1.08.2012

my chocolate chip cookie recipe :)

well i told my husband that these cookies are bloggable : ) usually i don't often taste much of my own baking. it is kind of odd i know. however, i did have one of these cookies and it was DELICIOUS!!
i think i made up my own recipe, well i tried to follow a recipe but didn't like it so i tweaked it greatly to come up with even better cookies!

sorry mom. i have always made my mom's chocolate chip cookies which are very tasty, but i can't quite get them to taste the same as she does....so i made up my own.

here is the recipe::

1 sticks softened unsalted butter (no cheating, room temperature is best)
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. flour
2 small tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
semi-sweet chocolate chips
milk chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 325-350 degrees.

2. In a mixer with the paddle attachment mix together the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla. In that order : ) Don't over mix. If you are like me don't break the eggs while the mixer is going somehow I always manage to get the shells in my cookies oops. So now I break in a separate bowl first.

3. Mix in dry ingredients:: flour, baking soda, salt and constarch. You may have to add more flour, you don't want to the dough to be too sticky or too dry.

4. Mix in semi-sweet chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips. I never measure, I just dump and mix until it looks good.

5. Drop onto cookie sheet. Bake usually about 7-9 minutes, I kind of just watch them and take them out when the edges are slightly slightly browned.

6. Eat away : ) YUMMY!

simply delicious :)


my cookie monster :) his favorite dessert


1.05.2012

best of 2011

well i have taken a bit of a sabbatical from my blog... oops. however i have been jotting down ideas and have meant to sit back down and work it out, however it seems we have been a bit busy lately. ahh such is life.

i have been so blessed. we had a wonderful year in 2011, especially watching our little one grow, learn and explore. i have so enjoyed being a mom and reliving the simplicities of life all over again. so here is my list of the bests of 2011... thank you God for such a wonderful life, family and friends. we have been so blessed and can only say thank you for each year we experience.


celebrating the seasons...
winter 2011  
spring 2011

summer 2011


fall 2011



watching mac get to know his cousins : )

summer fun with cousin Isla
"sharing" snacks with Luke

shaking hands with cousin Walter
Tessa : )
golfing with cousin Ava



the grey gull 









belize : )











we are looking forward to 2012! we are excited to watch our family grow and can't wait for our new adventures. we will soon be a family of five : )

we are expecting twins in july :)