At Home My Way

I made these terrific little cookies. And shhh! They don't use any butter, margarine, oil or shortening. I thought there was a problem with the recipe, but I made them anyway. And.... they are fabulous! They were a little different to work with, but they are just awesome! And so GOOD FOR YOU! HEALTHIER CHOCOLATE OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 2/3 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup brown sugar (white sugar is fine here as well) 1 cup oats (I used quick oats, but old fashioned is fine too) 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup corn syrup (I might try honey here) 1/8 cup chocolate chips (dark is the best for you, but I had milk chocolate) Mix together the flour, sugar, oats, cocoa and baking powder. Stir well to combine. Mix together the egg, vanilla, syrup and stir to mix. Add to the dry ingredients. Mix well. It will be very dry and crumbly. Just stir and stir with a sturdy spoon -like a wooden spoon. Add in chocolate chips - o...

I've always wanted to make my own homemade sandwich bread. (My picture quality is terrible but the bread is just PERFECT!) I have searched and searched for the perfect recipe for everyday sandwich bread and always the bread I make is either too heavy, too moist, or too MUCH! But, I made one this weekend that is so perfect. I don't know if this works the "old fashioned" way. I have a bread machine and so since the directions said to use a bread machine, that is what I did. However, I only use my bread machine for making the dough. After the dough setting completes, I take it from there and bake it in a regular loaf pan in the real oven. Its great! Very soft! In fact, I let it cool completely and still had to slice it with an electric knife. Picture trying to slice a loaf of Wonder Bread with a knife. That's what I'm talking about! Here's the recipe with exact instructions on how I did it. Worked like a charm and we had this for our favorite, peanut bu...

I can never seem to make a menu plan as a "plan". So, I decided I would make a menu journal. Then, next January I can at least see what we had this January. We have daughter #1 living at home with us right now (she moved home over the summer),so between she and Big Daddy, its nearly impossible to please them both by cooking the same thing. Sometimes, I end up making a combination dinner. That means I take one meat and cook it two ways, suiting both of them. Daughter #2 and I are more flexible. We like pretty much everything. But,then with that being said, we don't like repetitive meals (like hubby and daughter #1), so I probably do way more cooking than most folks. But, we're happy and that's all that matters, right? JANUARY 2010 Menu Log Main Dish/Supper Homemade Stir Fry / Steak & gravy with a micro potato BFF Chili / frozen pizza HM spaghetti sauce, cole slaw, and garlic toast Crockpot Chicken and Biscuits Baked "Fried Fish" , oven fried ...