Monster Cookies
They used to make Monster Cookies (I think they called them "Montana Monster Cookies," am I correct?) at Grove City and they were AWESOME! I thought they would be fun to try for Heidi's birthday, and wouldn't you know, Southern Living had a recipe for them! Even more exciting, they don't actually have any flour in them, but they do have an entire (16 oz.) jar of peanut butter and several cups of oats. And M&M's, obviously. :-) The KitchenAid did most of the work for me, but I didn't want to overdo it, so I ended up doing some of the final mixing with my hands!
Looking up Southern Living on amazon.com just now made me realize even more how blessed I am. During the summer of 2008, John and I were not engaged yet, but I knew that I loved him and was probably going to marry him. This led me to do some "serious" thinking. That means I'll be moving to a different state. I'll get to cook all the time. I won't have Mom's Southern Living cookbook anymore! So, I went online and found it barely used for less than $3, plus something like $4 shipping. And it was a hardcover copy! At the moment, there appears to be nothing posted so low!
Anyway, here's the next pic.
Guacamole!
And thanks, Derek, for going to Costa Rica and teaching us how to make it! I don't think this came out as good as yours, though. Can you tell I left the pits in like you taught us? :-)
Last night, I also packed up our Operation Christmas Child box, bringing back more sweet memories from Grove City days.
Happy Birthday, Sis!
Now that you're down here, doesn't cooking recpies from "Southern Living" seem even more awesome! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHeh, sure. They were always awesome, though!
ReplyDeletecookies were fantastic (note past tense) ;-)
ReplyDeleteaww those cookies look FABULOUS!
ReplyDeleteAnd we (me and my new husband -- I have one of those too!) just packed our shoeboxes. One of my favorite things to do ever this time of year! :)