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I'm leaving town today so I wanted to make something extra special for the girls' lunch so they would know how much their momma loves them. I made Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies because it's a favorite. I've included the recipe for those of you who want to make that extra special someone a treat. 2 1/4 c. flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 c. butter 1/4 c. margarine (I use...I can't believe its not butter) 3/4 c. white sugar 3/4 c. dark brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs 1 c. heath bits 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 c. white chocolate chips Preheat oven to 375. In mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. Combine brown sugar, white sugar, butter, margarine, and vanilla until well mixed. Add in eggs. Slowly add in flour mixture until combined. Add chocolate and white chips and then mix in toffee bits. Drop dough onto cookie sheet. Bake for 10 min. Cool on cooling rack. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies. Enjoy!

Well gee golly, take a look at this! It appears we have another gardener in the house.

About two years ago I stumbled my way through planting an outdoor garden. Through the process I learned something about myself that I didn't know. I l-o-v-e gardening! Because it's such a pleasure to eat fresh salad I've decided, for the very first time (with the help of my sister) to set up my own salad garden. So here we go... I think it's coming along quite nicely and this makes me giddy! My son however, after gazing over the garden muttered, " Of all the different things you've planted nothing in there looks good." I beg to differ. Let's just say this poor child is a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y missing out. As for the rest of the family, we're hoping that these garden beauties can hold their own over the next couple of months.

I pitched the bread machine years ago after attending one of SHAR'S cooking classes and learning how to make 100% whole wheat bread from scratch. I quickly realized that the feelings I had developed of being some what well, ok, a whole lot intimidated by this so called "complex process" of making bread quickly vanished once I got in there and actually tried it. It turned out to be quite easy and enjoyable. Let's face it there's nothing like healthy, nutrient rich, hot homemade bread right out of the oven. I will admit however that within a day it wasn't so "HOT" anymore because it began to crumble and I dislike crumbly bread very much. I wanted to find a way to make 100% whole wheat bread with the same consistency as the store bread. So how could I alter the texture? Well, I simply added sour cream to my bread recipe. It worked! Now I have what I would consider the perfect loaf of bread. Try it out and let me know what you think! Start out by a

Simple and easy. . 2 eggs . 4 egg whites . 1/2 cup milk . 1/2 tsp. vanilla . 1/2 tsp. cinnamon . pinch of nutmeg or sweet spice blend (optional) . one loaf (thick sliced) bread. I used homemade bread. In a bowl WHISK your egg and egg whites together until FOAMY . Whisk in milk, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. You know what to do from here. For an extra special breakfast ...Make a delicious syrup. Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup whipping cream 1 cup light karo syrup blend until smooth. heat and serve. You'll eat every last bite. It's that good.