Anna | July 31, 2008
Better late than never, right? Here’s today’s cookie!
I was really interested in seeing if the vegan recipe form yesterday could undergo yet more adjustments. It did.
In this thrilling new cookie, I used vegetable oil in place of shortening, cut out 1 tablespoon of flour and plopped in a quarter cup of Smart Balance (a less [...]
Anna | July 31, 2008
This recipe is based on a cheesecake from Marlene Koch who writes cookbooks with recipes using Splenda. Please click here for the original recipe. Because I made quite a few changes, I’ve re-typed it below.
I don’t like a very sweet crust, so I omitted the Splenda from the crust and skipped the step where you [...]
Anna | July 30, 2008
Good news, vegans!
The cookie I posted earlier works with vegan ingredients – and I know this because I tested. Now just in case the testing didn’t go well, I made a small batch that yielded only 6 good size cookies. I feel comfortable saying you can double it, but you can make that decision for [...]
Anna | July 30, 2008
The second cookie of the day (which I made while the bars were baking) is adapted from Bon Appetit where it goes by the name of No-Fail Chocolate Chippers. I made a half batch and think the cookies taste much more like oatmeal cookies than chocolate chip, but they are still very good. [...]
Anna | July 29, 2008
UPDATE: Since there are so many great Chicago travel tips, I’m filing this under my new category Reader Travel Tips. Make sure to read comments and feel free to add tips!
When Fuzz was about 3, I had the brilliant idea to take her to Chicago. Alone.
In hindsight, it seems ludicrous, but at the time Todd had been [...]