My Search Is Over

Yesterday my friends I found something amazing! I found the ultimate Chocolate Chip cookie recipes. I say this with such enthusism because I have been searching a long time. The cookies were either runny and hard as hell when cooled, or too chewy and fell apart the next day. So here it is,

Ingredients:

1 Cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon baking soda

1 Cup White Sugar 2 Teaspoons hot water

1 Cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt

2 Eggs 2 Cups semisweet chocolate chips

2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract 1 Cup Chopped Walnuts (optional)

3 Cups All Purpose Flour

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugaruntil smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the nailla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Strin in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spponfuls onto ungreased pans.

3. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated over, or until edges are nicely brown.

Found on allrecipes.com

The only thing that I did, was I didn't soften my margarine too much, I used a mixer and whipped the batter nicely then worked the chips in by hand.

Just Like That And It Was Gone

No I am not talking about anything toooo serious, but my primetime "soap opera" had its finale show last night. The OC is offically off the air. I know there are people rolling their eyes across the board. But when you watch a show from beginning to end, sometimes it feels like you having friends that are leaving. Also I am mad there isn't more questions answered. Does Ryan get married? Where and what happened to Taylor? Why are Bullet and Frank both with Julie? I do know and understand why it went off the air, there just wasn't the rating that it used to have. Well when you put something against CSI and Greys Anatomy there isn't going to be the rating that there used to be. I also think that the networks cut "good" shows with too much haste. Under the new standards Friends would have been cut, also M*A*S*H would have been cut. Both great shows, and long runners. They just needed the fan base to grow over a year or so. Well since I am rambling now I will wrap it up.

Recipe Of The Day

Apple Mince Muffins

All- Purpose Flour 2 Cups

Granulated Sugar 1/3 Cup

Baking Powder 1 Tbsp.

Salt 1/2 Tsp.

Ground Cinnamon 1/4 Tsp

Large Egg 1

Mincemeat 1 Cup

Unsweetened Applesauce 1/2 Cup

Apple Juice 1/2 Cup

Cooking Oil 1/4 Cup

Measure first 6 ingrediants into large bowl. Stir. Make a well in centre.

Combine remaining 5 ingrediants in medium bowl. Add to well. Stir until just moistened. Fill 12 greased muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake in 375 F oven for 20 - 22 minutes. until wooden pick comes out clean. Let stand in tin for 5 min before removing.

Loved this, they were moist, tasted really great.

Clutter

Oh my god! I have been trying to declutter for ummm months now, it just seems that i get nowhere. I know that I have packrat tendicies but I am trying really hard. I have found that I am great at getting rid of other peoples junk in this house. Like my husbands for instance. He has clothes that i swear he was given in his teens. He is turning 40 this year! My daughter had soo many toys and clothes that she could take up a whole storage room. I have gotten two industrial garbage bags full of clothes to go to the "sally anne" plus have given some to a new mom I know. But am I the only one? Are there others out there that pack shit away thinking that they might actually use it one day, only to find in ten years you still have it and no you didn't use it!

Where Did Valentines Go?

As I sit here this morning reading all the blog entries made yesterday, I wonder where did my Valentines Day go?? I went with a friend yesterday to take her grandson and daughter to the big city of Sudbury. Our "V-day" dinner was spent eating McDonalds on the way to Costco. What is a trip to Sudbury without visiting Costco. Then I get home LATE, that is the usual I guess. Had to put two kids to bed, which isn't the speediest thing to do. So I guess this is what happens when you are married. Crap gets in the way, it isn't like my husband is going to Worlds Biggest Romantic either. Just have to wait until next year to see what happens. Now on to St. Patricks Day!!

Getting To Know You

I "borrowed" this from a fellow blogger. http://www.shanrev.blogspot.com/ Hope that she doesn't mind.

1. What is your occupation? Homemaker.

2. What color are your socks right now? Don't have any on.

3. What are you listening to right now? Buttons by the Pussy Cat Dolls.

4. What was the last thing that you ate? Cinnamon Bun.

5. Can you drive a stick shift? Yeap.

6. If you were a crayon what color would you be? Navy Blue.

7. The last person you spoke to on the phone? My mom.

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? I kinda stole it.

9. How old are you today?23

10. Favorite drink? Ice cold water.

11. What is your favorite sport to watch? None really.

12. Have you ever dyed your hair?A long time ago.

13. Pets. Way too many to list, but in the house, two dogs and the cat.

14. Favorite food? Just one! I don't know, homemade eggrolls right now.

15. What was the last movie you watched? The DaVinci Code, wasn't that impressed.

16. What do you do to vent anger?Call Mom or Bobby Jo and bitch.

17. What was your favorite toy as a child? My stuffed dragon

18. What is your favorite season? Fall.

19. Hugs or kisses? Kisses

20. Cherries or Blueberries? Blueberries, I think.

21. Do you want your friends to email you back?Doesn't matter

22. Who is most likely to respond? Don't have a clue.

23.Who is least likely to respond? I'm not sure it applies since I'm not emailing it.

24. Living arrangements? On an old farm.

25. When was the last time you cried? Ummm Watching Greys Anatomy on Thursday.

26. What is on the floor of your closet? Too much to name.

27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to?Not sure.

28. What did you do last night? Bathed the kids, made Cinnamon Buns, watched my shows.

29. Favorite smells? Lavender

30. What are you afraid of? Big Ugly bugs

31. Favorite dog breed?Great Dane!

33. Number of keys on your key ring? I don't have a key ring.

34. Favorite day of the week?I LOVE thursday, you can't be a little McDreamy and McSteamy.

35. How many Provinces have you lived in? Just Ontario.

36. Favorite holiday?Halloween

37. Ever driven a motorcycle or heavy machinery? Yeah, skidders and tractors.

38. Ever left the country?Nope

39. Favorite kind of music? Country. LOVE Keith Urban.

.40. Last book you read? Can't really say too many on the go at once.

.41. What career do you wish you had pursued?Nursing.