Super Yummy!!!

 I've been baking again!! The season is nearly over and there were a few more recipes I wanted to try. I don't blog often these days about kitchen adventures, but this recipe is too ridiculously yummy not to share!!
Be warned!!! You'll want to eat the whole batch yourself!!!

Brown Sugar Cookies

• 14 tablespoons (7 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 3/4 cup (12 1/4 ounces) packed light brown sugar, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups (10 ounces) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1. Adjust two oven racks to upper and lower middle positions and preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 
   
   Stir butter, 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, and salt in a large bowl until combined. Stir in egg and vanilla until combined. Add flour, baking powder, and baking soda to bowl and stir until combined.
3. 
   
   Scoop 2 tbs sized balls of dough onto baking sheets (8 per pan). Add remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar to now empty (unwashed) bowl. Roll each dough ball into sugar, return to pan, and press to about 1 inch thick.
4.             Bake until tops have puffed and cracked, and edges are golden, 9 to 11 minutes,                         rotating pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking. Let cool                 on pans for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool.

Now try not to eat them ALL by yourself!!! :)  Happy Baking!!

Soft Food

 So I've been dealing with this TMJ nightmare recently and will continue to have to eat soft and liquid foods only for the next three months. After getting over my little pity party, I have decided to take this on as a challenge and a mission! I am going to explore various smoothie and soup recipes and see what my family and I like.
 I'm going to make several smooth soups and freeze individual servings that I can reheat as needed. This will save me from having to turn to pudding all the time. I think I can make the shake mixes too and store them in individual servings. Haven't done that before but, hey, why not try?!
 Today's recipes are:

Strawberry Banana Smoothie
I'm taking a risk and substituting a few of the items in the original recipe for stuff I already have on hand. Frozen berries are super expensive!!! :(
So here's my version. We'll see how it turns out!

1 banana
1/2 C Skim Milk
1 C light plain yogurt
3 T Strawberry Freezer Jam
1 ice cube

Makes 3 servings

DELICIOUS!! I added more ice cubes and that made it thick and frothy! Yum!!