Spiced Cookies

Spiced CookiesI wanted to make cookies. I wanted some thing different. So I tried an experiment. They turned out very good.

Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • 1 batch of your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe (made with half regular flour and half soft white wheat if you have)
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp gingerbread spice (you could probably use pumpkin pie spice too)

Add spices to your dough when you add flour.  Bake as normal.

 

 

Two Bite Cookies

Audrey wanted some peanut butter cookies. I wanted to make chocolate chip cookies.  So,I played with a favorite recipe and made peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.  They turned out very good!

Cream together

Cookies1/2 cup + 2 Tbl butter

1/2 cup peanut butter

3/4 c sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

Add

2 eggs

Stir well, then add

2 1/4 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt (I omitted)

1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

OPTIONAL:  Use white chocolate chips and/or dark chocolate chips in place of one or both of the other chips

Mix well. Use teaspoon to measure dough and roll into balls. Flatten slightly on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 325 for 6-9 minutes or until cookies are just brown around the edges.  Try not to eat too many warm.

If you want larger cookies, adjust baking time to 8-10 minutes.

 

 

Ronald McDonald

Yesterday, we stopped by McDonalds to use up some free ice cream cone coupons we had earned over the summer from the library reading program. We had a surprise visit from Ronald McDonald. Megan can tell you about him.

Ronald McDonald Marker and Pencil Drawn and Written by Megan 21 December 2014
Ronald McDonald
Marker and Pencil
Drawn and Written by Megan
21 December 2014

We were at the store for ice cream. Because we wanted ice cream.

We went to McDonalds and we saw (Ronald) McDonald, he have white face. He have curly red hair and big red shoeses. He painted his nose red and maded his lips a big red. He gived us presents, they were stickers. He gave lots of people stickers and penyel (pencils)!

He tell me silly stories. He said they pinted (printed) the stickers the wrong way, upside down! I like McDonald.

Fall tournament

 

Team
Back row: Coach Adam, Imani, Me, Kollet, Aljandra, Kendal, Kelsey, Mr Jeff.  Middle Row; Tommie, Yackalin, Peyton, Julia, Reana, Front Row; Ellie and Lauren

Last weekend, we had a tournament. It was COLD! Most of the games were sort of easy and we had three shut outs (5-0; 8-0 and 2-0). The last game was very hard! We played our best. Our score ended up 0-1! We ended up in second place!

I had fun. I ended up playing all four games the entire time. We only have two subs and one girl hurt her leg, so she could not play entire games. No one got hurt really bad. I think every one had fun though we all really wanted to win.

I really like my team this year.  I think we play a lot better together than we used to. I have two games this weekend and then I am done unless I play indoor soccer this winter. I enjoy soccer, but am looking forward to a break 🙂

 

 

 

Fall Soccer

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I am starting soccer again. I have a new coach. Coach Adam–alias Coach Awesome, and a whole bunch of other silly names– is very good. He makes us work hard but I have lots of fun. I also have some new girls on my team.

Here is my schedule for now. Let me know if you need directions for any of these!  The highlighted ones are home games at the Nibco playing field.

IMG_31269/20/2014  at 2:30 Michiana Echo Away
9/21/2014 3:30 Middlebury Magic Home
9/27/2014 at 10:30 Michiana Echo Home
10/4/2014  at 3:00 Plymouth Home
10/5/2014 at 1:30 Middlebury Magic Home
10/11/2014 at 2:30 Ft. Wayne Sport Club Away
10/18/2014 at  TBD Tournament Fishers IN
10/19/2014 at TBD Tournament Fishers IN
10/25/2014 at Fort Wayne Sport Club Field #3 Away
10/26/2014  at 1:30 Plymouth Home

P.S.  Do you see anything else new in these pictures?

Kites

Today’s guest speaker is Megan.

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Translation, if needed 🙂

Today we went to the park and played with kites. It was a lot of fun!

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