Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party 24

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner

Welcome to another fun linky party hosted by the gals at Foodie Friends Friday!

This week’s sponsor is Amanda from Natural Living Mama !

Congrats to last week’s Winners!

Visit my co-hosts and show them some Foodie Love!

Foodie Friends Friday http://www.foodiefriendsfriday.com

Tracy at Busy Vegetarian Mom http://www.busyvegetarianmom.com

Robyn’s View http://www.robynsview.com

Marlys at This and That http://marlys-thisandthat.blogspot.com/

Lois at Walking on Sunshine http://walkingonsunshinerecipes.com

Michelle at From Calculus to Cupcakes http://www.fromcalculustocupcakes.com

Cynthia at Feeding Big http://www.feedingbig.com

Jodie at Binomial Baker http://www.binomialbaker.blogspot.com

R Dawn at Spatulas on Parade http://www.spatulasonparade.blogspot.com

Angie at A lil Country Sugar http://www.alilcountrysugar.blogspot.com

Jutta at HungryLittleGirl http://www.hungrylittlegirl.com/

Kelly at http://www.adornedwell.blogspot.com/

Cindy at Cindy’s Recipes and Writings: : http://www.cindysrecipesandwritings.com

Joanne at Winelady Cooks: http://www.wineladycooks.blogspot.com

Marlene at Nosh My Way: http://www.noshmyway.com

Ericka at http://www.chefpickykid.com

Kiera at http://www.lusciousdelights.blogspot.com.au

 

Now on to the Party!

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Hot Oatmeal Cookie Drink (made with soy milk)

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner



Holiday get-togethers are a great time to share a satisfying hot drink with family and friends. I love that toasty feeling a warm, smooth beverage brings on a cold wintry day. But if you are lactose intolerant or watching your sugar for health reasons or (calorie splurging holiday reasons 😉 ) you don’t need to miss out.
My Oatmeal Cookie Drink is a nice alternative to hot chocolate! Yes, it does taste like an oatmeal cookie without the caffeine of coffee drinks.
This drink is made with unsweetened soy milk and Sweet’N Low. If you can’t find unsweetened soy milk at your grocers, try the recipe below.

Hot Oatmeal Cookie Drink

    INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup unsweeted soy milk
  • 1 packet or 2 pink measure spoons of Sweet’N Low
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch of nutmeg


    • Mix together all ingredients except nutmeg. in a shaker or whisk in a bowl.

    Heat over low heat or microwave to desired temperature. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Add whipped topping of your choice if desired. Serve immediately.

    Nutrition Facts
    Nutrition (per serving): 112 calories, 38 calories from fat, 4g total fat, 0mg cholesterol, 123.7mg sodium, 307.6mg potassium, 10.2g carb

    Using Soy Flour to Make Soy Milk (recipe from All About Soy )

    Ingredients
    3 cups water
    1 cup full-fat soy flour

    Directions

    In a saucepan bring water to a boil. Slowly pour soy flour into the boiling water, whisking constantly. Reduce heat; simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Line a colander with cheesecloth or nylon mesh; place in a large bowl. Strain soy flour mixture through the lined colander. Refrigerate milk immediately. If desired, flavor with vanilla, mocha, sweetener or other flavorings.

    Yield 3 servings. Serving size: 1 cup
    Nutrition Information (per serving)
    90 Calories, 8g Protein, 4.5g Fat (0.5g Sat. Fat),7g Carbohydrates, 0.5g Fiber



    This post is part of a sponsored DailyBuzz Food Tastemaker program with Sweet’N Low. Sponsored posts receive a stipend for creating and posting an original drink made with Sweet’N Low. Opinions expressed are my own and I was under no obligation to create and publish this post.

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Whole Wheat Cereal Cookies #SundaySupper

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner

COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I go crazy when it comes to cookies. No self control. None. Big fat zero. 😉 I can eat a bag of Milanos in under a minute. I’m not proud, just saying…

So when I heard that this week Sunday Supper was all about cookies AND we have Janet Keeler, Food & Travel Editor for the Tampa Bay Times and Author of Cookielicious joining us with tips on baking for the Ultimate Cookie Exchange and to answer any of your baking questions. I was super excited!

That’s not all.

Wait for it.

Wait for it.

Bang! We are giving away 5 signed copies of Cookielicious with 150 fabulous recipes to bake and share!

Cookielicious

My contribution to the #SundaySupper virtual cookie exchange is one of my Mom’s old-fashioned recipes marked in her favorite cookbook. It was for Wheaties Cookies. I was never a Wheaties fan, although I used to eat a lot of Total back in the day. Anyway, I adapted that recipe and I was pleasantly surprised! Move over oatmeal, make room for wheat flakes again!

Whole Wheat Cereal Cookies

preheat oven to 375

    Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups cereal (Uncle Sam’s, Wheaties, Total)
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
    Cream butter and sugar together. Mix in egg. Stir in milk.

Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Chill dough for 30 minutes.

Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375 for about 10 minutes. Cool and enjoy!

Try ALL The Sunday Supper Favorite Cookie Exchange Cookies:

For more amazing cookies recipes like Snowball Surprise Cookies, check out  Cookielicious by Food Editor Janet K. Keeler from The Tampa Bay Times now while there is a special… Buy One Cookielicious Cookbook and get one for a friend!

Do you have a favorite cookie to take to a Cookie Exchange?  Please join on us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper on December 9th.  In the evening we will meet at 7pm EST for our #SundaySupper Ultimate Cookie Exchange live chat.

All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.

We’d also love to feature your recipe for The Ultimate Cookie Exchange on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board to share them with all of our followers, too.

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Spicy Ranch Multi-Grain Crackers

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner


Recently I joined Grain Mill Wagon Challenge sponsored by WonderMill grain mills .
THE CHALLENGE:
Create 5 recipes using fresh flour milled with the WonderMill.
For my second recipe, I got to thinking, since the WonderMill grinds a wide variety of grain why not grind several grains and make something a little different from muffins or breads-although I did make a killer beer bread, but that’s another post 🙂 .
How about homemade Spicy Ranch Multi-Grain Crackers ?
The WonderMill is so easy to use. In minutes I had fresh ground spelt flour and whole wheat flour for my crackers.
Head over to theGrain Mill Challenge for the recipe and dozens more using fresh milled flours from the WonderMill.

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