Homemade Graham Crackers

These might not actually be graham crackers because they don’t have graham flour in them, but that’s what they were called by the author of the cookbook in which these were printed. I don’t know which cookbook that was because I photocopied this recipe a long time ago.
3 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp [...]

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Bird’s Nest Cookies

These were fun to make. Sugar cookies rolled in toasted coconut, then baked. I think they would have turned out more “nest-like” if we’d made dough balls and just made thumbprints in them before they were baked, instead of trying to shape them into nests, because they just flattened out in the oven. J had [...]

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Making His Signature Dessert

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Granola Energy Squares

Here they are Michelle! From The New Lighthearted Cookbook by Anne Lindsay. I haven’t tried them though, so if you do, and they’re good, let me know. Hey, let’s have a race to see who can make them first…
1/2 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup corn syrup
2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 cup wheat bran
1 cup sunflower seeds [...]

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Now Available At a Thrift Store Near You

Thanks to Operation Ogre Mother, big girl L made supper, which freed me up to make apple pie for dessert.
It seemed a good time to try out the whole wheat pie crust recipe that had so darn many healthy ingredients it looked too good to be true, and sadly, was, so if you saw the recipe [...]

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I’m All About Flax

Made this recipe for the first time today. Tasted great, and extra-healthy. From Simply in Season, a World Community Cookbook (“recipes that celebrate fresh, local foods”).
Whole Wheat Flax Bread
3 cups warm water
2 TBS active dry yeast
Combine in a mixing bowl and stir until dissolved. Set aside until bubbly, 5 minutes.
3 cups whole wheat bread flour
3 [...]

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Cookie Mexico……..by Tee

This is my cookie Mexico.I made it with J and Mom. Mom was our guide. The smarties are the major cites.The blue smarte is Mexico City. The chocolates are mountains. And the icing is to stick everything on. Sorry about the Rio Grande. We forgot to put it on the cookie. When we ate it it tasted as good as gold $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Wait wait [...]

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Work In Progress

Here’s the map of Mexico that Tee made.

Here’s the cookie dough.
Next step is trying to get that dough to look like that map.
To be continued……
 

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