Monday, November 8, 2010

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are Good!



Ingredients

1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
    • 1 egg
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon milk
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • 2 cups semisweet mini chocolate chips
    • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

    • Directions

      1. Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt. Dissolve the baking soda with the milk and stir in. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
      2. Add vanilla, chocolate chips and nuts.
      3. Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown and firm.

Family Tree

Now that it's getting cool outside, and work is slowing, I feel this year will be the time to get seriously started on finding and making my family tree. I believe there is much to be found in multiple countries by searching for my family. Hungary, Ireland, France, Scotland, maybe more.
My name is Marianne Amelia and this is a picture of me and my grandmother, Lola. She was from Wisconsin. She met my grandfather in Ohio, married and moved to California. Her mother, Amelia was born in Hungary. That is about the extent of my knowledge of two beautiful women in my tree. If there are any good websites or reference sources for family tree hunting please share. Let the search begin....

News to me

Something about me. Ocean Flowers Nature Books Crochet Movies. This is fun. What should I write about? Anything my little heart desires. Well, what should I type? Anything my imagination can dream up. This might be more fun than other networking sites. I like the idea of journaling on the computer and sharing with my friends and family. I'm trying a new hair do today. Not sure about it. It's a good one for house cleaning or working in the yard. There are so many leaves outside in our yard, the neighbors are not going to like us for not raking. Fashion Fun Biking Family Cooking Inspirations Sunshine Sunbathing. Sunbathing is one of my very favorite things in the world. I'd like to learn how to sail. I should utilize the resources in my current environment. No ocean in this state. Sad. Autumn in OK. What to do? Wind Bikes Jogging Dog Walking Crafts Hot Tea & Chocolate & Toddies Music Records.