4th of July Food Including Cooky Recipe Number 10: Date Bars

Saturday, July 07, 2012

We had my brother and some friends over for the holiday. I made some chili. Browned the meat and onions on the stove and then threw everything in the slow cooker to cook the rest of the way....rave reviews :-)

We also had some garlic hummus with cucumbers, pita chips, falafel chips and some pringles. Some options healthier than others but you have to have some variety:

The guys had some Trader Joe's jalapeno chicken sausages but the chili was enough for me.
And for dessert, the cookies :-)

We spent most of the afternoon watching a Wheeler Dealers marathon on the Velocity channel. A nice day, but weird to have one off in the middle of the week. Messed with my head. Thursday was hard to get back to work.

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Cookie Cake with Bacon and Indian Buffet

Saturday, June 30, 2012

A friend who had moved back east came for a visit so we met for brunch. Since I hadn't baked a cake for my BFF's birthday in May, I made it and brought along today so there would be more people to eat it.
She wanted the cookie cake...pans from Williams Sonoma. I used their recipe but made it gluten free. I put some frosting and bacon between the layers.

Here is the finished cake.

I did will at the buffet. Just one plate.

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Mamoul

Saturday, June 23, 2012

I got this recipe from one of my close spark friends, ISLANDSHARON.
When I mentioned to her that we were going out for mediterranean food for father's day, she said that she would love some baklava and then asked if I'd ever made these cookies. These are easier to make than baklava but are very reminiscent of the flavor. They have pistachios and rosewater encased in a nice buttery cookie.

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Cooky Recipe Number 9: Butterscotch Brownies and I ran a 5K Race

Sunday, June 10, 2012

I just pulled these out of the oven...the recipe says to slice when warm, so I did. They smell fabulous.
I ran my second 5K this morning, the 18th Annual Run and Walk for Lupus. I did this one last year and it was my first race ever. Despite the fact that it was at least 10 degrees warmer today, I manage to take almost 2 minutes off last year's time. I saw 36:10 as I ran by the finish..official results have not been posted yet...it'll take at least a week based on last year.
I was near some kids who kind of snickered at me for stopping to walk (I did 90 seconds run and 30 seconds walk) but I passed them after the first mile and didn't see them again. Snicker all you want kids, the Galloway method does work. I may not be a speed demon but I think I did pretty well. The course was "rolling hills" and it was somewhere in the 80's.
My husband ran as well and my brother and BFF walked. Afterward we headed over to the Country Inn for brunch....all in all a nice morning.

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Cooky Recipe Number 8: Jubilee Jumbles

Friday, June 01, 2012

Another cakey drop cookie. Tasty, though. This one had sour cream in the batter. Added a good flavor and texture. Yes, Sheila, there are walnuts in these cookies :-)
The next recipes will be bar cookies.
In other news, I registered for the Las Vegas Rock and Roll Half Marathon just a little while ago. Hopefully this year I can actually run it instead of just picking up a very expensive technical t-shirt.

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