Papers & Plums

All Snowed In

We don't get a lot of snow in Portland,but every now and then a wee bit falls. The one day of snow we had last year during the holidays fell on December 29. My mother-in-law was visiting and helping me make some simple cookies I needed for a gift. She ended up staying the night and we had a really fun time visiting.

If you're in need of a quick and thoughtful gift, this recipe for Chocolate thumbprints from Martha Stewart was super simple to make - just a few ingredients. I ended up using chocolate chips instead of melted chocolate for the filling for half of my batch. The other half got a dollop of Strawberry-Kiwi jam.

 

We then stacked them in little clear baggies and attached a simple tag stamped "Holiday Treats" from PTI. I am happy to report the gifts were well received.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sara

I Have a Sweet Tooth...

...how about you? Tonight I made a batch of Banana-Walnut Chocolate-Chunk Cookies. How about that for a mouthful! They were delicious!! I've never made them before but they are the perfect union of Chocolate Chip cookies and Banana bread.

Baking and cooking is one of those things I really enjoy doing. It relaxes me and there is nothing quite like a home made meal or a freshly baked cookie straight from the oven. Right Summer! All from scratch of course!! I think I would even call this a hobby.

Before I had my son Caleb (in April this year) I was trying to come up with a list of simple meals I could make while getting used to taking care of our little one. I just wanted a list of the 'ol stand bye's. Turned out to be harder than I thought. I realized that I almost always use a new recipe to make dinner, often from my favorite magazine, Everyday Food. Thus, there are no stand byes in the Spencer household. My husband couldn't really think of any either. Even the things I make often, like burritos, are made with a twist to keep it interesting.  Cooking should be fun don't ya think?

Well, all this blathering just to show you my yummy cookies. =) You should give them a try sometime.

Thanks for stopping by,
Sara