Monday Madness

1. Who hosts your blog or personal website? If you don't have one, have you considered starting a blog? I now use Diaryland as the host to my blog site.

2. What prompted you to choose the color combination/background for your personal blog or website? I loved the simplicity of the white background and the gorgeous eyes on the template. I am still not 100% satisfied with it yet because it still doesn't fit my personality totally, so I am still searching for a new template.

3. Have you ever considered switching 'blog hosts/services'??

....and a bonus question because I need to know that my faithful participants will keep coming back after I move......... Actually I did switch sites. I used to have my hosted on Blogspot, but when I discovered that Google (the bane of all search engines!) bought Blogger, I decided to switch to Diaryland.

4. Will you visit Monday Madness at it's new "home?" Most definitely! This is actually my first time doing the Monday Madness, but I like it already and plan on coming back!

Something Yummy for the Tummy!

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe courtesy Wayne Harley Brachman
Show: Cooking Live Episode: Comfort Foods

Recipe Summary
Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: about 36 cookies

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups rolled (old-fashioned) oats
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup lightly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Set 2 racks in the middle and upper thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, stir the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, oats, and pecans together with a whisk or fork.

In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together for 30 seconds until blended. Beat in the egg until smooth and barely fluffy. With mixer running on medium high, drizzle in the maple syrup, and vanilla until incorporated. Turn the mixer down to its lowest setting and gradually add the flour-oatmeal mixture. Blend just to combine, then mix in the chocolate chips.

Drop walnut-sized balls of dough onto a nonstick or parchment-lined cookie sheet at 3-inch intervals. With moistened fingers, flatten and round out the cookies a little. Bake for 9 minutes, turning the pan once for even baking. The cookies are done when they are lightly browned on top. Set the cookie sheets on a rack to cool.

Little Trinkets

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