I love to bake when it’s cool, so I made cookies yesterday afternoon. Oatmeal walnut coconut cookies. The edges and bottom are sweetly crisp and the middles deliciously chewy. Almost perfect.
They contain just the right balance of white and brown sugars, white and wheat flour, vanilla and almond extracts. But they’re not perfect.
There’s no chocolate in them, or they would be state fair prize worthy.
I had no idea when I gave up chocolate for Lent this year instead of blogging that I would miss the dark lord much more than this little nook on the net. I had no idea that chocolate was such a part of my everyday life. After a few days away from the blog I nearly forget about it and a week after that I usually stop wondering what is happening to all my blog friends. [Sorry, but I know I'll return in 40 days.]
But chocolate is like a drug that’s constantly dangled in front of my Chocolate Anonymous face. I’m looking forward to my 30 day chip.
Chip. Ugh!
It sucks doesn’t it.
I usually start to get a little jittery around this time, but it’s nice to know I am not alone this year.
And why is it only during Lent do people come upto me and just offer chocolate, I mean those don’t know I have given it up. Family on the other hand will dangle chocolate in my face just to be cruel.