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I need to bake..

December 7th, 2007 at 07:54 pm

Cause I am cold Smile. Last night I made coconut macaroons..only I was short on coconut, and no almond flavor. I decided to use lemon, sounded good lemon coconut.

Then since there wasn't enough coconut, I decided to try some flour, just a bit. It didn't help. So I went for chocolate chips.

It actually turned out quite good! I had to bake them a bit longer than the recipe called for, but the end result was quite edible. Nothing to write home about, doubt it will be added to holiday favorites, but at least it was good.

I also realized after trying to write down some dinners we commonly eat for a friend who doesn't like to cook...I have a bad habit of just throwing spices at food and hoping it works. Which 75% of the time it is ok, 10% is terrible, and the other 15% rocks! I suppose if I were smart I would learn how to do the 15% more often Smile

Posted in Frugal Home Education | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “I need to bake..”

  1. nanamom Says:
    December 7th, 2007 at 09:50 pm 1197064203
    1197064203

    Maybe if you wrote down what rocks and what doesn't you would have a guide to extrapolate from, or maybe that is too much like following a recipe.

  2. pretty cheap jewelry Says:
    December 7th, 2007 at 09:54 pm 1197064490
    1197064490

    oh this is how i do it too! i am going to make granola for a gift jar and have a starting point for a recipe, BUT...

    don't really keep bran in the house, it's supposed to be included, scrounge up something else...

    happen to be out of sliced almonds (and I decided the salted, roasted ones in the pantry will not taste right)

    have been saving that cup of shredded coconut just for this recipe,

    and am going to throw in chopped dried mango, papaya and some leftover dates in addition to the raisins it calls for
    Big Grin

  3. fern Says:
    December 7th, 2007 at 10:57 pm 1197068255
    1197068255

    I really like to try new recipes, but probbaly half the time they turn out to be duds, either through my own ineptitude or just the recipe. For the keepers, i write down the recipe on a little index card and keep it in my recipe box for posterity.

  4. Amber Says:
    December 10th, 2007 at 03:21 am 1197256914
    1197256914

    Nothng wrong with new ideas at least 75% is better than my 35% Big Grin

    I use to love to bake when I lived on my own especially those butterfinger cookies, but now that I am at my mom's it just isn't the same

  5. princessperky Says:
    December 10th, 2007 at 03:02 pm 1197298935
    1197298935

    I don't have anything against recipes, I just forget..I make a mental note to repeat something good, but I can't recall how! I know I aught to write it down, specially if seconds are requested, but...well I aught to do a lot of things!

  6. nanamom Says:
    December 10th, 2007 at 08:42 pm 1197319326
    1197319326

    You need a recorder, or a child that can write!Smile

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