The whoopie strikes back.

One of my first blog entries was about chocolate chip whoopie pies. Since then I have made them quite a lot and have received a lot of compliments on them!! Well, this evening I "slaved" over a hot stove in this heat to make tons of them! I wouldn't do it for anyone else but my husband, whose birthday is tomorrow! I always make a big deal out of birthdays and enjoy going a little out of my way to celebrate :-)

I thought I would pass the recipe on so everyone can enjoy them!!


Chocolate Chip Whoopie Recipe:

Sift together 2 1/4 cups flour, 1 1/2 teasp baking powder, and 1/2 teasp salt

In a mixer beat together 4 tables butter (at room temp), 4 tables veg shortening, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup packed brown sugar. Beat until creamy. Add 2 large eggs and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Beat until combined.

Add 2 tables milk, 1 teasp baking soda, 1/2 teasp vanilla extract and 1 teasp white vinegar to the mixture. Slowly add in the flour mixture until combined. Stir in 1 cup mini chocolate chips.

Drop 1 tables of batter onto a cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 for 7-10 mins.

Filling is 4 oz cream cheese at room temp, 4 tables unsalted butter, 3 1/2 cups confect sugar and 1 teasp vanilla extract

Enjoy!

And Happy Birthday to a very thoughtful, generous and caring partner, Jeff!! We're lucky to have you!! And Happy Birthday to my mom, who pretty much is the best mom ever :-)

Yucca and a Princess

Tonight was an extra fun night for my daughter... she watched Cinderella for the first time. In preparation we baked- *together*- a chocolate cake for the tea party that accompanied the movie. She watched in her princess dress and tiara. I, however, was sporting pj pants, which I am sure Cinderella herself sported at some point in her life :-)

For our tea party I couldn't resist making a yucca root smoothie!
I took a bite just to see what it tasted like. I guess it tastes like a raw potato but much sweeter.
I blended:
Ice
1/4 cup grated raw yucca root (I peeled the skin off)
1 whole orange
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
sprinkle of frozen blueberries
Cold brewed green tea
POM juice

This is a really good smoothie! I could mainly taste the raspberries... the yucca did leave a "chalky" taste.... but I forgot about it after a minute.

Enjoy!!

Yucca root....

I'm working on a new interesting recipe right now!!
I saw yucca root at the grocery store and thought I could blend it into something delicious!

In the meantime I started a new blog...
I've been so inspired by other blogs featuring the "365 Project" that I decided to do one too. The purpose is to take a picture everyday and then you can look back at your year and see your life in pictures.
Please feel free to check it out! I won't be linking it on Facebook just quietly putting up pictures :-)


http://saybreecheese.blogspot.com/

We all scream for ice cream

Too busy to blend.... obsessed with Shain's of Maine Whoopie Pie ice cream.
AMAZING.

(I figure that since I'm busy I might as well post about good food in between smoothies!)


Happy 4th!