Life Lately

Hot Hot Hot

It's a dry heat

sunflowers blooming

dark skin

family weekend

peanut butter-caramel-smoked salt-chocolate chip cookies

hamburgers and hotdogs

gringo tacos

senor taco twice

the smell of homemade bread

blackberry jam

banana cake

hubby playing mechanic

me playing grandma

I love the picture in this post

this would be another tomboy look

I wish wearing boots with your wedding dress

would have been in style

when I got married

and

tulle, lots of tulle

Petie

toast

Pink salt...

I think I might use this on my salted Caramels this year.

I have never made caramels.

I have been known to plan way to much in my head

this time of year...

via i forgot

Simple sugar cookies.

Now this is what I need to do.

Simple...

bippity bobbity boo tumbler

I love old baubles,

especially,

Pink ones...

We had a fire in one of our sheds a few years ago,

and I lost most of my 

old baubles...

I am on day 3 of decorating...

I am feeling a little bit "Scroogie".

Strands of lights not working,

short on lighted garland, garland,

dirt everywhere...

Is it over yet?

Petie

My Afternoon

Cookies for Teacher Appreciation Week.

I used the red ribbon, thinking it resembled school.

Its looking more like something for Christmas.

Oh well,

Its the thought that counts.

Left over cookies for my Hubby.

He was sooooo happy when he saw these.

Petie

breakfast muffins

I know. I know.

The title says muffins and I have a picture of a cookie.

The recipe below is for the muffins that I

posted about on Monday.

You can also make these in cookie form.

I found this recipe in google images and did not save the info.

If you make these,

try and remember that they are HEALTHY for you.

They will probably taste a little different than what you are use to,

but they grow on you.

Breakfast Muffins/Cookies

3 mashed bananas

1/3 cup apple sauce

1/2 cup nuts

2 cups uncooked quick cooking oats

1/4 cup skim milk

1/2 cup dried fruit

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp cinnamon
1 T brown sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl really well.

Let this mixture stand for at least 5 minutes to let the oats become good and

hydrated. Heap the dough by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet or

spoon the dough into a muffin pan.

Bake for 15-20 minutes and let cool.

I also make a peanut butter smoothie

that is delicious and HEALTHY for you.

In a blender,

add ice, skim milk, peanut butter, frozen banana (peeled) and a little splenda.

Mix well.

YUMMY!

You can also add some protein powder to this smoothie and it

will stay with you until lunch.

Happy Cooking,

Petie

Toll House Cookies

These cookies are my hubbies favorite cookie,

or maybe its my oatmeal cookies that are his favorite...

anyhoo,

he is going "prairie dog hunting" on my Uncles ranch

in the northern part of the state...

and he requested toll house cookies and

since I am such a good wife...

he is taking these cookies

with him...

Did I mention that when I was really young,

I owned a bakery...and when I opened it,

my oldest daughter was only

"1"

at the time...

I know, I know,

"What the hell was I thinking?"

I'm the kind of girl

that fly's by the seat of her pants...

and after much thought (on a whim)

I purchased an old bakery in my home town...

these cookies were a hit...we made them by the 100's

I miss that bakery...

but not the long hours...

Petie's Chocolate Chip Cookies

3/4 cup butter

1 3/4 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 egg

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups chocolate chips

2 cups chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350

Combine butter, brown sugar, milk, vanilla in a large bowl.

Beat well.

Beat egg into creamed mixture.

Combine flour, salt, and baking soda.

Mix into creamed mixture.

Stir in chips and nuts.

Drop by rounded spoonfuls of dough onto

baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 9 to 11 minutes.

I like to pat the tops of the cookies as soon as they come out

of the oven. Remove cookies from pan and let cool.

Makes @ 3 dozen yummy cookies

Enjoy!

Petie