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| Iced Oatmeal Cookies |
1/2 c. butter - softened
1/2 c. shortening {i use the butter flavor - crisco sticks}
1 3/4 c. packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. bkg. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. bkg powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
2 1/2 c. quick cooking oatmeal
1 tsp vanilla
preheat oven to 350 degrees
cream together butter, shortening, and sugar - until fluffy. add eggs and beat until well blended. add buttermilk. mix dry ingredients together {except oatmeal}. stir into creamy mixture. add oatmeal and vanilla. blend well. drop by {small} spoonful onto prepared cookie sheets. {i always use my silpat mats when baking...love them!} bake for around 10-12 min. {i never watch the time....just the cookies.}
while cookies are still warm - drizzle with icing.
*{this recipe is from Paula's {Dean} Loaded Oatmeal Cookies. i adapted...a little. i omitted some ingredients and added a little more sugar. if you like more spice, raisins, nuts, etc. - check out her recipe HERE.}
Paula Dean's Brown Butter Icing
1/2 c. butter
3 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3-4 T. water.
in a small saucepan heat the butter over medium heat until golden brown. add sugar and vanilla. add water - as needed.
also...
last night i made tomato basil cream pasta.
i found this recipe on lil blue boo.
{if you haven't seen this blogger...check her out! she is so inspiring!}
i think she got the recipe from oh she glows.
tomato basil cream pasta
4 small or 2 large tomatoes
4 oz {or so} tomato paste
1 c. raw - unsalted cashews
fresh basil
pasta {she used linguine - i used a short pasta}
crushed garlic
seasoning
olive oil
boil water and prepare pasta
puree tomatoes {i used my food processor}
add paste
add nuts. blend until creamy.
saute garlic in olive oil.
add tomato mixture to garlic - in saucepan
chop basil and add to mixture.
add cooked pasta to mixture - toss.
this meal was a hit! {well, cade "kinda" liked it...but, randi, mr. c and i loved it!}
and...one more thing.
randi came to us a couple of months ago and said she wanted to be a vegetarian. {i was shocked! she has always been my meat/potato girl.} she had to explain to us why she wanted to {she backed it with good, researched facts} and she had to understand that she had to make some changes with her eating habits. {meaning: she could not just eat carbs and ice cream!}
now...i have dabbled with this for years. however, it was always hard to stick with it because i love to cook for my family...and the rest of my family was not for it. : )
so, i decided to do it with her. {i'm not die hard...if mr. c wants me to taste his delicious filet mignon...i will. out of courtesy...of course.}
it's been great. and it has been easier to make everyone happy at meal time - than i thought. the nice thing is...we didn't have meat every night to begin with. so, on the nights i cook some chicken {or whatever} - i make some fish or veggie patties for me and randi.
and, on the nights i make pasta, etc...i'm more aware of protein and making sure i add it. somewhere.
tonight i made chili. i just saute garlic, onions, bell peppers...add canned diced tomatoes, and canned black beans {1-2 cans}. sometimes i add green chilies, carrots, etc. i season with salt, pepper, and some kind of taco or chili seasoning. tonight i browned turkey {like i normally would.} but, i also heated up some beef-less ground beef from trader-joe's. this way - everyone could have it the way they wanted. mr. c added both the turkey and beef-less. and. he loved it.
and finally...
a littlle comparison:
serving size {for both}4 oz.
jenny o - extra lean ground turkey trader joe's beef-less ground beef
calories: 120 120
total fat: 1.5 g 1.0 g
cholesterol: 55mg 0mg
total carb: 0g 10g
dietary fiber: 0g 4g
protein: 26g 20g
iron: 4% 30%
plus: the beef-less has calcium, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin b6, vitamin b12, and zinc
...food for thought. : )
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