No Bake Cookies

The easiest cookies on the planet. They are so tasty and delicious. My family requests them sometimes once a week. Needless to say we go through peanut butter and oatmeal often.

Here the butter, sugar, milk, and cocoa powder is being mixed together.

You want to bring it to a boil and then boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat

Add in the peanut butter and stir till it is melted in. My Husband likes it when there are chunks of peanut butter in it. He says its like a treat when he gets them.

Add the oatmeal

Stir it in till all the oatmeal is coated in the chocolate mixture.

Place them on wax paper and let cool. They can be enjoyed before they are cool but can be a little messy.

I like to have all my ingredients measured out so I can quickly add them. I have had many a failed batch because the mix boiled too long or too much or not enough oatmeal was added. It is easy though to half the recipe just in case you don't want that many cookies. (but who wouldn't want that much goodness lol)

No bake cookies.
2 cups sugar
3 Tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter (you can use crunchy if you like)
pinch of salt
3 cups quick oatmeal

Add sugar cocoa milk and butter to a pan, Boil for 1 minute and take off heat.
add vanilla and peanut butter and salt stir till pb is melted.
Add oatmeal stir till all coated well with chocolate mixture.
Drop by spoonfuls on wax or parchment paper let completely cool

Makes about 30-32 two tablespoon cookies. I use the pampered chef medium scoop makes the job quick and easy.

Cinnamon Glazed Almonds

2 egg Whites -room Temp
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
3 cups whole natural almonds
4 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, melted



Preheat oven to 325* Beat egg whites with salt until frothy. Gradually stir in sugar beating into stiff peaks. Gently fold in almonds, cinnamon and butter. Pour mix into a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 jellyroll pan. Bake for 40 minutes tossing every 10 minutes until almonds are crisp. Serve warm or at room temperature

French Bread.

French Bread


This is a family recipe that is easy and delicious


I usually make this and serve it when we have lasagna, or spaghetti or any thing like that.


I put all the ingredients in a bread maker and let the machine do the work. let it rise punch it down, shape it and let it rise again. I have a small oven (well small is an understatement.) and so i have to use small pans, and so i end up with 2 loves which works out for us because we are a small family. so one today then one tomorrow. or if we want to overindulge then 2 today and none tomorrow. or if we are feeling generous one today and one for the neighbor. they of coarse love it too.



I decide that seeing how we have a family cookbook that i should start using it. I hate a special trip to the store and have to spend $1.50 on something that i already have all the ingredients for. One day I would love to have the book hard bound for everyone but that is 12 copies. someday maybe...

on the the show.



French Bread.
2 1/2 cups warm water
2 Tablespoons yeast
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon salt
2 Tablespoons oil
6 cups flour.



In a large bowl (or a bread machine in my case) put the WARM water and yeast in. let sit for 5 minutes this helps the activate the yeast and gets a better rise out if it. add rest of ingredients in order listed. Mix together (I use the dough cycle on my machine) After it has doubled in size punch it down. Pull it out and split it into 2 balls, shape it into french bread loaf on a greased cookie sheet. Cover and let double in size again. Slit 4 or so times across the loaves
Bake at 400 for 25 minutes.