Extraordinary Chocolate Chip Cookies I like to be healthy so I changed this recipe a bit. It yoelded a total of 6 doz. I used 2 c gluten free flour and 2 c organic wheat flour. I substitued organic sugar made from evaporated cane juice for the granulatrf sugar. I used 1 c unsalted butter and 1/2 c non-dairy soy-based buttery spread. I substituted 11.5 oz of dark chocolate chips, 1/3 gluten free chocolate chips, and two squares of white chocolate (cut into small pieces)for the 24 oz. of semisweet chocolate chips. I made 4 doz cookies this way and they were delicious, thick, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Then I threw in a curve ball. I mixed 2.5 Tablespoons of homemade strawberry preserves into the remaining dough. This yielded 2 doz strawberry chocolate chip cookies. I have to say the strawberry chocolate chip cookies were flat but tasty. Perhaps I could have added a little more flour and a touch more baking soda to the strawberry chocolate chip cookies to make them fluffy.

Veggie Casserole with Dill Drop Biscuits Only 4 stars because the biscuits seemed a little doughy. I omitted the Dill. I added scallops to this dish just before transferring to the baking dish. If the scallops are bite size no precooking is necessary. Shrimp could also be used. I also brushed the tops of the biscuits with melted butter 5 minutes into the baking process. This helps keep the biscuits from burning on top. Alternatively you could brush them with melted garlic butter (if dill is omitted) or galic and olive oil(if dill is omitted).

Harvest Beef Stew The stew was good but not worth 4 1/2 hours of stove energy and heat. It was nice that all the ingredients cook in one pot. However, I found the meat a little dry, the corn cobs a little clumsy to eat, not enough liquid in the recipe, and the flavor a bit bland. The next time I make it I will use extra liquid and add worcestshire or hot sauce. I might also start it on the stove top and move it to a crockpot to cook.