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<\/em>, says \u201cEat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself.\u201d. \u00a0It may be my favorite rule in the book.<\/p>\nI love making baked goods and comfort food. \u00a0And I’m not giving them up any time soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n Two of my all time, absolute favorite food bloggers are Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman<\/a>, and Deb Perelman of smitten kitchen<\/a>. \u00a0Sorry I’m Not Sorry<\/a>.<\/p>\n What sorts of recipes do these lovely women post? \u00a0From their “About” pages: \u00a0“A lot of comfort foods stepped up a bit” (Deb) and “…\u00a0all the cowboy-friendly dishes I\u2019ve taught myself to cook through the years. There\u2019s butter involved.” (Ree). \u00a0 Their recipes are amazing and I’m going to continue making them.<\/p>\n That’s right: \u00a0no substitutions, agave, stevia, vegan cheese or fake butter here. \u00a0Just like grandma made ’em.<\/p>\n So, with that said:<\/p>\n Wednesday<\/strong> I made Deb’s snickerdoodles<\/a>. \u00a0It’s \u00a0the same recipe I used last September when I was out of work, which makes me wonder if they’re the official cookies of my unemployment. \u00a0Anyway, they’re awesome. \u00a0And I didn’t bother to halve the recipe.<\/p>\n Yesterday<\/strong> I made\u00a0Mac and Cheese\u2026and Panko<\/a> a la Ree for dinner. \u00a0We ate about a third of it, and I expect the rest won’t last long. \u00a0The tomatoes make the dish. \u00a0(That’s summer squash in the background, I know it’s hard to tell.) \u00a0I hadn’t made mac and cheese for awhile and it’s so good! \u00a0By the way, once you start cooking for yourself, the stuff in the box with the powdery orange “cheese” doesn’t taste so great.<\/p>\n This morning<\/strong> I made the\u00a0Peach Shortbread<\/a> from smitten kitchen, for no other reason than it appeared in my Reader, I love peaches<\/a>, we had peaches that were past their prime, and I didn’t have any other plans for the day. \u00a0 There aren’t too many things I like better in this world than peaches or shortbread, so the recipe struck me as pretty genius. \u00a0Did I mention I’ve got time on my hands?<\/p>\n How do we do it?<\/strong><\/p>\n We love our freezer, for one thing. \u00a0The cookies are hanging out there and we’re taking out a few every day to eat-a little trick I learned from my mother-in-law. \u00a0It’s the perfect way to always have fresh cookies. \u00a0Moderation still matters (but you knew that).<\/p>\n And I don’t always cook like this, only when I actually get some free time (thanks unemployment!). \u00a0Soon it’ll be back to vegetable soup, rice and beans, and pasta with tomato sauce. \u00a0But sometimes life (and meal planning) need a change of pace. \u00a0And I’m not going to not avoid posting something delicious because it’s not “healthy”.<\/p>\n I asked Brian the other day if we could open a bakery (because it’s as much about the creation as it is about the eating). \u00a0He said no. \u00a0So I guess I’ll just keep making things for the two of us.<\/p>\n I love making baked goods and comfort food. \u00a0And I’m not giving them up any time soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_3131-400x270.jpg\" "\\"IMG_3131\\"")
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