FYI

If you direct your attention to the side of my page, you will see that I have added a link to a website that helps you if you want to analyse the calorie count in any recipe. If you have the servings per recipe, you can find out how many calories are in the dish per serving just by listing the ingredients and amounts. If you don't have the servings per recipe, you can still input the ingredients and amounts, then divide the final calorie amount by how many servings you think it will make.

In the past I have used this site for my own counting of daily intake. It's pretty neat! Hope this helps those of you who are counting calories.

Chewy Ginger Snaps

You gotta try these! They are wonderful and very, very easy!

Chewy Ginger Snaps

3/4 cup oil
1/4 cup molasses (use same cup you measured oil and the molasses just slips out!)
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
1/2 cup granulated sugar to roll cookie dough in before baking.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~In a large bowl, combine oil, molasses, brown sugar, and egg.
~Add flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon and ginger.
~mix well

Put extra 1/2 cup of granulated sugar into a small bowl. Roll dough into 1" balls and roll each ball in the sugar. Place sugared balls 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 8 minutes or until slightly golden brown.

Makes 2-1/2 dozen amazing cookies! They are soft and chewy...so good! Perfect for fall enjoyment!!

Fish Chowdah

1/4 pound bacon
1 large onion, chopped
1/3 cup flour
5 medium potatoes, chopped small, + 1 cup water to cook them in.
4 cups water or clam juice
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 3/4 pounds cod or haddock
1 cup of half and half

~Cook potatoes in microwave save bowl with 1 cup water for ten minutes or until tender
~Fry bacon in a large pot until crisp, remove to paper towels to drain.
~Saute' chopped onion in bacon fat until translucent.
~Add flour, cook for one minute.
~Add cooked potatoes and water cooked in.
~Add remaining 4 cups of water or clam juice.
~Bring to a boil, add salt and pepper
~Cut fish into bite sized pieces. Add to chowdah. Cook until it flakes. (five minutes)
~Add half and half. Sprinkle with dried parsley.
Serves at least 8 people.