Thick, Soft, and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I moved out of the house in 1992 but my dad still insist I make his chocolate chip cookies for him. After much searching these are the ones we deemed "best". Soft and chewy but with a lightly crisp outer layer. If you don't want the crispness, substitute more butter for the shortening. I have found that you need to follow the directions *exactly* to get the best cookies. Not using real butter or all brown sugar, not beating the eggs in one at a time, not baking them at a higher temp than the "traditional" recipe, all make a difference in the end result. I have also found that Land o' Lake butter makes a better cookie than some generic brand butter. Don't let the butter sit out too long. It needs to soften but if it sits until the moisture starts to separate from the butter, it is too soft and it will affect the resulting cookies. If that happens, refrigerate the dough for about an hour to help them not spread as much. It also helps to use the mixer on the dough in between batches going into the oven. It helps keep the dough from starting to separate if it is a warm day. Another thing I've learned is you have to make sure there is plenty of circulation in your oven. When I moved, my cookies started turning out flat again. I finally realized that my oven was smaller at the new house and when I switched to smaller cookie sheets, my cookies turned out perfectly!

Ilha do chocolate

Uma elegante sobremesa de chocolate, agora possível de fazer em casa! Não há nada que você não tenha encontrado antes – pão de ló genovês, mousse de chocolate aveludada, cobertura espelhada com cacau e gelatina, recheio de framboesa fresca. O formato da sobremesa é inusitado – p Read more >

Caos de limão com framboesas

Sobremesa de verão pronta em dois minutos :-). Estrelando minha coalhada de limão, creme e framboesas favoritas. Com merengues, como a bagunça de Eton. Você pode usar sua receita favorita de coalhada de limão (você encontrará uma receita clássica e uma receita ‘reduzida’ no blog Read more >

Panquecas de abóbora

A partir de agora, o Festival da Abóbora dura a semana toda – será saudável e laranja :-). Devo admitir que não gostamos de abóbora em pratos salgados. Infelizmente, sopa de abóbora e outros pratos picantes estão fora de questão aqui. Mas panquecas doces? Por que não? Eles são Read more >

Pudim de pão e manteiga

Especialidade inglesa; o pudim mais querido das ilhas. Tradicionalmente preparado com pão branco torrado (embora eu tenha ouvido a opinião de que é a vingança dos ingleses pela humanidade ;-), as receitas também permitem o uso de outros tipos de pão (chalá, bolo de fermento – mesmo Read more >

Reduced Fat Alfredo Sauce

This sauce is lower in fat than traditional Alfredo Sauce but full of flavour. Great as a side with grilled chicken or double it for a meal with meat filled pasta. Read more >

Tasty Buns

These are so good we eat them plain. No butter needed, though if you want to go through all the trouble of getting it out of the frig and getting a knife, etc. be my guest. Actually got this recipe from allrecipes.com (but that was before I found this website...I'll never go back!) ha! Read more >

Quick Yeast Bread

If you don't have a bread machine, this is the easiest yeast dough recipe by far. There is no overbearing yeast flavour and it is a good dense bread. Please note: time to make includes rising time. Read more >

Throw Away the Bread Machine Instructions!.... White Bread

This is pretty much a foolproof method for a wonderful white bread. Read more >

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

This flourless peanut butter cookie recipe is excellent and so easy to make. Your kids will love it and you will too! Because this recipe contains no flour, the true taste of the peanut butter comes through loud and clear! I hope you will enjoy these cookies as much as I do! Read more >