I had put on social media a question about the cookie recipe I posted above - if I should stick to the 1 cup oil or use butter... here's what I did based on other's input and then talking to my Mom about the input:
So, the cookies! Here's most of them (above picture) (the rest were already packed in a bag)...so in the end I did half butter and half oil. I melted the butter. I also did not add walnuts but instead added more chocolate chips. They seemed really and a soft moist cookie. After Christmas I can report back on how they taste!
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So I ended up (due to a wonderful impromptu local blizzard dinner elsewhere!) making the best vegan chocolate cake with a chocolate ganache like frosting (melted chocolate chips and raspberry jam!)... the recipe is here but note that the frosting is 1/4 cup of jam NOT 6 1/4 cups! This is the cake I make for my beloved Husband's birthday and that he calls me a 'domestic goddess' for
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I got a text mid-afternoon for a blizzard impromptu fun casual dinner party.... was really delightful! Mr Husband and I shoveled the last of the snow out so we can DV go to Royal Hours tomorrow AM (it will be a bit of a drive, prayers for this welcome!) (We are well prepared, cell phones, chargers, blankets in car, shovel, water bottles...)... Our roads are plowed well and hopefully the highways are too (they are usually really good)....we will check the weather and emails of course before we leave tomorrow.... it's windy here, and tomorrow is going to be super cold. I will be wearing tons of layers, no worries about that, and the outer most layers (before the 'shell' jacket I have and then my long ll bean winter jacket that goes down nearly to my ankles) will be wool! Remember, I used to live in Ottawa, I know to do cold really well.
Anyway, I best get to bed. DV after we return home, I have a lot to do - packing lots of goodies, gift bags and the like! and cleaning our home so it is ready and beautiful for Christmas! Thankfully it's just a bit more cleaning to do now! :)
6 comments:
Oooo...you got SNOW! My family in PA got snow too. Glad you were able to get shoveled out and enjoy a party during the week--what a lovely idea! And such a beautiful kitchen?dining room! Just love the title of this post. :) The cookies with the taste of orange sound delicious...mmm... Wishing with a very blessed and happy Christmas celebration this weekend, dear Elizabeth! Christ is Born!! ((HUGS))
Goodness, now I’m hungry! Everything sounds delicious!
Yes, I know you know how to do cold, but I still have to say be careful. 🙂 All that snow sure is pretty though.
wow did you get the snow! we have nothing new, just old snow. My daughter in Delaware received 7 inches! Crazy. I love how you made do with what was in the house!!
The potluck sounds like fun. Beautiful photos! Stay warm and drive safely!
I loved seeing your photos of winter's beauty. Stay safe and warm and have fun! Pat 😻
I love all these pictures, Elizabeth. The snow out the windows, the warm indoors, the lovely home that I presume is where you had the impromptu dinner. And that teapot cozy! Oh my. That is wonderful. The dinner sounds like so much fun.
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