Spring Break/Snow Day
Today is the first day of spring break, and for schools not on spring break, a snow day because of the 6″-12″ of snow that fell around St. Louis yesterday. It is quite beautiful, but also almost April… Will asked if “spring break” meant that spring would come this week. Hard to know! Along with […]
Tidbits
We have spent our daylight savings day at home, minus the time Dave spent at work. The kids have been busy and hungry for much of the day. Dinner is getting close but Amelia keeps trying to convince me to get her a snack. She has even resorted to asking for peanut butter on a […]
Six-Minute Chocolate Cake (Moosewood)
1 1/2 cups flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup cold water or coffee 2 tsp vanilla 2 T cider vinegar Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift together the flour, cocoa, soda, salt, and sugar directly into the cake pan. […]
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, aka “The Nora Ephron” (Tom Douglas)
Peanut butter filling 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter, such as Skippy 6 T butter, softened 2 T powdered sugar 2 T honey 1 tsp kosher salt Peanut butter cookie 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 2/3 cups rolled oats 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1 cup plus 2 […]