Hi everyone!
Hope all is well at your end the day before Thanksgiving. I am busy, busy, busy trying to get the house whipped into shape, but just couldn't miss the opportunity for a break to visit with you for a minute.
Syn: I'm glad you're back here. Posting really helps, even if it's only a few words. I'm just getting back to it myself and am finding life better already!!!
2cute: Your tips for Tuesday were wonderful! Have a wonderful visit with your daughters for the holiday. My youngest will be home later this evening. It will be nice to have him home for a couple of days, even though most of what he does while here is sleep!!! * The piece you posted from the other thread is so very true. It's not just one day, it's the rest of our lives we're struggling for. Why blow it all for a holiday? Thanks!!!
Malia: Glad you had a wonderful birthday! Sounds like it was great from beginning (meteor/shooting star) to end (cake and ice cream).
Michelle: Glad the recipes will come in handy for you. I'm still looking for more. This has been a good exercise for me as well. I haven't baked in a few years because everything I had was loaded with fat. Now I have a batch of recipes that I can actually have around the house too.
Oatmeal-Cranberry Cookies
Cooking spray
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teas. baking soda
1/4 teas. salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) 70% buttermilk-vegetable oil spread, at room temperature
2/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 large egg whites
1 teas. pure vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups dried cranberries
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat baking sheets with nonstick spray.
2. In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. In second medium bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat vegetable oil spread until smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in egg whites, one at a time, until well comvined. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture and stir by hand until flour is no longer visible. Stir in cranberries and oats.
4. Onto prepared baking sheets, drop batter by slightly rounded teaspoons, spacing them 1 1/2 inches apart.
5. Bake in 350 degree oven until light golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Cookies can be stored in airtight container for up to 2 days.
Nutrition info: 50 calories, 1g protein, 2g fat, 8g carbohydrate, 43mg sodium, 0mg cholesterol
Thinthinker's note: This recipe did not list fiber grams so if you are on WW, check the ingredients and add up the fiber grams so you can calculate the points better. With the nutrition info I had, these are 1 point cookies. Also the recipe did not say how many it makes.
Gotta run. More cleaning to do. Talk with you all later.
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