I was starting to get my appetite back this afternoon, so I went to the kitchen for a snack. I thought some Triscuits and Camembert Cheese sounded yummy. The only thing was I wanted the Camembert a little melty, so I thought I would pop the cheese and crackers in the microwave for about 15 seconds. Not a good idea! My melty snack turned into a stinky snack all too quickly. Lesson learned never ever put Camembert Cheese in the microwave unless you want to clean a stinky microwave. Oh well, they can’t all be kitchen successes 😉
Category Archives: Nico in the Kitchen
White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Last week I made a batch of White Chocolate Apricot Oatmeal Cookies from my Hershey’s cookbook, and they were so delicious. I decided to split the batter after I added the White Chocolate Chips, but before I added in the dried fruit. I ended up making one batch of White Chocolate Apricot, and one batch of White Chocolate Cranberry. For each batch I added in 1/4 cup of chopped dried fruit. I also use a melon baller as my cookie scoop, that way I get bite sized cookies, and it makes a few more too.
The White Chocolate Cranberry were my favorite, but I think this recipe would work with just about any dried fruit and chip combination. I thought about making a Dark Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal cookie, or how about a White Chocolate Blueberry Cookie? Now I’m getting hungry 🙂
How is your Christmas baking going? Happy Baking 😉
Christmas Dinner and Budget
At first I was going to do my best to have a “frugal Christmas dinner” then the requests started pouring in for lots of yummy Christmas dishes, so I’m setting a budget, and still making sure that everybody has their favorites. My budget is $70.00, and that is to feed 7 adults, one picky toddler, and the little one gets delicious Baby Food. Here is what I’m serving for Christmas dinner, and the amount that I am budgeting for each dish:
Main Course:
- Turkey $15.00
- Ham $10.00
Sides:
- Corn $1.00
- Stuffing $1.00
- Mashed Potatoes (10 lbs) $5.00
- Crescent Rolls $3.00
- Homemade Chicken and Noodles $10.00
Cheese and Veggie Tray:
- Celery $2.00
- Baby Carrots $2.00
- Black Olives $1.00
- Easy Cheese (one of Thade’s faves) $2.00
- Baby Bel Cheese $3.00
- Camembert Cheese (one of my faves) $4.00
- Triscuits $2.00
- Townhouse Crackers $2.00
Pantry Needs:
- Garlic Salt $1.00
- Poultry Seasoning $1.00
- Chicken Broth (2 large containers) $4.00
- Margarine $1.00
I’ll also be serving Sweet Tea (already in my pantry) for beverages. My Mother-in-law, and Sister-in-law are in charge of bringing the desserts, and my Mom is bringing the Green Bean Casserole.
I’ll be trying to save as much as I can by shopping sales, and using my coupons. Check back to see the grand total of Christmas dinner.
What family favorites are you serving for Christmas dinner? Do you go all out, or try and keep things simple?
Snowed In
Well the snow is still falling, and so far it looks like 1-2 inches. Not too bad, but enough to keep me off the roads. I don’t know what it is about the Wintry cold weather that makes me want to bake yummy goodies, and then hibernate.
Since we are snowed in I’ll be stocking the freezer with Banana Muffins and maybe some Oatmeal Muffins too. Thade has almost finished all of the No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies, so another batch of cookies might just make it on to my baking list for today 😉
How is your weather today? Are you snowed in as well?
Cookies and More Cookies
Whew, I’m a little tired after all that baking! I got a few dozen cookies made today about 9 1/2 dozen 😉 Today I baked or no-baked:
- No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (47 cookies)
- White Chocolate Apricot Oatmeal Cookies (35 cookies)
- White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies (32 cookies)
I thought it might be fun to keep track of how much holiday baking I’m doing. this year. So far the cookie count is up to 114 cookies.
The Boy’s and I’ll be delivering Cookie Plates to our Doctor and the Hospital tomorrow, and I even made a small plate for our Neighbors 😉 Now I’m off for a few cookies and a glass of milk.