4 posts tagged “food”
I made these cookies for New Year's Eve
and some friends seemed to like them
(who doesn't like chocolate chip cookies?).
Software
Dry Team
2 1/4 cups Flour, all-purpose
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
Cream Team
1 cup Butter, softened (2 sticks)
3/4 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 lg. Eggs
Chips
2 cups Chocolate Chips, semi-sweet
1 cup Nuts, chopped (optional)
Hardware
Potato masher, very sturdy
or Electric mixer
Procedure
1. Pre-heat Oven to 375 F.
2. Sift the Dry Team together and set aside.
3. In a big mixing bowl mash together the Cream Team. I use a potato masher, feel free to use an electric mixer.
4. Add in the Dry Team and mash / mix some more.
5. Fold in the Chips when it starts to look and feel like cookie dough.
6. Sit the cookie dough in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes. (You did pre-heat the oven, didn't you? 375 F)
7. With your hands roll dough into little balls about an inch in diameter; place 6 or 8 of them on a baking sheet (I use parchment paper too).
8. Bake at 375 F until they are golden brown and delicious (about 9 to 11 minutes).
9. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before moving the cookies to a cooling rack, where they should rest until cool (about 10 minutes).
10. Repeat steps 7 through 9 until cookie dough is all used up. Makes about 36 cookies.
11. Eat your cookies (try not to eat all of them at once).
Play With Your Food
It may take you a few times until you get the size and spacing of the cookies right. Don't panic if some cookies expand into each other. If this does happen then use a metal spatula or knife to cut them apart while they cool on the baking sheet. Otherwise they will cool into one, big blob of a cookie.
Try replacing some or all of the Light Brown Sugar with Dark Brown Sugar. I usually leave nuts out but if I were to use Chopped Nuts then I would opt for walnuts.
No parchment paper? I have used aluminum foil instead without a problem.
I'm going to start using Vox more. I will use it to write about a few of my hobbies: cooking, chess and learning French.
Cooking
I'll post an occasional recipe that I play with and any other food observations that I have. Some of these will also be posted on my Newsvine Column.
Chess
I play on-line at a few web sites if anyone wants to play a game. You can find me at GameKnot and Red Hot Pawn, my nickname is 'mydree.' I also want to play some real time games and I'm on the Free Internet Chess Server.
French
Why learn French? It sounds cool, French food is tasty, and it may be useful if I find myself wandering around Southeast Asia again. I'd like to visit Laos sometime. Wow Lao baw?
Next Update: tomorrow a Chocolate Cookie recipe.
This summer I have been growing basil (backrow in photo) and thyme. Fresh herbs are easy to grow and are a nice addition to my cooking.
For more about my herb garden check out my 43 Things grow an herb garden page.
Food Network, Saturdays 9:00 pm ET
Fans of Alton Brown (pictured with the Colonel) and his Good Eats show on the Food Network have probably already discovered this four part series. However this is not a cooking show, it is a travel show that features roadside food with a bit of history thrown in too. So tag along with Alton as he and his chow hounds ride motorcycles across the United States and sample the best curbside cuisine that the country back-roads have to offer.
Program Notes:
Part 2, I Smell Pork, is repeated tonight at 8:00 pm ET before Part 3, High Plains Feaster, is aired at 9:00 pm ET.
The Schedule (times ET)
High Plains Feaster (Part 3), Aug 12 9:00pm
High Plains Feaster, Aug 13 12:00am
I Smell Pork (Part2), Aug 13 3:00am
I Smell Pork, Aug 13 07:00pm
High Plains Feaster, Aug 16 10:00pm
High Plains Feaster, Aug 17 1:00am
High Plains Feaster, Aug 19 4:00pm
The South Shall Fry Again (Part 1), Aug 19 6:00pm
I Smell Pork, Aug 19 7:00pm
High Plains Feaster, Aug 19 8:00pm
California or Bust (Part 4), Aug 19 9:00pm
California or Bust, Aug 20 12:00am
High Plains Feaster, Aug 20 3:00am
High Plains Feaster, Aug 20 7:00pm
California or Bust, Aug 23 10:00pm
California or Bust, Aug 24 1:00am
