Sunday, September 18, 2011

Peanut Butter Cookies ...p99

A Victor is declared in the battle of the Peanut Butter Cookies....

It seems we either love peanut butter or we don't.  I happen to love peanut butter, but steer clear of popping too many cookies in my mouth when my husband is near.  One might think he had an allergy to peanuts from his ability to whiff the first, escaping trace from the lifting of the lid.  Worse if I seductively lick it off my lips as he enters the room.  Nothing like the aroma of peanut butter to kill the mood.  Perhaps his dislike stems from his brother's great love of peanut butter - one got the love gene, the other the don't like (I won't say hate, as he wouldn't like that word too much!).

While these peanut butter cookies are nothing to complain about, we all (minus my husband) concurred that the "Classic Peanut Butter Cookies" on the same page of the cookbook is tastier and creamier.  Perhaps this is due to the fact it has 1/2 cup more butter....yum, I love butter.   But if you need to save that last stick of butter, then by all means, these cookies will satisfy your peanut butter tastebuds just fine!























Hardy Appetit!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Crazy Crust Pizza ...p60

In years past,  I have made this pizza and remember the crust truly being crazy - puffy with crests and valleys...this time that didn't really happen.  I may not have cooked it in the right pan, using a 9" x 13" baking pan rather than a pizza pan, which may explain the sanity of this crust.  Oh there were puffs but gentle like easy listening waves instead of rock...


My crests were below grade, rather than above...
My favorite topping - slightly crisp mushrooms and onions




















































The critic, as well as my son, loved this pizza crust.  I loved the consistency of taste and texture and the ease of making it!  You'll love adding your own favorite toppings to this "Crazy Crust." 


Hardy Appetit!