Bake, Don't Shop!

It's been a fun, lazy day. We slept in and had Caesar Salad for lunch. It almost made me wonder why I ever make breakfast, except that I love breakfast food, too. Besides that, I made a couple of batches of tester cookies. The ones to the left are the Crispy Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. If this was my recipe, I'd call them Homestyle Oatmeal Cookies. They are as comfy as a blanket and a fire in the fireplace, with a book in your hands, some great music in the background. Oh wait, that was really my afternoon. No wonder I want to change the name.

Before I made those Homestyle Oatmeal Cookies, I made the Mini Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies. These are buttery, yummy and light as air. Just phenomenal! Both of these recipes are testers for Autumn Vegan and Garrick.

Next up: dinner. We're trying the Baja Tacos from Veganomicon. My lime crema dressing tastes sweet. So sweet that I double checked that I had used plain yogurt rather than vanilla. I've got a feeling it will all come together great. The marinade is hard to resist and I don't even like beer!

Geez, after all my hard work reading by the fire today, I'll have to recuperate by watching a movie and having a glass of wine after dinner. I feel so lucky to be home rather than out in the middle of the shopping throngs.

Hope you're having a wonderful day after Thanksgiving!