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Melt Down, A Revelation and GoLean Granola Thumbprint Cookie

THE MELT DOWN: I suffered yet ANOTHER meltdown concerning Boston. I was confirming hotel reservations and discovered I had booked my sister in a MARYLAND hotel! That’s the STATE of Maryland. How that happened, I really cannot tell you. I changed the booking but had to spend another $100. MORE per night. Ok…whatever. The second shock was the hotel room for me, booked through Marathon Tours (by the way, they are NOT nice people at Marathon Tours!) for the race, was NOT 1 mile from the finish line. It was across the water, 3 ½ miles away. It sounds close [...]

By Joanne|2011-03-24T17:33:44-04:00March 24, 2011|cookies|8 Comments

Eggs Benedict for Dinner

Brown vs. White Eggs. Ever wonder if there is any difference? Here is the scoop from ModernBaking: Is there a difference in the eggs beyond shell color? A: Beyond the color, there is no difference. White and brown eggs are nutritionally identical. The color of chicken eggs is determined by materials that are deposited while the eggs develop inside the hen's oviduct. Some chickens deposit white pigments, while others deposit brown pigments. Some chicken breeds, such as the Aracauna and Americauna, lay blue to green eggs, just to add to the color spectrum. We ate a lot of good foods [...]