Keep Calm and have a Macaron, Happy Pink Saturday

Happy Pink Saturday......

Spring is here and I'm loving it.

I love the cool mornings and the long days.

Ive been looking for some light desserts.

Macarons!!

The French Macarons. Light and crisp, and melty.

Not the heavy ones made with coconuts.

Keep Calm and Have a Macaron!!

Nothing makes me happier then baking in the kitchen.

Or what makes me happy is baking in the kitchen.

These are tricky little cookies to make. Everything is done to a science.

When they come out prefect I feel accomplished....

Here is a recipe I found,

http://www.marthastewart.com/318387/french-macaroons

Enjoy!!!

These are worth inviting friends over for.

Be Inspired,

~Jean

www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1

Happy pink Saturday!!! Sunday and Everyday!!
I would like to introduce you to my Mom. Luella Mees. She has been staying with me for a couple of weeks.

She flew into Salt Lake City from California where she lives. Its been lots of fun having her spend some time with me and my family.
While she was her it was Matthew's Birthday and she made some Birthday Cookies for him.

Yummy!! Chocolate chip, oatmeal, coconut!!! Its a favorite around my house.
She is 87 years old and gets around very well. Mostly we are spending our time cooking. It seems to take up a lot of our day. She only makes food from scratch nothing from a box.
Really life is much slower and simpler. I like it. I use to think Simple meant Dull, unexciting. Maybe I thought life itself should be more INTENSE, INFLATED, OR URGENT!!!  I'm learning that simple, slow and planned is nice.

So here's to a good life, good people and  a simpler way of life.
Be inspired,
Jean
http://www.jeanhartartwork.com

Christmas Cookies, you better be good!!!
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Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies
My Chinese cookie said I was stuck in a Chinese bakery!! I'm thinking that there are worst places to be then in a bakery.
My Blood Sugar number for today was 106. Not too bad. But the holidays are here and baking is something I love to do. I found this recipe on diabeticlivingonline. I think this will satisfy both my need to bake and not get my to far off track.

Peanut Butter Cookies Diabetic Recipe
 There is no flour in this cookie. A good thing.
servings: 36 cookies
Carb Grams per serving: 7
Calories 66
Total Fat 4g
Saturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 6mg
Sodium 35mg
Total Sugar 6g
Protein 2g

Diabetic Exchanges
Other Carbohydrates .5
Fat .5

1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
Sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.F. Grease cookie sheets and set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together the 1 cup sugar, and peanut butter, and egg until well mixed. Using your hands, roll peanut butter mixture into 1 inch balls/ place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Flatten each ball slightly with a drinking glass that has been lightly greased and dipped in sugar. Lightly grease a small star-shaped cookie cutter; dip in sugar. Press into the center of each cookie.
2. Bake about 9 minutes or until edges are set and bottoms are lightly browned. Makes 36 cookies.