Friday, May 20, 2011

Today, I may need cookies

And anyone that knows me, knows I love the urban legend Neiman Marcus cookies (read the story here).  They are delightful.  I cook them and freeze them.  I eat them cold.  It's a problem.
Or was a problem until I went gluten/dairy-free/vegetarian (for the most part).  So last week, I embarked on a mission to convert the recipe.  I think I succeeded.  

** Note: Caveat to the gluten-free-ness - it does contain oatmeal!  So, if cooking these for a friend, please be sure oatmeal is on their safe list.



I began by using a recipe from the Gluten-Free Goddess (looourve this website), which you can find here.  I combined all dry ingredients to make the flour.  Then, I switched back to the Neiman's recipe. Follow the instructions and use the substitutions in parenthesis for my version of the cookies.

2 1/2 cups  Blended oatmeal  (blend to a fine powder)
2 cups  Flour  (Substitute using Gluten-Free Goddess Flour mixture)
1 tsp     Baking Soda
1 tsp     Baking Powder
1/2 tsp  Salt

1 cup   Butter (Substitute Vegetable shortening)
1 cup  Granulated sugar
1 cup  Brown sugar
2 tsp   Vanilla (double the original amount)
2 eggs  (Substitute Ener-G Egg Replacer)
12 oz  Chocolate Chips

Follow the instructions for a tasty treat!  I am sure this will evolve next time (like, perhaps, leaving out the baking soda from one or the other) but for now, it's a start!  I like to freeze the dough and make a few at a time.

Enjoy!






Friday, May 13, 2011

Summer Love

Thursday, May 5, 2011

I know the secret...

 To yummy, scrumdiddlyumptios Guacamole! Yes, I know it!  So find a patio, make a margarita and get excited!
Ok, maybe not THAT excited.  Are you ready?  Are you suuure?  Y'all are so on the ball, you probably already know it anyway.

Here it is: Ground Cumin.  That's the secret.  Just try it and tell me I'm wrong.  (I happened to be out of Cayenne Pepper for the recipe below, which further reinforces my theory)

Enjoy! Happy Cinco de Mayo!

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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Sunday Love

{New: Anthropologie Headband}
I enjoyed a relaxing weekend, saw a dear friend, enjoyed a bit of dressing up and a bit of shopping.  Over the course of the weekend I managed to discover some new loves, and to rekindle an old love as well (See below, Chanel). 
{Old: My Discontinued Chanel Volage}

This empty tube is saddening.  I am considering sending a small sample to see if it can be recreated.  Yes, I love it THAT much.  Don't judge me, it's my perfect shade!


{New: Viktor Rolf Flowerbomb perfum}
{Old: My Chardonnay}