Awwww Shucks. :o Thanks V. :p
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Awwww Shucks. :o Thanks V. :p
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Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3
Now just don't be a toadie, sucking up to the princess. ;)
Seriously, these are the best cookies I've ever had. I think the real trick is mixing in the dry stuff by hand. It keeps the flour from losing its gluten or getting gluten. I don't know what exactly... the actual recipe talks about why it's important to do it that way. And a quality chip really matters. If you wouldn't snack on it... don't cook with it.
I eat the Guittard milk chocolate ones by the handful sometimes.
V.
Yeah. Veteran's Day - no school!! Lucky you! I wanna cookie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
Come on over. :D But I'm leaving now... of to do MT and pick the car at the shop.
V.
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Originally Posted by Veronica
Are there chocolate chips not worth snacking on? I haven't found one yet!! :p
I'm baking these this weekend...they sound yummy!
I'm picky! That's why SK nicknamed me Princess. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
V.
Don't forget the high maintenance part. Thom's halo is always very shiny. :rolleyes:
OK, V does spoil him also.
Copied and printed for future use. Thanks V.
Now to find the time to make them. This weekend I am hunting so may have to wait until Monday when everyone is out from under my feet. LOL
Gosh...I might have more confidence than brains....(don't even begin to talk to my friends...) but I don't give a flying fig whether or not someone waves at me on the trail. I NEVER fail to smile at the oncoming bicyclist....but don't think twice about it if I don't get a response. I DO get alot of smiles back, by the way.
We traveled for years in a big motor home. I belonged to an online newsgroup that dealt with this very issue. Some motor homers got all bent out of shape if another motor home driver didn't wave. Good Lord. Has anyone ever driven a wide body 38 foot diesel pusher down the road? I had all I could do to keep that baby between the white lines when I drove which was seldom. Taking one hand off the wheel wasn't even an option.
It's the same principle.....
My 2 cents....
Best to all...
Bike on!!!
Maureen
(hey...tomorrow is my first 'group ride' a benefit for a bike safety organization here in central Florida!!! Wish me luck riding in a pack!!!)
V - Thanks for the cookie recipe. Sound pretty easy to whip up, so I think I'll make some tomorrow afternoon to surprise my DH. I might put those Trader Joe mini peanut butter cups in them instead of chocolate chips though. ;-)
Oh thanks for the idea. I want to make some cookies for Mark, the guy at Riv. who made my bike so pretty. :) He likes chocolate and peanut butter together.
I was going to use my peanut butter cookie recipe and add chocolate chips to it. But I like your idea better.
V.
There are "mini peanut butter cups"?
I wish I hadn't read that. :cool:
You are holding out on us! :eek: You have a pb cookie recipe, do share. Please!Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
I don't know. I don't have that one typed out already on my hard drive. I also have oatmeal raisin which I don't eat, but Thom loves.
My recipes come from Cuisine Magazine. I love it. It comes every two months and gets me to try some new things. They have sections on wares and techniques. It's great. This month's has a cake recipe I want to try, but cake is too big for two people and doesn't freeze. I freeze my cookies.
V.
Oh yes indeed. Do you have a Trader Joe's near you? If not PM me and I will gladly send you some. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
Oh wow, that must have been fun! Sometimes LeeBob (DH) and I talk about getting one and taking off with our bikes strapped inside and explore the country. Wouldn't that be a great SAG vehicle ? OK, maybe a bit big for a SAG, but still. Bathroom and fridge, and couch, what more can one ask for in a SAG vehicle?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maureen Valley
Ah, therein lies the rub. Or one of many. I'd be terrified driving one of those !!!Quote:
Has anyone ever driven a wide body 38 foot diesel pusher down the road?
Heh, once you get comfy riding in packs, you can learn the Fine Art of shooting Snot Rockets from our dear Princess Zippy.Quote:
(hey...tomorrow is my first 'group ride' a benefit for a bike safety organization here in central Florida!!! Wish me luck riding in a pack!!!)
Or better yet, do a search on it. :D
ducking and running, again !
Jobob - We rented a motor home to travel through France and watch the Tour one year. It was epic on so many levels. Not the least of which was emptying the toilet "tank" at French gas stations. Oh and driving the beast through tiny old streets. Camping on a tilt at Plateau de Beille so the fridge turns off and the pate and cheese got warm and stinky... I could go on and on.... We named it "Shamu".
BM03 - fortunately, I do have a TJ's (or two) nearby. Thanks, though.
My all time favourite cookie. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
Cake can be frozen, as can frosting, but cake never lasts in my house.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
Not the pate and cheese ! :eek: Oh, the humanity !
I assume the Bordeaux fared just fine though.
Ah, Happy Friday one and all. I wonder how Snap is doing in Vegas. Hope she has pictures.
Oh the humanity is right - we had to sleep with rotten pate smell for several days.... The PP didn't notice as she was busy getting crumbs into her bed (which she shared with one of our friends we picked up halfway through the trip who is, remarkably, still speaking to us after camping in a motor home for a week with us).
It was fun, but I don't think we'd do it again.
Hmmm... really. I just assumed it would be yucky when I thawed it. But d'uh my wedding cake wasn't yucky. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3
Maybe I'll make some cake.
I guess I'll go find those recipes and type them for you now. :)
V.
Methinks this thread needs to be renamed "Thread Drift"! :D
Also ducks and runs....
~Emily, who has never actually ventured into the scary "Thread Drift" thread herself, once she saw how many pages it was!
You and Jobob do not look like ducks.
V.
HA! With that funny thought in my head, I am going out for a run.
Ahhhhhh , but being a long time resident of this forum you have gained knowledge that us newbies don't have. So by rediscussing an issue helps us new people. I understand if the long timers get bored but that is the good thing about this forum, there are so many other topic's they can read about while us newbies re hash old one's.:oQuote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
Wow this thread has really gone off into another place. Cookies? How did that happen.lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
I've actually eaten frozen cake. haha.
By the way, V's chocolate chip cookies are excellent. I used the mini peanut butter cups and they turned out delicious.
Frozen cake is delicious with HOT chocolate custard. :)
Looks like the other day something came back in this thread that resonates for me -- tired topics re-discussed. In my sewing life, I belong to some forums where threads are also hashed and rehashed. When real-life is a bit crazy for me, I tend to delete those threads (they come to my e-mail, rather than reading on line like this forum), but I find that I learn from the rehashing too -- sometimes someone asks the question in a way that makes me look at the subject in a new light, or someone brings up a variation I hadn't seen before (maybe cuz I'd been deleting the last time it was hashed).
Anyhow, yes, it's nice that we can have references to old versions of a "tired" thread, but in my experience, it seems there's always something good comes of a new discussion of an old topic! (not that I want to read about headphones on the bike again!)
Since I'm multitasking this morning, I'd best get back to my sewing room and put that row of squares together! I'll stop in the laundry room on the way, and start a load of towels...
Karen in Boise
I am with you, there is always someone smarter and wiser the ourselves who might show up here and clear it all up for us. (wishful thinking) But it would be nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano
Ya' know, I have to thank Veronica and all the others who have posted yummy cookie recipes in the past...I haven't ever had to pay one red cent for bike maintenance, yet the mechanics at my LBS still love to see my face! (Er, at least...well...they really love to see the plate of warm, homemade cookies...)
As for the snob/waving thing...all I can say is that in general, I'm a really nice, friendly person. I'm active in my cycling club, volunteer whenever needed and love to "spread the joy" of cycling (even been known to loan a bike to a fellow TE gal when necessary ;) ) However, when I'm alone on the trail (note ALONE & on the TRAIL...not in a group, not on the road), it's all about me! ...so, if that puts me into the ranks of ipod wearing, non-waving, unfriendly, kit-wearing snobs, so be it. And to make matters worse, I don't announce "on your left" unless it's necessary, let alone "excuse me, stay right there while I pass you on your left...thank you very much, have a nice day"...besides, how can you not know I'm coming...didncha hear the sonic boom?:D
There, I said it, I'm not always nice...confession IS good for the soul...
All kidding aside...I can't help if you label me "rude" because of how I chose to ride on the trail. However, I can assure you that I'm not judging anyone.
Reading all this makes me remember that everything is not always about me. :eek:
I bet sometime, somewhere, I may have not waved at someone and they may have judged me. I try not to be one of those people that goes around judging everyone all the time, yet, sometimes, I catch myself doing it.
Thank you for reminding me to slap myself and not be judgemental of others.:D
I truly appreciate and need an ocasional reality check.