June 2008

Chocolate Crinkles

June 28, 2008

2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cocoa powder
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
powdered sugar

1. Mix the vegetable oil and sugar in a large bowl. Add the cocoa powder. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla extract.

2. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the cocoa mixture. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate until dough is firm enough to handle, about 4 hours.

3. Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls, roll in powdered sugar, and place on the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.

4. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the cookies on a wire rack to cool. (You have to let them cool completely before eating.) Makes about 6 dozen cookies.

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So the story is that it’s been a tradition for me to send chocolate crinkles to my dear friend Rhea every Christmas. However, last week, she told me that her family was craving the crinkles and asked me if I can bake a batch for them this summer. No problem! So I purposefully baked about 6 or 8 dozens this morning so I can mail it out by the afternoon. Well, what do you know?! Our driveway got sealed this morning and my car is stuck in the garage. We’re not supposed to drive over the sealed driveway for 48 hours. I guess I’m not going to the post office today. At least my kids were happy that they have the crinkles all to themselves. =)

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Another Hit Song

June 24, 2008

Another one of those days where Rinoa can’t stop singing.

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Driving in a Car

June 23, 2008

Rinoa has been watching Caillou videos on the computer via Netflix’s Instant Play. (If I’ve never mentioned it, we completely cut-off our cable TV for the summer – of course, not without protests from the girls. I told Mica it’s an experiment to see how long we can live without cable. And it’s summer! Better to enjoy the outdoors than to sit on the couch, glued on the TV all day.)

Anyways, Rinoa picked up this song from Caillou and she was trying to sing it on our way to the pool today – but she had a hard time remembering the words. The song goes like this – “We’re driving in a car, car, car. We’re going very far, far, far. Do you know where we are, are, are.” It’s very cute sung by a three-year old.

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