And because she told me to blog about these tasty adventures...
I tend to liberally edit recipes I find online. They are not fancy and they don't include sophisticated ingredients, but I have fun. Generally, my mission is to make recipes more nutritious or at least slightly less unhealthy.
Anyways, here are some winners...
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Chewy Yummy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/2 c Butter (1 stick)
1/2 c Applesauce, unsweetened
1 c Brown sugar
1/2 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
3 c Quick-Cooking Oats
2 c Dark Chocolate Chips (or Semi Sweet, but Dark is my favorite :) )
- I start by beating the softened butter, applesauce, btoen sugar and white sugar together.
- Next come the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix again, but the ingredients won't be perfectly blended together.
- Now the dry ingredients! First add the flour, soda, and salt. Mix, then add in the oats, and lastly- the chocolate chips!
- Scoop dough with a regular tablespoon onto a greased or non-stick cookie sheet
- Bake at 350 for 10 min or so... you know, until they seem cooked.
One great feature of these cookies- they keep really really well in baggies or tupperware. I even sent a batch to Afghanistan in a care package. After a week or two in the mail, they remained in tact and moist- thank you Applesauce!
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My first ever cobbler was exciting for me and positively delicious for everyone else involved! I'm not just saying that either- this cobbler is REALLY good! Made with fresh Costco (gotta love it) peaches and locally grown Blackberries, fresh from the Issaquah Farmer's Market. :) Yum.
Here's how you can make it, too!
1/4 c. Butter, melted
3 c. sliced fresh peaches
2 c. fresh blackberries (I'm sure frozen would work fine, too)
3/4 c. plus 1 Tbs. flour
1 c. sugar
1/3 c. oats
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 Tbs baking powder (Something I forgot, but definitely a good idea to remember)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
- Preheat the oven to 350 F
- Grease a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray and pour 2 Tbs of melted butter into the bottom.
- In a mixing bowl, combine peaches, blackberries, and 1 Tbs of flour. Toss gently to mix without crushing the berries. Add 1/4 c. of the sugar as well as the ginger and cinnamon. Pour this fruit mixture into the baking dish.
- In another mixing bowl (or after rinsing/drying the first), combing the remaining 3/4 c. flour, 3/4 c. sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add remaining 2 Tbs of melted butter and 1 c. of milk. Pout batter evenly over the fruit mixture.
- Now, let this masterpiece bake for about 1 hr and 10 min... or until it is golden brown.
