Tasty Tuesday - Mrs. C's Chocolate Chip Cookies

I looked forward to making cookies at my best friend's house. Her mom used Oleo. I loved the smell of it.  The recipe was an old family recipe. I think those are the best kind! Tried and true!

When Mom Carlyon passed away, she took the recipe with her. 

I've spent some time in the kitchen being a mad scientist to figure out the actual recipe. My family never once complained about being "forced" into taste testing.  My son's baseball team certainly didn't complain about getting the left overs.

Alas... I cracked the code. 

Mom was certainly with me as I made this last batch. 

Time to share. Can you smell them?

Ingredients

3 cup Unsifted all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon Baking soda

1 teaspoon Salt

1 cup Regular Crisco

3/4 cup Granulated sugar

3/4 cup Brown Sugar; firmly packed

1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

2 large Eggs – room temp

1 cup Walnuts or pecans; chopped (I smash mine into a rough powder)

1-2 cups Chocolate chips 2 cups chopped Dates

Top of Form

Bottom of Form

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; set aside.

Combine butter, sugars, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat until creamy.

Beat in eggs.

Gradually add flour mixture; blending well.

Stir in Nestle Semi-Sweet Real Chocolate Morsesl, dates and nuts.

Drop by rounded teaspoonsfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. I like to actually roll the dough into balls. I also used parchment paper lined cookie sheets. If the dough isn't firm, chill it in the fridge for a 30 min.

Bakes at 375 degrees F. for 8-10 minutes.

Cooking With Wine

Enjoying some vino while grilling the trout.

Fish caught in Lake Michigan.

Wine: Michcato from St. Julian Wine Co

Seriously?

Nothing tops a bad day!

I ordered my favorite shoes in black. 

The day they were delivered had been a sucky day. With excitement I tore into the package.  Its shoes!

Only one shoe was in the box!

Are you kidding 

#TiaraTuesday

Illegal Erections

 I need to start drinking at work because I sound like I already have been. 

I'm the township treasurer and we were short staffed today so I  fielded a few calls. 

One time I answered the phone: Montrose Twp, Mary speaking. How can you help me? I quickly corrected myself. The caller and i had a good laugh. 

Later..

A resident called to complain that his neighbor was erecting a building on his property that didn't have a permit posted. He ranted for a few minutes so I put him on hold to transfer him to our new building inspector/code enforcer. Today was Bill's first day so I don't have his extension programed in my phone. I walked to his office to let him know he had a call. 

Me: "Kevin Peterson is on the phone. He wants to talk to you about his neighbor's illegal erection."

Bill: turns beet red and struggles to hold back a smirk

Me: "That didn't sound right, did it?"

 Bill: shakes his head and gives me a full smile.

I walked away like a boss thinking "I'm going to stick to counting money so I don't have to talk to people."