Carrot Soup

10 Lg Carrots pealed, trimmed, and chopped
1 Lg Onion Sliced and Chopped
4 Cups Vegetable or other Broth
Fresh basil
Fat Free Sour Cream
Salt
Pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients except Sour Cream into a Slow Cooker Crockpot and set on High. Cook for 3-4 hours. Puree with a handheld food Processor on put soup into a food procesor or blender to puree. Cook a little longer in crockpot until ready to serve. Serve with a dollop of Fat Free Sour Cream and chopped basil in center of bowl. Cracked Pepper to taste. This is a healthy lowfat inexpensive recipe. Perfect for lunch with a sandwich or for a first course at dinner.

Wrist Mala du Jour - made this one today!

Amazing Oatmeal White Chocolate, Butterscotch, Chocolate, Nut, Cranberry Cookies

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 Tbs Vanilla

1 Tsp. Almond Extract (secret ingredient)

2 cups oatmeal

2 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

3 oz. White Chocolate Chips

3 oz. Butterscotch Chocolate Chips

3oz. Dark or Milk Chocolate Chips

1/2 cup Cranberries or Raisens

1/2 cup chopped Nuts - Walnuts, Almonds

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees, Cream first 5 ingredients in a mixer, add the rest of the ingredients except for Chips, Cranberries, and Nuts. When flour is all mixed in add the rest of the ingredients so that they are inorporated into the dough. Scoop Tablespoons onto cookie sheets and flatten with palm a bit for best results. Cook 8-10 minutes, remove and cool on racks. Moist, Delicious, and Wonderful!

Two Seals at Braces Cove, Gloucester, MA - Valentines Day 2010

Valentines Day 2010 at Braces Cove

Charlie looks a little grumpy (was probably cold)

See the two seals on a rock and the lovely Orchid Charlie gave me for Valentines Day!