Recipe #2

I've been baking like crazy today! Btw, thats my little sister's hand trying to steal the cookies!!This time I decided to test White Chip Chocolate Cookies except I deleted a couple ingredients and added my own in order to make White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies! This recipe calls for Cocoa Powder which I omitted! Also this recipe calls for 2 cups white chocolate morsels, if you like white chocolate then use the 2 cups but I think it was a little to much chocolate but thats my opinion. Also I decided to add 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts! Recipe below:

White Chip Chocolate Cookies (White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies)

2 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour

2/3 cup Baking Cocoa (I omitted this ingredient)

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1/4 tsp. Salt

1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter

3/4 cup Sugar

2/3 cup Brown Sugar, packed

2 eggs

2 cups White Chocolate Morsels

1/2 cup Macadamia Nuts, chopped (I added this ingredient)

Preheat oven to 350F. Combine flour, cocoa (omitted), baking soda and salt in a small bowl, set aside. In another bowl, mix butter, sugars, and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs one at a time. Gradually add flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts (added). Drop round tablespoon balls on a ungreased cooking sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen.

Recipe #1

I decided to try Paula Deen's Monster Cookie recipe! This recipe is very easy! Anyone can do it! This recipe calls for raisins which can be optional. I made 2 recipes of these cookies one with raisins and one with not. The recipe without raisins I decided to add 1/2 cup coconut flakes! Absolutely divine!! Recipe below:

Monster Cookies

Ingredients
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 12-ounce jar creamy peanut butter
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup multi-colored chocolate candies
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup raisins, optional
2 teaspoons baking soda
4 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant)

1/2 cup coconut flake (Justin's addition, optional)

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats. In a very large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugars. Mix well. Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter, and butter. Mix well. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, raisins, if using, baking soda, and oatmeal. Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake. Let stand for about 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.

Hungry?

I went out a couple nights ago with some friends and we decided to go eat at a local Italian restaurant and it was to die for! but i felt that i could do better myself so i did! one of our appetizers was deep fried ravioli with a marinara sauce...they were very good but i totally beat them! i decicded to make a spinach and cheese ravioli with a marinara sauce...so take a look!

I was definitely impressed with myself lol...ill be back bloggers! until next time...

Justin and Julia...

So over the weekend I decided to rent Julie and Julia and test some new recipes for Christmas! I had so much fun ! I never thought being alone watching a movie and cooking Christmas cookies and candies would be so much fun by yourself lol...anywho the movie was fantastic! once again meryl streep blew the roll of julia child out of the water. i remember watching julia child as a kid and she was so funny. meryl has received golden globes noms for playing the roll of julia child! way to go! can you imagine going through over 500 recipes daily for a year? amazing! i have made the boeuf bourguignon and its fabulous! pretty pricey to make though but well worth it. so like i was saying ...as i was watching this movie i was testing new recipes for Christmas...i made 12 dozen cookies including chocolate chip, white chocolate, peanut butter, snickerdoodles, etc etc, 12 lbs of fudge (thanks kendra once again for that divine recipe) also including peanut butter, chocolate/white chocolate swirl, etc etc and a triple layer carrot cake! now i have all the sweet recipes i want to make this weekend im going to try some appetizer recipes! any good ideas let me know! ok im done for right this second...until next time !

My first official blog post...

I have been talking to this amazing guy for the last 2 1/2 months and I seem to have started having very strong feelings for him. He truly is an amazing person. In this blog I will refer to him as "J." When we first started talking I wasn't having a very good day and J would NOT let me have a bad day whatsoever. He tried everything just to make me laugh...well it worked! Ever since that day I haven't stopped laughing with him . J has definitely brightened my world! Am I happy? Yes! Am I stupid? Yes! Why? Because from day one he has told me he was not interested in any relationship with anyone and I accepted that because I wasn't looking either. I wanted friends! As most of you know I just came out of a very serious relationship back in July so as of no means was I looking for a relationship! If anything, I was just looking for friends and maybe friends with some benefits! But last week after having a amazing time talking to J, I realized something...I think I really like this guy and have very strong feelings for him! Did I tell him? No...until lastnight *sighs* I couldnt keep this feeling inside anymore. I didnt want to tell him because we have talked about just being friends and like I said earlier neither one of us wanted a relationship. So after a long conversation lastnight I decided I would tell J how I felt about him. I told J after 2 1/2 months of talking to him and having amazing all night conversations on the phone for hours every night, I feel like I am falling for him. His reaction? Speechless at first. I didn't expect him to say anything because I know his not interested in a relationship but he kept apologizing as well as I. I apologized because I set my ownself up for heartache again even after he told me he wasn't interested in anything serious. But he kept saying to me that it was not my fault that we can not control how we feel. Is that true? I didn't plan on this happening. I just cant help it. J makes me laugh constantly ! We talk on the phone for hours upon hours every day and talk about absolutely nothing and still have a great time. Last weekend we were on the phone and J was out with some friends and they started talking about the gay lifestyle. I also had people here on my end and we were discussing the lifestlye as well. We had so much fun talking on the fun together while discussing these topics with our straight friends lol..it was an amazing night! it was almost like we were actually in the room together. it was definitely a great night...and then we both layed down in bed and was talking and he got quiet thats when I realized he fell asleep talking to me on the phone...so adorable! all i could do was smile and i said goodnight and hung up the phone. it felt like i was lying right next to him telling him goodnight. anyway sorry i got off track again...so can we really control our feelings? hmmm its something to think about i guess. i truly like this guy and i know hes not interested in anything more than friendship...so what do i do now? take a few steps back? something to think about i guess...well until next time bloggers!

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