Chocolate Lovers Week

If you love chocolate then you are one step away from finding chocolate heaven. I have joined Cookie Girl and her venture of making a batch of cookies a week. Each week she posts something delectable. Well this week she inundated us with 2 recipes because she fell behind at some point....probably due to the fabulous vacation she took in the Smokey Mountains.

If you love chocolate as much as I do, then go see Cookie Girl here!

I made both this week and lived to tell about it. My SIL lives next door and she and her family have been known to raid the cookie jar. She has told me I need to stop making the cookies because she wants to loose the 5lbs. that crept up on her due to Christmas and Valentines Day. Needless to say I am still making them and she and her family are still enjoying them (my family is too).

This tasty little morsel is the Brownie Cookie Bite. If you like cookies and brownies this is great for satisfying a bit of both dessert worlds.

This one you can't even call a cookie. It is a peanutbutter dream rolled in chocolate and peanuts. This is like candy, definatley deadly to the waist line.

Once again Cookie Girl you satisfied the pallets of all who live here on our little square of land. Thanks for the tasty recipes and keep 'em comin'. Can't wait to see what you come up with next week. (Julia is liking them too, despite what she tells you!)

Mmmm, mmmm good

Bet your wondering what these things are. Well they are the dough for some yummy cookies. If you want the recipe you need to go see Cookie Girl here.

Each week she posts a new recipe for us to try at home. I have to say my family has been quite pleased. In fact my BIL was over wondering where the cookies were. He is over here regularly raiding the cookie jar. Well now he has something to raid. The boys, my nephew included are eager to see what the "Cookie of the Week" is. In fact my boys regularly ask when the new recipe is going to be posted.



So here they are, my Spring Chicks. Aren't they cute? I altered the frosting a bit, I didn't have any meringue powder so I made butter cream frosting instead and I have to say it turned out well. I also don't have one of those fancy frosting bags with all the different tips so I just used a sandwich bag and cut one of the corner's off. Sometimes it's all about improvising to get the same or similar results.

So go see Cookie Girl and get the recipe if you want some for yourself.

White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These cookies are sooo good. If you love cookies you need to go see The Cookie Girl at Cookie Girl Creations. She hosts "Cookie of the Week". These ones are White Chocolate Chunk and taste great. My kids love them.

Here they are all mixed up ready for pan. Don't they look good enough to eat before baking? I think so too!


This is them after baking. Very tasty. You know you want to try them.


Don't worry, if you missed out this week she will have another recipe in the next few days. So don't forget to stop in and see what she has up her sleeve. See you at the next bake off! Thanks Cookie Girl, my boys were getting tired of the usual.....at my house that would be Chocolate Chip Cookies (I know the recipe by heart, which is why I make them ALL. THE. TIME.)

Writer's Workshop Wednesday - Speakin' my mind

It is that time again. Mama Kat is on the loose, it is Writer's Workshop Wednesday.

The Prompts:

1.) Tell us about a lie you told that you later regretted.

2.) Choose a task you'd like someone to complete and write a poem asking them to do it.

3.) Describe a talent you have.

4.) Write a list of ten things on your mind this week.

I choose prompt # 4.....Write a list of 10 things on your mind this week.

1. Need to run.

2. Must file papers away and clear some space on my desk, so that you can actually see the desktop.

3. Need to go to the grocery, fridge is looking a little bare even though I just did a Costco run yesterday.

4. Need to put fuel in my truck, have about 7 miles til empty. Hmm......maybe I can get hubby to fill me up that way I don't have to.

5. Still waiting to hear from the county guy about a new fence proposal, maybe I should put in a call to him.

6. I'm debating whether I should tell my mom I will be in town with the boys or just avoid it. Erika, if you read this don't tell....shhhhh. Maybe I'll invite her to lunch. It is one of those things "do I or don't I?" I'll figure it out.

7. Still need to make the Jerome Bars for the "cookie of the week".

8. Need to start making the apron for the gift swap I am doing.

9. So close to finishing my end of the taxes before we take it in to the "tax guy", again something I need to finish. However I am in procrastination mode because our "tax guy" always files and extension an even if we DO get money back it will probably be by way of an IOU since our state is incapable of running the place on a budget.....maybe they need to take some lessons from private citizens who are held accountable for money decisions, made poorly or otherwise.

10. So dreading dinner if Hubby isn't home - it is always mayem when daddy is away.

So, if you want more go check out the other participant's over at Mama Kat's.