{Attention All Mom's in the OKC Area}

If you live in OKC and have little ones or just like the Capri Sun Juice this is a great deal for you! As of right now you can get 4 boxes for $6.00 at Wal Mart off I 40. So hurry in and stock up we did and hey with the cold and the holidays coming you know you can use all the deals you can get :)

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{Baby Kaleb}

Hope everyone had a great weekend! We finally had out Baby Shower for baby Kaleb this weekend. From the beginning i said i wanted something small and simple and for once i got it and it was just perfect! Alot of people ended up not showing up and i was fine with it usually i would care and get my feelings hurt but I'm just not in the mood to be around alot of people right now especially when we no longer have things in comment.

With that i mean I don't go out anymore, I'm not single so i don't like to mingle, and i have a child. Most of my best girl friends are just now married no kids yet or in the near future and go out every weekend so its hard to really keep that friendship or connection going. I love them all though so i love seeing them as often as i can but being 8 1/2 months preggors kinda gets in the way!

Anyways here are some pictures from the shower! I know I'm behind on posting pictures so stay tune they are coming!!!!

  Me and My Hubby!!!

 35 Weeks Pregnant with baby Kaleb!

      My Awesome Cake! She did such a great job i loved it :)

My lovely diaper cake! Also if you look closer there my little invention Hot Chocolate in Jars as Thank you Gifts! They were filled with Hot chocolate, Chocolate kisses & Marshmallows YUM O!!!!

Me & My Sisters!!! They are awesome!

 

 

My Sweet Husband & Son Jeremiah!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Stay warm :)

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{ Chocolate Chip Cookies to die for}

I have experimented with countless recipes searching for that perfect chocolate chip cookie. The characteristics of the perfect cookie are a very personal matter, and here are my preferences:

 texture: chewy w. medium thickness --- everyone has their preference, and this is mine!

• chocolate to cookie ratio: 50/50 --- I really enjoy having a lot of chocolate in every bite
• chips vs. chunks: chunks --- I like sizeable pieces of chocolate in my cookie.
• type of chocolate: bittersweet --- I like using Valrhona 61% extra bitter 
• nuts or other add-ins: NONE!!

 With the above criteria in mind, this recipe is the closest I've come to experiencing CCC perfection. It's the "not so secret" secret recipe from Jacque Torres, and I'm sure many of you have read about this or already tried this at home. I've been making this recipe countless times, and have found that the following tips make this cookie absolutely perfect:

- Don't substitute the pastry and bread flours w. AP flour. I really believe that the combination of the pastry and bread flours give the cookie a nice slightly crunchy exterior giving way to a really tender middle.

 - Hand chopped chocolate chunks, NOT premade chips - I will purchase a hunk of the best bittersweet chocolate that I can afford and hand cut them into chunks. The easiest method to chop a block of chocolate: nuke the block at 50% power for a few seconds, no more. It softens the chocolate just enough. Then take a large kitchen knife and chop away! Your effort will be rewarded with really nice ribbons of melted chocolate throughout the cookie. Plus it's cheaper who doesnt like to save a buck these days :)

 - Chill the cookie dough at least 24 hours (I let my dough sit anywhere from 2-3 days) before baking. This is not for taste reasons that were recently written about in an article from NY Times (god forbid we're aging cookie dough...let's leave that for wine and cheese). IMHO, refrigeration makes a difference with the look and texture. I think the dough sets in a way so when you bake the cookies, you end up with the lovely wrinkles and folds as the balls of dough spread and bake. Until I encounter another recipe that will move mountains, I think have finally found my perfect chocolate chip cookie!

 I would love to hear about your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, so do share! :)

 Jacques Torres' Secret Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Makes twenty-six 5-inch cookies or 8 1/2 dozen 1 1/4-inch cookies

Ingredients :

• 1 pound unsalted butter
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 cups packed light-brown sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 3 cups plus 2 tablespoons pastry flour
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda 
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 pounds bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

 Directions

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats; set aside.

- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars.

- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

- Reduce speed to low and add both flours, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and chocolate; mix until well combined.

- Using a 4-ounce scoop for larger cookies or a 1-ounce scoop for smaller cookies, scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.

- Bake until lightly browned, but still soft, about 20 minutes for larger cookies and about 15 minutes for smaller cookies.

- Cool slightly on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

 Happy Baking!!!!

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