Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Freeze! This is a stick-up...

I have in my possession a pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe, and I'm not afraid to use it (okay, I am). I have never been a big fan of pumpkin cookies—too cakey. But I could substitute agave for sugar, whole wheat flour for white, and carob for chocolate chips. Should I or shouldn't I???

I don't even care about the cookies. I wouldn't even enjoy eating them (does that count for something?) It's the act of baking that I miss. 

Hmm, psyche . . . I wonder what else could be going on here?
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11 comments:

  1. EOctober 14, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    I missed baking too, so a couple of weeks ago I baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies. I really had no interest in eating any of them, so yes, it does count for something! :-)

    I gave them to my partner, who proceeded handed them out to his co-workers and friends of ours. It works out. You get the joy of baking and everyone else gets to reap the benefits!

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  2. EmilyOctober 14, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    Great idea—give them all away! Did you resist the temptation to taste the dough? That's my biggest challenge...

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  3. ErinOctober 14, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Give them to meeee!

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  4. JontiOctober 14, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    Pumpkin. Is. My. Kryptonite.

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  5. ShellyOctober 14, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    I say bake em for the smell, and savor one tiny taste. Then make P take them to work!

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  6. EmilyOctober 14, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    You guys are awesome. I totally thought you'd be all NOOOO! Hmm...I'd better bake these bad boys before Patrick weighs in. Shhh...nobody tell him.

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  7. EOctober 14, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    Absolutely resisted the temptation of tasting the dough. I think a tear came to my eyes as I washed the bowl and watched the scrappings go down the drain. But then again, I'm crazy that way....

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  8. PatrickOctober 14, 2009 at 3:33 PM

    You'll find all new joys in cooking and baking when you have no intention of eating it. It becomes much more a craft, and must be similar to what professional chefs feel.

    Now you have to bake them because you've built them up so much.

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  9. MelanieOctober 14, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    I baked cookies over the weekend when it was snowing. It was fun, and tempting coz the house smelled sooooo good. I totally had a taste of cookie dough off my fingers and had a slight tummy ache over just licking my finger? wtf???? And then I brought them to work and everyone was so, so happy. It was worth it.

    Have fun! - a fellow baker

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  10. la roseOctober 16, 2009 at 2:05 AM

    This whole thing is completely fascinating! Wishing you much mental and physical bad-assitude! (and hopefully psyching myself up for such transformations... one doesn't move to a new country to stick to the status quo, right?)

    parabens,
    estagiaria

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  11. EmilyOctober 16, 2009 at 4:07 AM

    Thanks, Estagiaria! And thank you for reading. Keep us posted on your own adventures in Allemagne! We had our first band practice since May last night (small—it was raining)...we missed you guys!

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