Cookies

Oh yes, yummy yummy cookies!  Everyone loves cookies don't they.  I have a recipe for lovely gooey cookies and last year found a similar recipe on SJ's Blog.  Only difference was the sugar.  I had always used 200g of caster sugar but SJ's recipe uses 100g of soft brown sugar and 125g of caster sugar.  Tried this and must admit they are even more gooey.

Ingredients

125g softened butter

100g light brown soft sugar

125g caster sugar

1 egg

225g self-raising flour

Flavours

Chocolate Chip - 200g chocolate chips

Chocolate Cookies - use 200g of flour and 25g of Chocolate plus 200g white chocolate chips

Smartie - 2 tubes of smarties
Toblerone - 1 large or 5 mini bars

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C

Cream butter and sugars

Beat the egg and add to sugar/butter mix

Sift flour and add to the mixture.

Mix

Now add your chosen flavour and mix

Break off small amounts, roll into a ball and place on greaseproof paper.  

Push down flat 

Place in the oven for 7 to 8 minutes

When cooked, press the tops down with a spatula and allow to cool.

The cookies will apparently last for 3 days in an airtight container, for some unknown reason they last about 15 minutes in our house ;0)

If you want to try something different, roll the dough in to block, wrap in greaseproof then a plastic bag and freeze.  When frozen serve with ice cream!


Been very busy scrapping today - Made 6, yes you are reading that correctly, I've made 6 LO's.  Will be back in the week to show you those as I have something important taking me away from blogland the next few days and I need to get bags packed.

Homemade Tomato Soup

Last year I started a series of blog posts about easy cooking for working parents.  I personally did continue to cook homemade meals for my family as I always have done but the blogging of the recipes sadly dropped off due to the pressures of being a working Mom and all that comes with that.  I am hoping to re-start these posts but plan to do a couple of posts a month as opposed to committing to every week.

This week I am showing you a wonderful simple recipe for homemade tomato soup.  I really cannot tell you where this recipe came from as I have been making it for years.  I remember fondly my student days when we made huge pans of this for the whole house of 6 and it cost very little yet filled us up.

Ingredients

1 tin of chopped tomatoes

stock cube (chicken or vegetable)

squeeze of tomato ketchup

3 slices of bread (great for using up stale bread)

Splash of cream or milk

This will feed a family of four.  I have made double the quantity here as we will be having it for lunch and as a starter tomorrow night.

Method

Pour tomatoes in pan

Fill the can with water twice and add to pan

Crumble stock cube into the pan

Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes

Cut crusts of the bread and cut or break up into small cubes

Add the bread to the pan, stir and simmer for another 15 minutes

Blend the soup

Return to the heat and simmer for further 5 minutes

Add small amount of cream or if none in the house or prefer low fat version add a little drop of milk

Serve & enjoy!