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Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

I saw this recipe recently so I had to try it. I often try new dessert recipes and sometimes Rosebud even helps me in the kitchen. this chocolate chip cookie recipe is simple, doesn't take much time overall and I already had all the ingredients on hand. this recipe will be one of my favorites from now on whenever I need to make a sweet treat for a family gathering, office party or to have at home as an unhealthy, but delicious treat. Rosebud loves these cookies. they have the perfect chewy and soft texture.

Ingredients

Time: 1 hour | 24 servings | 298 cals per serving

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 1 cup white sugar

• 1 cup packed brown sugar

• 2 eggs

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 2 teaspoons hot water

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Ingredients omitted/changes that can be done as well: chopped walnuts; 2 cups brown sugar if you want a cake-like texture; can substitute with any type of chocolate you prefer; can omit the chocolate entirely and serve as a sugar cookie

Directions Prep 20 min. | Cook 10 min. | Ready In 1 hr.

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.

3 Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.


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Spring Macaroni Salad

For the life of me, I can’t remember where I found this recipe, but I know it was called spring macaroni salad. I know the original had a few extra ingredients, some of which I didn’t like so I adapted it. Rosebud loves this salad and the whole bowl goes quickly when I take it to family gatherings.

Ingredients:

1 32oz box of macaroni,

1 pepper (red, yellow or green)

Knor soup mix (Classic vegetable recipe)

Mayonnaise have your choice.

Cook the macaroni.

Cut peppers into small pieces. Since Rosebud was eating it, I chopped them up into tiny cubes. I used 1/2 red pepper and 1/2 green pepper, but you can use one whole pepper if you wish.

Once macaroni is cooked, drain water and add peppers and vegetable soup mix.

Then add mayo. I used five table spoons, but you might want more or less.

After everything is mixed together. I put it in the fridge for an hour or more before serving.

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Sweet Treats: Blueberry Cake

I started writing this post yesterday, but I have been having some technical issues with my website. I’ve been working on things for the past week. I think the technical troubles are fixed for now thanks to my hosting provider. There are still a few things I want to change and hopefully it won’t get messed up. I’m not sure if I messed something up or if there was something wrong with a specific file. It could have been anything. The options are endless. In this case, my persistence in dealing with this issue paid off.

After the long week I’ve had, some baked goods were definetly in order. Luckily, I have a four day weekend so yesterday was my Friday. Last year I found this blueberry cake recipe. You can find it here. I don’t know who Alice is, but her blueberry cake is wonderful.

Rosebud says this is delicious. She even started to help me make it, but she got bored and decided looking out the front window is much more interesting. Since spring is finally showing up, we were able to be outside today without any winter gear and enjoying the warm sun. It was a nice ending to a long week. Sometimes it’s the simplest things that make all the difference.

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Sparkly Lemon Play-dough

I am a big fan of play-dough. There are so many things you can do with it and so many ways to make it. I’ve used it for a sensory play activity, to teach numbers and shapes, to build fine motor skills and for pretend play. Also, I love to make homemade versions of things whenever possible. In the case of play-dough, it is cheeper to make your own, it lasts longer and you get a whole lot more of it.

I decided to make lemon scented play-dough. Something fresh and bright for spring. Here in the northeast, we have the feeling that spring will never come this year.

Rosebud was excited when I brought out the container of new play-dough that I had made the night before. As soon as I opened it, she said that it smelled good. She immediately got to work squishing, pounding and making holes in the play-dough. She used the play-dough cutters to cut pieces and the rolling pins to flatten it. I sat with her and first I made things to see if she could guess what they were. I made hearts, squares, circles and stars. She loves when I make balls, but then she is tempted to throw them. Fortunately, she usually squishes them before she gets the chance. Rosebud loves cooking in her pretend kitchen and loves to help me cook on occasion. She gets very excited about food, so she was thrilled when I started making play-dough ice cream cones. She guessed it correctly right away and then asked for more ice cream cones. We had fun playing with play-dough for about 45 minutes and towards the end, I was thinking about how great it is to just be in the moment. You’re in the present creating something with your hands and enjoying the company. It’s important to be open to moments like these. They will recharge you.

Here is the recipe I used.

2 cups flour,

1 cup salt,

2 table spoons cream of tarter,

2 table spoons vegetable oil,

1&1/2 cups boiling water,

A couple drops lemon extract,

Glitter to make it sparkly,

A couple drops of glycerin to add shine,

Food coloring if desired.

How to make it:

1. Mix together dry ingredients.

2. Stir in oil.

3. Add water and stir until the lumps are gone and it comes together.

4. Kneed. Add food coloring, scent, glitter and or glycerin at this stage.

Store in an air tight container. All of my batches of play-dough have stayed good for a couple months at least.

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