I just made cookies.

[SamKnause]

I made peanut butter, chocolate chip, pecan, coconut cookies.

They are delicious.

[bdamomma]

1. wow sounds yummy

do you go by a recipe??? or do you just estimate ingredients??

oops I thought this was just one recipe

Martha Stewart has a cookie recipe called

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/recipe-martha-stewarts-kitchen-sink-cookies/. Here it is

[SamKnause]

3. I used a standard peanut butter cookie recipe.

I didn't measure the chocolate chips, pecans, or coconut.

I don't usually measure or use a recipe.

I have always been an experimental cook.

I made a meatloaf Monday.

I added 2 and a half ounces of chopped bacon to the recipe.

The bacon was smoked.

The smoke flavor permeated the meatloaf.

It was delicious.

I love cooking.

I use to be a cook on the Ohio River. Floated up and down on a Tug Boat pushing barges.

On 21 days, off 21 days.

[Bettie]

9. I'm working on a peanut butter and jelly shortbread

thumbprint for my oldest son.

Started with my standard dough and am working to get the texture right.

My biggest kid will be happy when I perfect it. Ah, he'd be happy with it not perfect.

[SamKnause]

11. Sounds delicious.

I am sure he loves your homemade goodies.

[bdamomma]

19. wow

what an interesting job.

Bacon in meatloaf sounds good.

[SamKnause]

23. It was a hard job.

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3 home cooked meals per day for 7 people.

They didn't eat leftovers.

They all wanted different things.

I worked from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

There was no dishwasher or microwave oven.

The captain said if the galley had a dishwasher they wouldn't need a cook.

I worked 14 hours per day.

The crew worked 6 hours on 6 hours off.

If they stopped for groceries in the middle of the night I would have to get up

and put them away.


Typical breakfast:

homemade biscuits and sausage gravy

bacon

sausage

eggs; scrambled or fried

oatmeal

toast

pancakes


My first order was for $2,700 and that was in the early 90's.


When we were at the end of our trip I would have to clean out all the refrigerators

and freezers. Clean the oven. Wash the blinds. Clean out the pantry. Wash the floor mats

in the galley, and wipe the walls down. We had to clean our rooms, the showers, change

the beds, pack our stuff and have everything ready for the next crew.


Try the bacon in your next meatloaf, I think you will like it.

[cwydro]

22. That's the way I cook.

Doing it by eye, taste, smell.

Mom was the same.

[SamKnause]

24. I have always been told that is the sign of a good cook.

My mom or sister can not do that.

Mom says I have a talent.

[SamKnause]

5. I think my sister has made those.

[USALiberal]

2. Lounge? nt

[SamKnause]

4. Thanks but I am not tired.

Just kidding.

I always post everything in general discussion.

I am breaking the rules ???

[bigtree]

6. are they political cookies?

...

[SamKnause]

7. They were made by Democratic Socialist, so yes they are political cookies.

I have a Bernie campaign button on my refrigerator, so yes they are

political cookies.

[bigtree]

18. okay, you're certified

...some may say.

[bdamomma]

20. yes

this is lounge criteria. Oops, we should go to that topic area.

[Me.]

8. Sounds LIke A Version Of Cowboy Cookies

[SamKnause]

10. No cinnamon or rolled oats.

I never heard of Cowboy Cookies so I looked up the recipe.

I am not a big fan of cinnamon in cookies.

I like it in cinnamon rolls and cinnamon cakes.

That's about as far as I go with cinnamon.

I do like oatmeal cookies with or without raisins. (no cinnamon)

[Me.]

39. Americans Tend To Overdo Cinnamon

In any recipe, I always cut it by half and that seems to work for me.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

12. I accept all cookies online!...

[SamKnause]

17. Good one.

[magicarpet]

13. Fresh baked cookies,...

... could you share the GPS coordinates for your home with us. We can all stop by momentarily.

Yum !

[magicarpet]

15. Jeez,.. those cookies went fast....

[SamKnause]

16. I'll get right on a second batch so they will be warm when you get here.

[magicarpet]

21. ... is he keeping the address of this cookie oven top secret or sumthin ?

He's making more cookies but he won't tell us his address.

[SamKnause]

25. He is a she.

I don't have enough to share with everyone.

Sam is my nickname.

[magicarpet]

27. Sorry,... it is hard to tell gender from this distance...

... my eyes are not as good as they used to be.

Say,... you would have a good recipe for carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. would you. When I was a kid they said, "eat those damn carrots". But I never did,... now my vision suffers.

I'll be right over for the piece of carrot cake.

[SamKnause]

28. You won't find carrot cake in this house.

I don't like it.

I like a good spice cake with cream cheese frosting.

[magicarpet]

29. Okay forget it... could I have your neighbors phone number ?

[SamKnause]

30. 867-5309

[magicarpet]

32. No kidding a phone number,...

... are they handy in the kitchen. Is their oven in proper working order ?

[SamKnause]

35. Report back when you call.

[whistler162]

14. Don't throw them

wouldn't want you to toss your cookies

[KarinaS]

26. Yum!

[EndlessWire]

31. I bought a bread making machine.

The first one was never delivered, and Amazon refunded my money. Then, I bought another one, which arrived okay.

But, I haven't used it, because I think I have some kind of performance issue. I have the flour and some yeast, but there are other things I need that I haven't bothered to buy.

I want to learn how to bake bread, to eliminate the issue of needing bread--who knew how much you need bread!

Then, I dream about baking cakes and cookies--my real goal--but, I'm not sure why I can't get started...

[SamKnause]

33. You will get a burst of energy when the time is right.

You will love your fresh baked bread.

You will love the way your house smells.

Good luck and I am sure you will get started shortly.

[EndlessWire]

38. Thank you! n/t

[ooky]

34. I love homemade cookies. I made lava cakes a couple of weeks ago.

It was yummy.

[SamKnause]

36. I have never made a lava cake.

Googled them and they look delicious.

[ooky]

37. They are fantastic. Cake on the outside with chocolate goo

that oozes into your mouth when you bite into them. They are even better the next day.