Trying to get rid of the evidence
Since arriving home I’ve had some quality time with family and friends. Yesterday I got the opportunity to visit with my friend Crystal and meet her 5-month-old twin daughters as well. On my way home last night I received a text from my other friend Krystal (a classmate from school) along with the picture above. All she wrote was “I miss my gummy worm bandit!!”
This made me laugh and remember a funny story I’d like to share about school. While there I pushed the envelope once or twice with trying to obtain extra ingredients in the kitchen. ; ) I was often reprimanded that school was not a one-stop-stopping environment. Whatever.
At times I do rememeber catching my fellow students rolling their eyes when I felt the need to inquire about items above and beyond the norm.
Towards the end of our 6-month study, as part of the curriculum we presented a beautiful lunch that our team got to plan and execute. Given the fact that I was team captain, I had to put together the shopping list for the purchasing manager at our school. It had to go through my chef first and then be passed along to the person who would fulfill the order. I decided to end the list with “one bag of gummy worms,” believing Chef Bob would get my sense of humor. He apparently missed the request and the order went through. Much to my surprise our
ingredients arrived with a bag of gummy worms topping the box. I gasped and took the said worms, hide them and forced my closer friends into eating the evidence at break time (hence the picture of me opening the bag, and yes with my teeth.)
ingredients arrived with a bag of gummy worms topping the box. I gasped and took the said worms, hide them and forced my closer friends into eating the evidence at break time (hence the picture of me opening the bag, and yes with my teeth.)
Unfortunately for me the prank surfaced amongst the staff. When I say the lecture he gave us concerned me about possible problems with his blood pressure, I do not exaggerate in the least. His anger towards our entire class for pulling the so-called prank shamed me so much so that I had to come forward and confess my guilt. That sucked.
Any who!! Those gummies on the lawn that day and the laugh we all shared were priceless. Thanks for bringing up that great memory Krystal!
I want to share this easy cookie recipe using one of Betty Crocker’s cookie mixes. The molasses cookie pack only comes out this time of year and I am a sucker for a quick fix sometime especially when it involves a spiced cookie. I make the cookie with coconut oil instead of butter because I believe coconut oil and its benefits should be reaped. The following is just a blurb of information I have on coconut oil:
The health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, maintaining cholesterol levels, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and cancer, dental care, and bone strength. These benefits of coconut oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and its properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal,
antibacterial, soothing, etc.
antibacterial, soothing, etc.
This information comes from the following website:
Another interesting site on the benefits of coconut oil:
Normally I would make the cookies from scratch but I do enjoy the results I get with this brand. I like to think that I counteract the small percentage
of not-so-great additives with the multitude of benefits that coconut oil provides.
of not-so-great additives with the multitude of benefits that coconut oil provides.
I ate all of these
Molasses Cookie Recipe
1 17.5oz. Package of Betty Crocker Molasses cookie mix
1 whole egg
1/4 C Organic virgin coconut oil (you have to bring coconut oil to liquid form in order to use it)
2 Tablespoons of water
Mix all ingredients together thoroughly. I recommend using your hands to bring all the ingredients together uniformly.
Bake according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Into the oven...
Enjoy!
These are some yummy dishes I made before I left Colorado. Before I left stayed with my friends Lisa and Campbell who graciously opened their home to me for a couple of weeks. I cannot thank them enough for their friendship in the last six months.
Bringing it all together
The finished product
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Yum, Yum! We miss our good friend Ellen and all her delicious cooking in Colorado! The four-legged member of our family also really misses taking Ellen for long walks around the neighborhood. If we could, we would hire her to cook for us full-time, but that’s just not realistic for a couple like us. A family would be very lucky to have Ellen in their lives. Thanks for all the yummy recipes. Happy Holiday season ahead! Lisa