Sadly, it’s the last 3-day weekend of summer in the US. Vacations are winding down, kids are returning to school and in some parts of the country cooler temps are right around the corner. I had been wanting to make these cookies for a while now but for some reason, tons of other recipes leapfrogged them on the “must make” list. Luckily, with the extra day this weekend I found some time to actually bake… and I finally made them. Oh sure, oatmeal cookies might not scream “yay – summertime” but if you ask me they’re a good cookie any time of year. And when they’re chewy… and have chocolate chips… they’re even better!
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My little blog is just about 18 months old and in that time I’ve made lots and lots and lots of recipes. Most of them get posted here since I like to share… and most of them get taken to work since, well, I like to share :) What can I say – feeding people and knowing I personally made what they’re enjoying just makes me feel good. There are certain books and a short-list of websites I tend to gravitate toward when I’m looking to make something in particular. But there’s one specific website that stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to generating rave reviews of what I’ve made. In fact, the feedback I got when making this Blueberry Lemon Coffee cake was better than I ever imagined… nearly every comment fell along the lines of “this is simply perfect”.
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As any foodie knows, you come across far more appealing recipes than you can realistically make. Sure everyone has their own personal “To Do” list but on top of that, cooks/bakers have their “Must Make” list. Put the two together and it can feel like a double-whammy comin’ atcha sometimes! LOL! I found this recipe while perusing my usual round-up of must-read blogs (thank heavens for feed-readers!) and it quickly moved up to the top of the “Must Make” list. I’m glad it did because this is one delicious light-snack / appetizer that’s fun to share… uhm… if you can ;)
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No matter how much I like something, it’s hard for me to make it twice… especially twice in the span of a single week. The recipe has to be special… very special. And it has to be good… very good. And even so, there are bazilions of recipes for the same thing so why make one of them multiple times? Why not try other recipes for that same thing and perhaps find something {gasp!} even better? One of the exceptions to this, of course, is Dorie’s Perfect Party Cake. I’ve made that countless times… it’s THAT GOOD. Truth be told, right now I’m pretty darn full from dinner but could easily eat a slice of it right now… it’s THAT GOOD. But… I digress ;) I’ve been making quite a few ice cream recipes lately and loving them all. A couple of weeks ago I decided to try out a recipe for Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. I remembered how good things turned out when I used the David Lebovitz recipe for chocolate ice cream and searched his archives for a vanilla one. No lie… David Lebovitz can make ice cream. And I’m not talkin good ice cream… I’m talking fantastic, terrific, amazing, best-you-ever-had, jump-back-and-kiss-yourself, so-fabulous-that-you-make-it-two-weekends-in-a-row ice cream. Ice cream that’s so good it moved me to post an open letter about it on Twitter… something dorky like “Dear David Lebovitz, your vanilla bean ice cream is amazing… Love, Em”. Yeah, I toldja… dorky. But what can I say? This vanilla bean ice cream is so good I had no shame… I was moved to tweet about it! It’s THAT GOOD!
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A couple of weeks ago I tried a new recipe for chocolate chip cookies. If you’ve read my blog a few times or follow me on Twitter you know I have a big ol’ crush on Alton Brown. What can I say… talent, wit and just enough geek-boy in him to keep me interested in any show he does or book he writes or commercial he stars in. Yup… I got it reeeeeeeeeeeeal bad for Alton… and I’m not at all ashamed to admit it :) Alton’s show “Good Eats” is one of my favorites and I’ll watch the episodes repeatedly never getting bored or restless. In his episode Three Chips For Sister Marsha he provided us with three different chocolate chip cookie recipes… The Thin… The Puffy… and… The Chewy. Out of all the ridiculous number of chocolate chip cookie recipes I’ve tried, sadly most have turned out like “The Thin” so I have absolutely no desire to make that one. Previously I’ve made The Chewy and really liked them so this time I decided to try “The Puffy”. What I liked about that recipe was the cookies retain so much of their height. I know it’s all about personal preference but sorry me no likey flat chocolate chip cookies. When I made “The Puffy” the cookies were sooooo good that by the time I thought about blogging them, they were all gone! So this week when I came across the idea of making chocolate chip cookies… with Oreos… I knew exactly what base recipe I’d use. Once again… thank you Alton Brown!
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