These turned out so good! I can’t believe it; I’m two for two!
The dough didn’t look all that appetizing, but the cookies couldn’t have turned out better!
Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter-flavored shortening
1-1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1/3 cup buttermilk
1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 [...]
Reduce your cooking mess by pouring liquids at the sink and peeling food over the trash can. Smaller messes are always easier to clean than bigger ones.
Cut soup, stew and stir-fry ingredients into smaller pieces to reduce cooking time. Keep any extras in the refrigerator to add to other weeknight meals.
Use kitchen scissors to snip [...]
Fresh cranberries have 86-percent more Vitamin C than canned cranberries.
Raspberries, strawberries, cranberries and loganberries contain
“ellagic acid“, a substance which is now studied as a natural
preventive for certain types of cancer.
One cup of strawberries, fresh or frozen, contains only 55
calories and much more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C and
potassium than blueberries and raspberries.
Blueberries are higher in vitamin [...]
Ingredients:
3 ounces Neufchatel cheese
2 tablespoons white sugar
3 tablespoons low-fat milk
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine the Neufchatel cheese, sugar and milk. Mix until smooth. Gently combine the whipped topping and vanilla with the mixture. Serve chilled with pita chips (Cinnamon sugar pita chips go great with this).
Recipe makes [...]
Fruits and vegetables come in terrific colors and flavors, but their real beauty lies in what’s inside. Fruits and vegetables are great sources of many vitamins, minerals and other natural substances that may help protect you from chronic diseases.
To get a healthy variety, think color. Eating fruits and vegetables of different colors gives your body [...]
Lactose intolerance is an often misdiagnosed, even self-diagnosed condition sometimes confused with milk allergy, which is far more serious. Lactose intolerance actually occurs far less than most people realize.
Here we will attempt to set the record straight on what lactose intolerance is, who suffers and what can be done about it and the symptoms it [...]
Cream Cheese, Seafood Operations Closed Following Repeat Violations
FDA has announced the shutdown of cream cheese and seafood operations at Illinois-based Lifeway Foods Inc. and its subsidiary, LFI Enterprises Inc., until they comply with food safety laws. The
action follows a history of violations of food and drug law dating back to at least 2004. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01835.html
Texas Seafood Processor Ordered to Shut Down, [...]
I finally made a cheesecake without cracks!! Lookie:
And the finished cheesecake with the glaze…and is it ever nummy! I goofed the crust a tad – it’s a little crumbly, but it tastes darned good. I went a bit scanty on the butter to take a little fat out, so that’s probably why…
And here [...]
A small British study found that fast-paced music inspired volunteers to run faster on a ten-minute treadmill test than did slower types.
So…having trouble getting out the door? Choose a personal theme song that really fires you up and play it when you’re getting dressed for your workout.
If you use a treadmill, plug into that iPod [...]
Many people are very skeptical of the suggestion that water can play very effective role in helping them achieve weight loss. Very few people realize that a large proportion of our body is water. Naturally it plays a very important part in our existence. 75% of the lean muscle tissues are water, over 80% of [...]
