Wednesday, July 14, 2010

another yummy recipe

We have been on a white chocolate kick lately, and what is better with white chocolate, than macadamia nuts? Enter the best white chocolate macadamia nut cookie recipe EVER.


White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
from All Recipes






  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped white chocolate
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  3. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Trust me on this one, you won't be disappointed!

image from http://www.visionsofsugarplum.com/2008/04/white-chocolate-macadamia-nut-cookies.html

another yummy recipe

We have been on a white chocolate kick lately, and what is better with white chocolate, than macadamia nuts? Enter the best white chocolate macadamia nut cookie recipe EVER.


White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
from All Recipes






  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped white chocolate
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the macadamia nuts and white chocolate. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  3. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Trust me on this one, you won't be disappointed!

image from http://www.visionsofsugarplum.com/2008/04/white-chocolate-macadamia-nut-cookies.html

Thursday, July 1, 2010

a few more...

Our internet was out for a week and a half. I kind of hated it. And I kind of loved it all at the same time. Now I'm having a serious relationship crisis with Facebook. We may be on the fritz.

Anyway, here are a few more pictures. The first is to show Grammie how much hair Ava has! (yes, I know the piggies are kind of ghetto...it's just for a picture!)


The second is to document how many teeth Ava has at 11 months. Can you see the little molar? That popped out without us knowing. Weird.




And two more cute videos. I couldn't resist. Some days, this is what we do...a lot.




And finally...I KNEW there was a budding musician in there! Look at that pure delight!

a few more...

Our internet was out for a week and a half. I kind of hated it. And I kind of loved it all at the same time. Now I'm having a serious relationship crisis with Facebook. We may be on the fritz.

Anyway, here are a few more pictures. The first is to show Grammie how much hair Ava has! (yes, I know the piggies are kind of ghetto...it's just for a picture!)


The second is to document how many teeth Ava has at 11 months. Can you see the little molar? That popped out without us knowing. Weird.




And two more cute videos. I couldn't resist. Some days, this is what we do...a lot.




And finally...I KNEW there was a budding musician in there! Look at that pure delight!

discovering watermelon, cute smiles and some talking


While I was away, Erik introduced Ava to watermelon...and so it begins! 
(and p.s., she is eating spaghetti again! hooray!)

discovering watermelon, cute smiles and some talking


While I was away, Erik introduced Ava to watermelon...and so it begins! 
(and p.s., she is eating spaghetti again! hooray!)