5 Bean Salad

5 Bean Salad
1 (15 ounce) can Garbanzo (chickpeas), drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can Kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can Black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can Red beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can Pinto beans or Black-eyed Peas, drained and rinsed
(Most of the time, I make sure I get the organic brand of beans.)

Put all beans in a bowl. I don't rinse them, but you can if you wish to. Then, make dressing:

1 small white onion, sliced into thin rings (yellow onion is too strong)
3/4 cup white sugar (I used raw sugar)
2/3 cup distilled white vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
1/3 cup vegetable oil (I used extra virgin olive oil)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon celery seed

Shake in bottle, then pour on the 5 beans in bowl. Stir until all is coated and well mixed. Best made the day before and served cold.

cake: Hamburgers!

Hamburgers!,
originally uploaded by BornToBeADANCER.

This is cute!! I think this is great for a birthday party with a picnic theme.

Plain Spoken Quilt

Plain Spoken,
originally uploaded by Hillary Lang.

I really like this quilt's pattern and color coordination. Flickr has some great photos of quilted pieces! Thanks to Hillary Lang ( http://flickr.com/photos/hillarylang/ ) for uploading this one!

$5 gift certificate.

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But you'll need to do the survey before September 14, 2007, but use the gift certificate by October 1, 2007!

Better go and hurry! ;)

chocolate chip banana oatmeal cookies

I modified a recipe for Banana Oatmeal Cookies into Chocolate Chip Banana Oatmeal Cookies. It's so good if you love banana with chocolate!!

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Chocolate Chip Banana Oatmeal Cookies
(original recipe by Lois, modified by Philip)
This cookie recipe takes about 10 minutes to prepare, approximately 15 minutes cooking time per batch, and about 36 servings ready in about 1 hour 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease cookie sheets. It will be easier to clean the cookie sheets later if you use parchment paper instead of greasing the sheets.

Whip and fluff:
3/4 cup butter at room tempurature
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Turbinado (raw cane) sugar

Add to sugar mixture:
1 large egg
2/3 cup mashed, very ripe banana
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

In a separate bowl, sift together:
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
one big pinch of ground nutmeg

Pour flour mixture into the banana batter and mix well. Measure and add:
3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup crushed almond slices
1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup semi-sweet regular chocolate chips

Mix until even. The batter should be thick and chunky. Drop one inch spoonfuls of batter onto the cookie sheets and leave room for spreading. Prepare them in rows and ready for baking.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in a preheated oven. Depending on your oven, cooking times might vary. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes, then place the cookies on racks. I tend to watch the cookies at the end of 8 minutes and make a guess if it needs more baking time or just pull them out to cool.

ENJOY!

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a doggy quilt

I made a small, dog-sized quilt for Pepper. It took me about a couple
of days to make. I also made a small pillow out of velvet and
duvatyn.

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for the Deaf chefs

I also run another blog at Deaf258.com. I made a vlog for the Deaf viewers. Since the topic is about a kitchen timer, I've decided to repost the vlog on this blog as well.

Enjoy! :)



Here's the link as noted in my vlog above. Enjoy!
Polder 212-00 Digital Timer with Vibrating Alarm, Audible Alarm, and Alarm Light

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