I've been baking. I love to bake but don't do it very often any more because Charles and I do not need to eat all those sweets. So any time there is something that I could bake for and not have to eat them, then I'll do it. I have some friends that are going on a mission trip next week. They are the cooks for the group. The comment was made about people making cookies for them and I jumped at the chance. I'd been wanting to make some but knew that I would eat way too many of them--even if I took them to the library to share, I would still eat too many. Sunday afternoon I made "Double Tree Chocolate Chip Cookies". These are like the cookies you get at a Double Tree Hotel. I found t
he recipe on the Internet one time and they are yummy. Big, too! My friend who is the head cook mentioned that her favorite cookies were the macadamia nut ones at a local restaurant. I volunteered to make some of those, too. I didn't have a recipe so I used the same one as the chocolate chip but substituted white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. Look good, don't they? I have not sampled one yet so I can't tell you. I know if I eat one I will want to eat more. It's taking some will power but I am not going to eat one. There are 3 dozen of these on the counter right now.
he recipe on the Internet one time and they are yummy. Big, too! My friend who is the head cook mentioned that her favorite cookies were the macadamia nut ones at a local restaurant. I volunteered to make some of those, too. I didn't have a recipe so I used the same one as the chocolate chip but substituted white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. Look good, don't they? I have not sampled one yet so I can't tell you. I know if I eat one I will want to eat more. It's taking some will power but I am not going to eat one. There are 3 dozen of these on the counter right now. I wish I were going on this mission trip to help in the kitchen. I really didn't think about it until these friends started talking about the preparations. They are going to New Orleans for a week to help rebuild a church. A group has gone for the last several years. I've never really wanted to go until now. So maybe next year I'll be able to go. It's a goal I have set for myself.
Another goal I should set is to lose weight. That is so much easier said than done. But after a visit with my gynecologist yesterday, I really need to make the effort. He has put me on some medicine that I don't want to take but because I am so heavy he says it is needed. He said that my risk of endometrial cancer is much greater because the fat is producing an estrogen like harmone. So pray for me that I will be able to accomplish this goal. I am so afraid of failing that I can't make myself start.
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