WW PEANUT COCOA COOKIES
#238314 - 01/13/06 01:53 PM
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Bevvy
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Although the recipe calls for "forking" the cookies as traditional peanut butter cookies, I chose to bake them without because they don't taste like traditional peanut butter cookies, and I wanted the centers chewy.
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I can't believe that you actually cook/bake, uh, food.
Okay, I guess it's because I don't really cook, etc., personally! I don't understand getting a thrill/charge out of cooking, etc. I just sort of throw it all in the food processor, cross my fingers, take a bunch of Beanos or enzymes, and well...hope I wake up in the morning (pop an Immodium in advance, etc.).
Okay, enough said, I'm impressed--you treat yourself to stuff that is safe and incorporate it into your ever increasingly health-conscious LIFESTYLE. Way to go. I'm too lazy, I think. But, kudos to you. So, you actually eat all the things in these pictures?
Kate.
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#238479 - 01/14/06 10:46 AM
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Bevvy
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Hi Sweetie,
Oh yeah, I can assure you I'm "for real." Why can't you believe that I "actually cook/bake, uh, food"? I love to cook, uh, food! It's the only kind to cook!
Yes, you bet I treat myself to "the things in these pictures." Absolutely! But don't forget, I'm on Weight Watchers, so our portions are very small. One of these cookies is all I can reasonably have, so it's not enough to bother me. I wouldn't dare eat more than one or two. It's just enough to satisfy my sweet tooth.
Sorry you don't enjoy cooking. I do because I guess it's a part of being creative. Making something that you enjoy is very satisfying -- whether it's something to eat or wear or just look at. I confess I have a problem with failures. When I make something that's a flop, I can't stand it until I can quickly make something that's a success, to cancel out the failure.
It's called obsessive compulsive.
Thanks for your post.
Bev
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Re: Kate
#238495 - 01/14/06 11:16 AM
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Wind
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Actually, I think IT IS AMAZING that you bake yourself WW treats! Like you, I'm kind of obsessive/compulsive in the kitchen. If it's not up to standard than I wouldn't feed it to a dog.
I KNOW I'd bake if I had people in the house that enjoyed cookies, etc. I guess I'm not enough a cookie connoiseur to bake cookies!
Also, I think it's brilliant for you to incorporate these cookies into your WW lifestyle approach to health, wellbeing & weightloss. And baking/chef moments are fun. I call it kitchen witchery! If I had a dog I'd feed it a raw food diet & bake it cookies.
So, I guess I was trying to express my OUTMOST RESPECT for people that spoil themselves with GOOD food that is also GOOD-FOR-YOU. Actually, I confess that my Mom is doing WW (unsuccessfully) & your recipe posts interest me for that reason. Her failing is neglecting to measure foods precisely & also regular logging. Also, she doesn't bother to spoil herself with COOKIES & cakes & things she loves for her palate & subconscious mind to be satisfied.
Way to go, Bev! Enjoy some SoyDream & cookies for me!
Kate.
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Hey Kate!
#238512 - 01/14/06 01:06 PM
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Bevvy
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Gee, thanks! What nice things to say!
I just know that -- for me -- life is too short not to have dessert. I saw a dietician on TV recently commenting about the reasons diets fail: we deprive ourselves of things we love until we can't stand it any longer, then we "blow it all" by pigging out, then feel like failures, and end up quitting.
If your mom has a sweet tooth like me, I'd encourage her to try a few WW dessert recipes, MEASURING THE INGREDIENTS to the letter! Just one choco chip cookie totally satisfies my craving, and I never feel deprived. This program is SOOOO do-able, I have no excuse for not starting on it sooner!
Thanks again for the confidence boost. Your mom is lucky to have someone like you as a daughter; how could she possibly fail on the program, with such terrific support!?
Bev
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Hey Bevrs!
#238561 - 01/14/06 04:55 PM
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Wind
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I'm laughing my guts out. Not at your positively decadent cookies & outstanding winning attitude, but at my mother's excuse for cookies (no wonder she busts her diet and binges!).
She eats "Bowel Buddies," instead of something yummier & homemade. Then she binges on chocolate & pizza & ice cream. Later, desperately attempting to redeem herself with raw cauliflower flowerets noshed in her car. Dangerous & volatitle & years later only fatter! Actually her birthday is next week and I totally intend on baking her a "legal" cake, i.e. the CHOCOLATE one you posted a recipe for earlier. Thanks for doing me a favour, incidentally.
I guess, the quality of decadence in my diet would be to add a few drops (i.e. a tsp. or 2) of yummy oil or salad dressing. I have more savory tastes versus sweet. I guess lately I've been treating myself to a funky dressing or sauce each week that looks relatively safe. I get a charge out of fresh herbs. Expensive vinegars & mustards turn me on. Exotic mushrooms are my "candy." Hmmm...if we could somehow figure out to make a tequila sauce or a Vodka vinaigrette I'd be the most happy camper in the world. Yes, I'm pretty hard-core about veggies. Maybe I'll get some authentic maple syrup & make a maple dijon dressing this week. Or a Champagne vinaigrette. Ooooh!!! Truffle Oil!!!
If I were really treating myself in a foodie way, I'd buy some mache for lunch. Hey, now there's a great idea!
Okay, I'm weird in the food department. I guess you'd watch "Sugar" on Food T.V. if you couldn't sleep & I'd cross my fingers for "The Surreal Gourmet."
Kate.
Edited by Wind (01/14/06 04:57 PM)
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Bowel Buddies!
#238568 - 01/14/06 05:28 PM
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Bevvy
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Hi Kate,
Listen, Girl, I have an AWESOME recipe for you to fix Mom for dinner! It's a WW recipe called "Confetti Chicken," full of fresh veggies (well cooked) and LOTS of flavor! OMG! You should make that for her, then for dessert, whip out that awesome WW chocolate layer cake -- just to blow her mind -- and then, after she's eaten and enjoyed herself, THEN tell her it was all WW and that she'd not only eaten healthy stuff, but it was all low-fat and "safe"!
If you want my recipe for Confetti Chicken, just scream. In fact, I might post it here.
BTW, don't put the confectioner's sugar on top of the cake; it kinda "melts" into the "jelly" on top and looks awful. Besides, you don't need it. Oh, and I highly recommend the raspberry "jelly" because it goes so well with chocolate, making it even richer. I can't imagine apricot on there.
Ain't this fun?!
Bevvy
P.S.: I just posted it for you.
"Bowel Buddies" . . . that's a good one! 
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Edited by Bevrs (01/14/06 05:35 PM)
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That sounds perfect. I'm not sure what her dinner plans are, but that recipe sounds like potential temptation!
I agree--I was going to use either raspberry or blackberry organic all-fruit spread. I'll skip the powdered sugar.
I'm totally keen on WW CONFETTI CHICKEN.
(But I am serious about her "Bowel Buddies!" She stocks up on those $10/bag cookies. I think they've got 100 calories & 10 or 11 g of fiber/cookie. They are cello-wrapped in 2's, so that's a 20-22g hardcore IF snack she eats everyday.
Honestly, I felt like putting Gas-X or Beano in her stocking at Christmas!)
Kate.
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