Easter Eggs

March 19, 2008

Corduroy (For Nana)

Both photos taken March 15, 2008

In the woods

August 1, 2007

For those of you in snowless place like Florida or North Carolina or Portsmouth

This first one is our house.  Please notice the giant snowbanks at the end of our walkway:

Rochester, NH - March 1, 2008

This is me standing between above snowbanks:

Taken by Jon - March 1, 2008

I am 5'4".  This is not trick photography.

When winter's not so busy sucking, it's actually kind of pretty. Who knew?

Lunch

From Hibachi, Portsmouth, NH - February 29, 2008

Chocolate Snickerdoodles

February 29, 2008

2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

In large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in vanilla and eggs. Add flour mixture and stir, do not beat, until mixed.

Combine the 2 tablespoon sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon to make cinnamon sugar. Shape dough into 1″ balls; roll balls in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 6-9 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheets immediately.

Makes about 36 cookies