I have no photos or even recipe updates. This is again another hope for cookies suggestions. All of the votes so far are for Melting Moments so I think that is what I will be making. It will be a glorious post that I am hoping will revive my love of baking blogs. I do not make much while I’m in this apartment. The kitchen does not make me want to bake, that may sound weird but I loved our old kitchen and the kitchen in my parents house. I have made pumpkin loaf, it was not very good so I did not post the recipe and I didn’t take any pictures.
I made my sisters pumpkin cookies which I liked but no photos….Lastly I made some peanut butter oatmeal cookies. I am trying to play with recipes to make them healthier. Finding substitutes for butter, eggs, seeing how to add flax and ww flour to make cookies delish and good for you (or better for you)
The peanut butter oatmeal cookie recipe worked out alright. I sub-ed one of the two eggs with 3 tbsp of water and 1 tbsp of flax. I googled to see what I could sub in ground flax for. I throw some in my smoothies as well you can see it but not taste any difference. I also swapped some of the white flour for whole wheat flour. They were ok but nothing to rave about, and I also tend to not want to give away cookies that are not knock your socks off yummy. (this recipe was from Kraft)
In terms of meals I have been eating alot of fish and spinach salad. My spinach salad consists of zesty italian dressing, spinach, carrots and almonds. It is so good, I am not a big salad eater but I could and do eat this every day. We made a pot of Won Ton Soup, but that was one of the more recent posts I have done so I did not take photos or even write about it. Also lots of chicken recipies. The best thing about living in a boom town is that even if I felt like having fast food that is pretty terrible for me, the wait time is usually about 30+ minutes in a drive through or more so it is easier to go home and have a tuna sandwich and carrots.
I found a recipe over at Gimme Some Oven that looks pretty healthy or well sounds healthy and yummy, Apple Cinnamon Raisin Bars. I promise photos will be taken and I will write a lovely blog about it. I do miss baking all the time but trying to balance the goal of weight loss with the love of cookies, cakes, and everything sweet is a balance I need to find.
What is your favorite thing about Christmas?
