Posted in Random Ashley | Also tagged fruit, meditation |
By Ashley | Published:
December 11, 2006
Ingredients 1 1/3 cups water 2 tablespoons honey 3 tablespoons butter, softened 1 cup bread flour 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1 1/2 tablespoons dry milk powder 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons active yeast 1/2 cup ground flaxseed DIRECTIONS In a food processor, add the flour, flaxseed, salt and yeast [...]
By Ashley | Published:
December 9, 2006
Ingredients 1 cup butter 1/2 cup white sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups plain M&Ms (or chocolate chips) Directions Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and [...]
By Ashley | Published:
December 8, 2006
This is my first attempt and making a cookie recipe! This tastes a little bit more like a cross between a cookie and a biscuit. INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter 3/4 cup white sugar & 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 cup crushed pineapple (drain out the juice) 3 1/2 [...]
