Monday, September 11, 2017

White chocolate chip cookie

Just made a new cookie - only because I had white chocolate chips instead of semi sweet chips.

I like this recipe because it doesn't have nuts- for some reason, I don't like nuts in desserts.


See the recipe below... I substituted a 12 ounce package of white chocolate chips for the chopped white chocolate

  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ Tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 20 oz coarsely chopped white chocolate (2½ - 3 cups) You can use white chips as well

  1. Preheat oven to 350° and line an baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
  2. In bowl of stand mixer cream together butter and both sugars for 2 minutes in medium speed.
  3. Turn speed to low and add in eggs and vanilla. Turn mixer back up to medium and beat until smooth, about 20 seconds.
  4. Turn mixer back to low and add in salt, baking soda, baking powder and flour, mixing until just combined.
  5. Fold in white chocolate chunks.
  6. Form dough into heaping tablespoon sized balls (I used a 2 Tbsp cookie scoop), placing 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden around edges. Don't over-bake.
  8. Allow to cool on baking sheet for 3-5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to finish cooling.


Friday, July 14, 2017

Camp Comic

Daniel has been attending Camp Straight this summer (in Bluff Park, AL.) This week is Super Hero Week, and Daniel had to make up a Super Hero, super power and weakness.  He wanted to be "the Green Baker" so that his super power was feeding hungry and poor people.  The Green Baker's weakness is the trash can.

His idea was chosen, and he was one of 5 children in a comic book for the week.  His original intent doesn't exactly go with the way the comic is written, but he is so excited to be part of this special week and comic!







Sunday, July 9, 2017

2017 Cruise Part II

Our cruise departed from New Orleans and traveled to Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel.  We had an amazing time!  Below are videos and more pictures from our trip.









Ice Cream!


10 minutes later...More ice cream!


This is the tender ship we took from our ship in Grand Cayman



Welles snorkeling with sting rays



Stingray City sandbar


Stingray City sandbar



Welles found a conch shell (it was alive so he threw it back!)


A rainbow from our ship




Looking back at our ship from the port of Cozumel


Fury beach slides

A Zonkey in Cozumel


Fury beach

Welles and Daniel on the trampoline at Fury beach


Fury beach


Monkey towel animal


Piggy


View from the slide deck

Cruise 2017 Part I




This year we went on a cruise for our family vacation.  Daniel loved every minute and was so exhausted by the end of the day that he fell asleep by 8:30 each night. It has been 8 years since Welles and I last cruised, and Carnival has perfected the onboarding and debarking process.  The shows were amazing each night, and our favorite was the 80s night.



Sunday, July 2


Eating beignets from Café Du Monde prior to sailing


Towel animals


Fun on the slides

Build a Bear workshop - meet "George" born on July 4, 2017

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Doctor's Cave

Doctor's Cave
Doctor's Cave
Margaritaville in Jamaica - Welles joined a contest
America boy and Jamaica mon
This guy asked for two dollars after he said "roll tide!"
Montego Bay, Jamaica
mini golf on the ship