Who do I bake for now?

five lbs.

can

be

so

STUBBORN

....

they just hang on

and don't

budge.

I read this article

about

the

devil's invention

of

sugar,

wheat flour,

canola oil

and

preservatives

and

how

they

creep inside

you

and

find happy homes

on your

belly,

thighs

butt

and

other places.

I read that these

devilish

delights

need to be

exorcised.

aaaauuuuggghh!

You know

how

I

LOVE

to

bake,

cook

eat and drink

oh, no!

(and so

does

hubby, John)

(especially the eat and drink part)

...

John

is

going

to

try

to

exorcise

the little devils,

too

aaauuuggghhhhhh

WHO DO I BAKE FOR NOW?

*****

HAPPY

FIRST

BIRTHDAY

HUCKLEBERRY AND PHINN!

Baking is my therapy!

I love

the

process

of reading

a recipe,

and bringing

the words and ingredients

to life!

and then

reaping the benefits

of an

outstanding

therapy session,

Carrot Dog Cookies

3 carrots

(why did I

start to

I peel carrots for

dog cookies?)

cut into chunks and microwaved until soft

Puree carrots

with a handful of parsley and 4 cloves garlic

(it smelled really good...)

Mix

2 c. unbleached flour

(I had way old rye flour that needed to be used up)

1/2 c. homemade whole wheat bread crumbs

1 c. oats

Add

the carrot stuff

to the

flour mixture

and 2 eggs

and mix

until a ball is formed

Roll

out onto a floured surface

and grab

your

fave

cookie cutters

I had quite an audience at this point

I wonder

if they knew

the birthday cookies were for them?

Cut the dough

into

shapes

onto the cookie sheet

and

bake at 300 degrees for about an hour

Carrot Dog Cookies!

I made

the

boys

new green scarves

which didn't last

Happy Birthday, Phinn!

(scarves back on for the picture)

Happy Birthday, Huck!

glad you came to the party, Nottie!

They actually ate the cookies,

no throw up

no "drop and walk away"

...

another

successful

therapy session

...if the

exorcism

of

the devils

ingredients

works

to

shed

those

nasty

five lbs.

t.b.a.

......