cookie therapy

25Nov07

because last summer i was stuck at home with The Sister, ever since comin back here i have become a little bit of a conscious health freak. she doesn’t buy anything without a nutritional label on, hardly ever eats out, and practically lives on oats. and since she doesn’t trust store bought cakes or cookies not to be overloaded with calorie laden sugar, she opts to make them herself.

brownies, cheesecakes, choc chip cookies. almost every day! she hardly eats em. making me the default person having to finish them off.

so back in cold cold moscow, i’ve been trying out my hand at baking as well. there’s this copycat famous amos recipe that we’ve been using since we were kids that is a guaranteed success. and the recipe for the ones in the picture i took from the yahoo!food network, they’re supposedly award winning soft cookies (mine didn’t turn out so soft ha. ha.)

if you want to try them out, half of the indicated measurements makes plenty. they’re great for the comfort food cravings come winter time, and the smell of a warm fresh batch can almost get you high.

also, congratulations to mister astronaut number 1 (his name is spelt funny and i never can remember how) coz of the upcoming engagement. it seemed like only last june samad was telling us that his sister and the astronaut were not on, and now they’re scheduled for an ’08 wedding? whoa. read here for more.

currently getting by with mindy smith‘s long island shores and missy higgins‘ on a clear night. both albums go unbelievably well with the weather, all mellow and melancholic. keeps me calm. along with the cookies, i’m good for now.

ps: anyone know where i can find choc chips here in moscow? i’ve tried looking in all the major stores but they don’t seem to carry any and my stock from home has run out. i need to find some before i fall into depression. please help.

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