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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

November 23, 2014 by kim 5 Comments

Sorry guys, I think I’ve skipped Thanksgiving in my home and went straight to Christmas because it looks like a glitter bomb went off in my living room. The Christmas tree is up, the stockings are hung, the fireplace is decorated, and there in tinsel EVERYWHERE. I put everything up when I was home sick and it instantly made me feel better.

This is the first year that we (my DH and I) actually have a Christmas tree. We were constantly moving from apartment to apartment and never had the storage space for a tree before. We also knew we were eventually coming back to LA from the bay area, so that was one less item that we worried about taking with us. The tree is a skinny one because of our small space, but it just about touches the ceiling. I plug it in every night and stare at how beautiful it truly is. I started collecting ornaments on all of our trips, so it’s a reminder of all of the places we’ve traveled… Our little traveling tree.

I figured I’d make up for jumping holidays quickly by posting some more pumpkin recipes before we hit Thanksgiving (which, by the way, is only 4 days away!). I still don’t know what cookies I’m baking for Thanksgiving yet. Do you already have your menu together? I’d love to hear what everyone’s making!

As you can see from the pictures, these cookies didn’t flatten AT ALL. I didn’t press down on them prior to baking, but make sure to do so if you don’t wan’t cookie balls! I didn’t mind, they still tasted great.

These cookies had a mild/medium pumpkin taste. I thought that the oats went wonderfully with the pumpkin. It’s almost as if it absorbed all of the moisture from the pumpkin puree and locked it in to keep them soft. Recipe from Baking Bites.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Yield: 2 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Cream together the butter and both sugars. Add in the egg, pumpkin, and vanilla.
Gradually stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice until just combined.
Working by hand, stir in the oatmeal and chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls of the dough onto the baking sheet.
Bake for about 11-13 min.

https://lovintheoven.com/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-oatmeal-cookies/

Coconut Walnut Blondies with Toffee

October 25, 2014 by kim 6 Comments

I just switched hosting sites over the past week and finally have it all sorted out (I think). Apparently, my email was down for two to three days and I had no idea until I got a call from one of the people that I was working with. If you emailed me and it bounced back to you, I never got your email! So sorry! It works now and you can resend it if you’d like.

There’s a lot that can go wrong when you’re dealing with your domain, host, and email. Not only that, but it’s extremely stressful when something doesn’t work! Thanks goodness for Google. I was able how to figure out how to fix the problem on my own after a couple of Google searches and a lot of yelling at my computer.

After all of that, there is one thing that I learned. Stay away from GoDaddy! They’re a terrible hosting site and constantly blame WordPress/the internet for your problems when it’s really on their end. Stay away.

On another note, I’ve had crazy baby fever this past week. How can you not after watching videos like this?

I don’t bake with coconut often, mostly because the DH doesn’t like it. Every now and then, though, I find a bag of coconut leftover from making Everything Cookies and go on the hunt to make something with them. Enter: Coconut walnut blondies with toffee.

They were gooey with crispy edges and tasted the best warm. I can imagine a scoop of ice cream on top, melting into a puddle around the bottom of the bar. Yum! Recipe from Picture Perfect Meals.

Coconut Walnut Blondie with Toffee

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1-1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
½ cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
1 cup toffee bits
1-1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-x-13-x-2 baking pan.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In another bowl, combine the butter and sugars until creamy. Add in the vanilla and eggs.
Switch to a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula and stir in the dry ingredients until well-blended.
Fold in the nuts, toffee and coconut until nicely mixed. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Place the pan on a large rimmed baking sheet and bake until the top is nicely golden brown, 40 minutes.
Cool in pan before cutting into squares.

https://lovintheoven.com/coconut-walnut-blondies-with-toffee/

S’mores Quesadillas

August 25, 2014 by kim 1 Comment

Over this past weekend, I had the delightful opportunity of going camping with Kampgrounds of America (KOA). Since my DF and I have a wedding coming up this weekend, we didn’t want to venture out too far from Los Angeles. We still did, however, want a mini getaway. We settled on KOA’s San Diego Metro campground– not too close, not too far, just right.
It wasn’t the regular ol’ camping that I’m used to growing up. It’s “glamping”… aka “glamorous camping.” Have you ever heard of it? We got to stay in a deluxe cabin that had room for six people. It had a full bathroom, partial kitchen (the only thing missing was an oven!), two TV’s with cable, air conditioning, wi-fi, and two separate rooms (not to mention a loft).
I didn’t take pictures of the bunk bed room, which is pictured below in the upper left hand corner. Since it was just the two of us, the other mattresses didn’t have any sheets on them. I told my DF that I’d love to have a vacation home just like KOA’s deluxe cabins. They have everything you need, yet remain minimal. I’m a sucker for those log/wood cabins.
Isn’t it amazing? Outside, we had our own fire pit and grill. If you want to rough it a little more than we did, KOA also has sites for RVs, tents, and regular cabins. This particular campsite was extremely close to everything– Starbucks, grocery stores, and even a drive-in movie theater! My DF and I decided to take advantage of its location and went exploring in San Diego. Here are some pictures from Balboa Park:

When we got back from our day out, I went straight to the kitchen. What’s camping without some marshmallows? We didn’t have any firewood on hand, so I took advantage of the electric stovetop that was in the kitchen and made s’mores quesadillas!
San Diego is known for its Mexican food, so it’s only fitting to make something with tortillas.
The result was mouthwatering and, dare I say, better than a regular s’more. My DF agreed and happily ate this in lieu of dinner. Hey, we are on vacation after all!

The quesadilla crisped up quite nicely and the cabin smelled heavenly. Who doesn’t love the smell of cinnamon sugar floating through the air? It’s almost as good as camp fire smell.

These s’mores quesadillas were a perfect way to end our weekend. If you’re looking for a mini getaway, I’d highly recommend checking out what KOA campground is near you. They have almost 500 locations in the US and Canada!
If you do happen to go to the San Diego location, make sure to say hello to Courtney, the owner’s wife. She made us feel welcome and gave us a wonderful tour of the campgrounds. They’ll also be opening up their own restaurant in a couple of months (which she’ll be in charge of). I can’t wait to come back and try it out!

S’mores Quesadillas

Ingredients

2 tortillas
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
1/4 cup chocolate chips
2 graham crackers, broken into small pieces
1 tablespoon butter, divided
1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar

Directions

Butter one side of each tortilla. Set aside.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, place one tortilla with the buttered side facing down.
Add the marshmallows, chocolate chips, and graham crackers. Place the other tortilla on top, buttered side facing up.
Once the marshmallows start melting (about a minute or two), flip the quesadilla over and let the other side cook for another minute.
Remove from heat and butter one side again, while warm. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top of the melted butter. Serve immediately.

https://lovintheoven.com/smores-quesadillas/

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