Something Saturdays (5/25/13)

Let's just, as a group, feel super old but also nostalgic while reading this.

And, as I mentioned, I'm super crazy busy right now trying to cram the filming of an entire movie into 7 days, but I'm having so much fun (who knew being fake pregnant would be so amusing?? Everyone's all like "Congratulations!" and "When are you due?" and I'm like...ooooh I'm such a liaaar.)

Alice's Chocolate Chip Cookies

I'm gonna be honest with ya.

I debated if I should even share this post with you.

It's been sitting in my photos folder, as my backup, for if a time came where I was so desperate for some food to publish, I would have something. That day is today. These cookies have been lauded as "the best" by a few select bloggers. And I respect these bloggers. But..well...I didn't love these cookies.

They're actually the cookies that inspired these toasted marshmallow cookie sandwiches, because I just couldn't eat the leftovers by themselves anymore.

BUT-we're all different, and have different opinions. And, I might as well let you decide for yourself. What makes these cookies unique is the dark brown sugar, creaming process, lots of sugar, and you don't need to chill them at all-you can just immediately make them. You then have a fairly classic, chewy cookies with some very complex, hints of molasses (due to the dark brown sugar).

For my personal preference level-these just weren't thick enough. I knew I was in trouble when I saw how wet the dough was (in my experience thicker dough=better cookies). And I didn't think, other than the dark brown sugar, the flavors were anything great. 

But again, that's me. Let's allow the jury to decide, shall we?

Or, if you wanna try some of MY favorite, classic, chocolate chip cookie recipes, check out one of these:

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (with coconut oil)

Levain Chocolate Chip Cookie Copy Cat

The New York Times Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

BBQ Potatoes

It's always a happy day when Michael turns to me, after trying a new recipe, and says,

"I like these. You can make these again."

Oh I can?

Thanks babe.

I really can never have enough potato recipes. 

Potatoes are my friends (but not in a Finding Nemo "fish are friends not food" kind of way. Potatoes are most certainly food.) What makes these so cool is:

1. You can make them on a grill if you are so inclined and oh hey summer is nearly upon us!

2. They are cooked in broth, which makes them incredibly tender and taste ohh so rich and good.

3. You literally put slabs of butter on top of them prior to cooking. Uhh yeah.

So you should eat em. Maybe grill some steak too. Be a meat and potatoes guy/gal like me. All the cool kids are doing it.

I'm gonna have to cut this lil post-y short now because I have to go strap on my fake baby belly to play a woman who's 8 months pregnant in a feature I'm filming.

HOW FUN IS THAT!? :P