No, no… not that kind of naked! After all, this is a family blog. So stop worrying. But sometimes, less is seriously more, right? Especially in light of today's hint of springtime and 54-degree temps. Consider Mambo, nearly naked by comparison to his thick, wintry coat...
In anticipation of today's brilliant sunshine and temps, I gave him his warm-weather "do", yesterday. Yep. It took us 4 hours of bonding time, during which he cooperated 100 percent. He looks gorgeous. But he's still exhausted and hiding in the dining room, just in case his human decides to pamper and trim even more. Such a cutie pie. Then, there's windows and doors...
Let the sun shine in! G-d, I enjoyed taking the privacy covers off the front door windows. Long days mean late daylight and no surprises looking in from a darkened portico. This, dear Friends, is liberation, especially in combination with verticals completely aside great room windows. Sure, it's gonna take a while for those huge piles of snow to disappear, but who cares? The process has begun.
And then there are LIM baked goods…
And then there are LIM baked goods…
I'd heard about 2-ingredient cookies, the other day. Grind 2 cups of oatmeal in the Cuisinart and combine with 2 large, ripe, mashed bananas till the mixture is dough-like. An arsenal of other ingredients can be added, or not, before they're baked for about 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Interesting. More like chewy granola bars, in texture. But a good hit for sweetness and low in calories. I added chips, figuring that everyone will at least try them if they see chocolate. The verdict isn't in, but what's to lose? Check out the complete recipe and interesting website here.
COOKIE UPDATE:
We taste-tested. Joe thought them to be "Okay," but nothing like his favorite "real thing". That's a given!! I did not like them at all, but shall leave the recipe up for others to try, based on the concept - a healthy one.
