Slow Down And Smell The Cookies {Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies.... sorta}



Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies

When it all seems CRAPPY and not only crappy but SWIRLING CRAPPY, it's good to have a ten year old say "Let's Make Cookies."  It's even better when you have the sense to stop yourself from saying.... "I really need to __________" Insert any verb.... wash dishes, work, fold laundry, pay bills and instead say....  "YES, LET'S!"

And so, we prepared... I saw a recipe for Mrs. Field's on YUM SUGAR that I imagined would be superior and it was, I've noted my differences which were purely out of necessity.  12 thumbs up from the Webb House!

WHAT YOU NEED:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup C & H dark brown sugar (firmly packed) {I only had a 1/2 cup dark so I did 1/2 light & 1/2 dark}

1/2 cup white sugar

1 cup cold salted butter, cut into cubes {I only had unsalted so I added a 1/2 tsp salt}

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 cups (12 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips {I used a 2 cup combo of large chips, white chips, dark chips and mini morsels.... it's what I had as my kids are always into my morsels :)}

WHAT YOU DO:

• Preheat oven to 300° F.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer blend the sugars at medium speed.
• Add the cold butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix at low to medium speed just until blended. Do not over mix.
• Add the flour mix and chocolate chips and blend at a low speed just until mixed.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, two inches apart.
• Bake 20-22 minutes until golden. Transfer cookies immediately to a cool surface with a spatula. You can line sheets with parchment and transfer to a cold surface to do it faster.

 

Makes 30-36 cookies, depending on the size of your scoops.... we did some BIG SCOOPS because it was Tuesday and up until that GIANT cookie my week was NO FUN!

Less makes you want MORE :) {Crème Brûlée Spoons}

Crème brûlée Spoons

Life has been crazy hectic, I feel like I've been working on this one post for a month of Sundays but it was worth it to share these!  

In planning our dessert station for a recent event and I got a little obsessed with the idea of dessert shooters.  Then while trying to find the perfect CHEAP shooter glasses online I ended up finding a good deal on porcelain Japanese Soup Spoons.... so my obsession then became what the heck was I going to put in these.... I googled and googled and just didn't find anything that moved me.... until when looking through images of spoons I saw a picture from a site called Decorno.... which really is not a foodie site but apparently the brother-in-law of the blogger is a foodie and he made Crème brûlée in Japanese Soup Spoons for a party. 
I was like SHUT. UP. 
But, alas no instructions at all.  So, back to google but NOTHING.  I tried commenting to see if I could get to the brother-in-law some how but nothing.... I found the Brother-in-law featured on another fairly prominent foodie site in a segment about bite size desserts but still no real recipe.... they referenced another  Crème brûlée recipe and made a flip comment about just shoving it in the spoons but as I looked at the recipe I thought there is NO way this recipe would translate into spoons, it was a broiler version.  I wasn't sure about much but was pretty sure the spoons would need to be individually torched. 

Anyhow, enough kvetching.... I decided to wing it and just start cooking.  I need to admit that while I have eaten oh-I-don't-know-maybe-a-thousand Crème brûlée in my life I had never cooked one.... I read dozens of recipes and much to my families delight it became a week of nightly Crème brûlées ... ultimately I came up with this recipe.  In short, these are little treats are incredible.

NOTE: This recipe made enough  Crème brûlée for

100 spoons.... but I only needed 50 ...AGAIN a win for my family!

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 quart heavy whipping cream

1 vanilla bean

1 tsp Madagascar Vanilla

6 egg yolks {large}

1/4 cup regular sugar

approximately 1/4 cup Turbinado sugar for topping

a baking torch :)

WHAT YOU DO:

Preheat oven to 325F.

Set a pot of water to boil, depending on the size of your pan, I'd say 6-8 cups. You will need this for your "Bain-Marie."

Water set to boil, pour the quart of heavy cream into a saucepan; slit the vanilla bean and gently scrape the seeds from inside, add both the pod and the scrapings to the pan and heat over medium high heat, stirring frequently for approximately 4 minutes.  

While the milk is heating, in a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar.  When milk is steamy but not quite to a boil strain the creme into the egg yolk mixture and combine well.  

Set up your Bain-Marie:  place 2 large ramekins {3.75 inch diameter} in a 9x13 pan and pour boiling water around them so they are about 1/2 way submerged.  


Pour your Creme mixture into the 2 ramekins, carefully place pan in oven and bake for 45 minutes at 325F.

 Then increase heat to 350F for 15 minutes more, they should be golden brown and look fairly "set" but still soft.  Place the Bain-Marie on a heat resistant surface and allow the Creme to cool to room temperature in the pan.  


Once cool, you are ready to load your spoons....
I loaded mine and stored on a jelly roll pan in refrigerator overnight {cover with Saran}. 
There's no "magic" to loading but they stayed neater
when I spooned the creme into the spoon rather than dipping.




When you are ready to serve, take out of fridge sprinkle each spoon
with approximately 1/2 tsp of the Turbinado {raw} sugar

 

and torch to perfection.





 









ENJOY!

I found this video helpful in the process although I did not use her recipe specifically...

HAPPY NATIONAL CHOCOLATE PUDDING DAY {& an awesome guest post!}

With any luck I'm lounging on a beach in Key West as you read this.... or at a minimum I'm bellied up to a Tiki Bar avoiding the Tropical Storm that's blowing by.... No matter what I'm doing, I'm on VACATION!  That said, I've got a couple treats lined up for the week from my fellow Food Story Award Judges and CJ is my first {which is appropriate as she was my first Guest Blog!}

So, without further adieu, I'd like to welcome CJ from Food Stories Blog, CJ is an awesome lady with a fun blog that is all about the STORY behind food.... whether it's Picture saying a 1000 words or a Food Holiday.... she's your girl!

Thanks CJ for stopping by.... when you are done here go check her out there!

Hello ... I am C.J. from Food Stories and I am so excited to be joining you today on  National Chocolate Pudding Day . I've only been blogging for a few months and this is only my second guest post so thank you, thank you, thank you for joining me in this foodie adventure. It will certainly be difficult to contain my excitement but I will try :-) Thank you Heidi for extending this opportunity!

The Mile High Club & A Father's Day Menu

Oh get your mind out of the gutter this isn't the 70s for goodness sake, we were just a club, like the Mickey Mouse Club or Secret Handshake Club!

WTH am I talking about? Well, I had a super fun flight from Hartford to Atlanta yesterday and thought I'd shout of to our awesome Delta bartender in the sky.... Liscious Willams III.... I AM NOT MAKING THAT UP! I swear, he showed me his ID and everything because after a few de-Liscious drinks {yeah I went there} when he said his name, I didn't have a filter and basically said.... you are making that UP! 

Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Nor Gloom of Night Stays Young Grasshopper from Delivering Her Featured 5!

What a week.... I bring you my Featured 5 from a hotel room in Springfield Massachsetts this week!

So even though no cooking by the Grasshopper Girl the rest of you kept it rolling....

for starters.... Nicole at Nicoleander Kitchen spent her Sunday stuffing little tofu cubes with some super yummy orzo stuffing.... I've never used tofu but this will be what I make as my maiden voyage.... so awesome.

Then Jenn @ Home Skillet came by with some seriously yummy looking Beef Yakitori.. the glaze looks and sounds pnenominal!

I don't know about you but ALL WEEK LONG I kept seeing S'mores, S'mores & more S'mores and interestingly enough I am Guest Posting over at Treats & Trinkets on Sunday about..... yup S'Mores! But this one grabbed me & I saved it for the Feature.... pretty sure I saw it on Foodbuzz Top 9 AFTER I chose it.... just sayin'  Anyhow, Kita at Pass the Sushi.... thanks for the lovely S'mores Bars. 

And while we are talking S'mores.... I also saw this yummilicious S'more Fudge....

I know, I know,

 I'm degenerating into my SWEETS again....

but sometimes that's just what you get! 

Thanks Big Fat Baker!  YUMMY :)

So, when David & I first were dating and then married we were on a quest for the BEST Tiramisu.  Everywhere we went if the offered it we ordered it.... don't know that other than getting a bit rounder we ever really dubbed a BEST.  But, it's a dessert near and dear to me forever.  When I saw Baker Street boasting Tiramisu BREAD. 

I was like.  Shut. UP! I'm so trying this....

One for good luck you say? 

Well, here I am innocently minding my own business

when in pops Kelly from over at Eat Yourself Skinny with.... freaking FUNFETTI DIP.

  I was momentarily speechless

{and that doesn't happen often}

and then she proceeds to say that it's not a diet buster. 

 Overcome that's what I am.

***ALL PHOTO CREDITS TO THE POST REFERENCED,

HUGE Thank you to all for letting me repost****

HOUSEKEEPING:

check me out Sunday at Kim's Treats and Trinkets....

posting a S'mores recipe on her Sunday S'mores

in case you haven't seen ENOUGH of them

click that link and check out

the Messy Baker's S'mores Shake, REALLY Jennie?  OMG!!!!

 

and of course.... JUST My & the Purple Dragonfly Boutique's AWESOME JUNE GIVEAWAY!!!!

HAPPY FEATURED 5! {& yes, we have a WINNER! }

WELL, Before I get to business.... I had 82 entries to May's giveaway and ONE LUCKY Sea Salt Collection WINNER! Congrats to CUCINA49!!! please email me at heidisuewebb@yahoo.com and I'll get it on it's way to you PRONTO! And then I'll look forward to hearing about how it has changed your life! 


I'll be announcing JUNE's giveaway this weekend so keep your eyes peeled.... I had a tie on votes for what it should be so I had to "randomize" that too! 

 



Happy June!

Happy Friday!

HAPPY FEATURED 5!

My first post is incredible looking but to me of course it's more than that.... it's my namesake in a dessert GRASSHOPPER PIE! Thanks for sharing Pass The Sushi, Ruthie would've approved!
p.s. I hope I won the book... sorry my 5 came out too late to pimp :(

Alex at Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Foodiness 

was mortified by the title of her post.... 

Presto Pesto.  

Cheesy ole me though....

 yup, I adored it. 

And that Pesto looks stunning

 and OMG it was made with

 a Magic Bullet.  

She was channeling her inner Grasshopper.... 

it's the celebration of the Grasshopper week.

what is that? THAT is Brown Risotto.  

Yes, Shut. The. Front. Door.  Who knew?  

Jessica at Oh Cake knew.... that's who.

I am finding this and making it!  

Thank you Jessica for posting 

Brown Butter Carrot & Walnut Integrale Risotto

I know I'm definitely more DINNER oriented this week.... possibly because it's been kinda crazy & I've made a bunch of quick "clean out my fridge" meals so I'm coveting this yummy food.... Lauren at Part Time Housewife {canNOT imagine what she'd cook up if she was FULLtime!} grilled up some Grilled Black & Bleu NY Strips.... YUM.  They looked awesome.... and now I'm just waiting for the recipe for the Bacon Slaw also in this picture.... give it up LAUREN!!!

O.K. enough dinner.  

Cookie & Kate were flipping some

Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Pancakes 

over in their neck of the woods... and I was like

WTH, I'll be wrestling alligators

 in the Everglades this weekend

 when I could be making these

 >>>>>>>

WAHHHHH! 

Make some for me and report back!

& there's always one for good luck. 

 This week it's from my first Blog love... 

Marina at the Yummy Mummy Kitchen.  

I adore her blog and all her awesome treats.  

This morning she featured an awesome seasonal salad, 

I can't wait to try it! 

Grilled Apricot, Gorgonzola, and Candied Walnut Arugula Salad... 

for the candied nuts check out my recipe HERE.

****ALL PHOTO CREDITS TO THE POST REFERENCED,

HUGE Thank you to all for letting me repost****

As usual I have a couple housekeeping matters :)

You may recall that 2 weeks ago I was over at Wilde In The Kitchen participating in her bake sale to raise money for Relay for Life!  WELL, not only did I get to send MY cookies of to my lucky winner {XXOO MOLLY} but I also received {and you know it really is better to RECEIVE than to GIVE ....is she kidding? you'll never know} but OMGoodness did I receive some YUMMINESS!

I'm still bitter at some chick Marisa who outbid me all over the place but boy did SHE miss out.... I received some Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodles from Heather at Bake, Run, Live that my family fought over AND an out of this world loaf of Povitica Bread from Mrs. Wilde herself, Vicki.  SO YUM.  It was such an awesome cause & such an awesome treat to receive my goodies... hope you'll all join in next time!

In closing.... HAPPY NATIONAL DONUT DAY!

Particularly to my David & my friends Kathy & Kevin <3

I wonder what CJ @ Food Stories will cook up?

Featured 5

T.

G.

I.

F.

Anyone disagree?

I didn't think so...

Especially when you see what I've got ready for 

Friday's FEATURED 5!

Can you say OOEY GOOEY PEANUT BUTTER S'MORES BARS? Well, Kristina from Whipped sure can... YUM!

Kim Bee over at Cravings of a Lunatic was up to her elbows in yumminess making ice cream bites ... I'm only showing one but she made
Cocoa Pebbles Ice Cream rolled in Cocoa PebblesVanilla Ice Cream rolled in CoconutVanilla Ice Cream rolled in Pistachios

Get over there & check it out.

Did you see this? 

Well, I try not to play favorites among my favorites but this was the funniest post I saw this week.... and it ended like every joke EVERYTHING with a yummy dessert recipe. Go check out Kale at Tastes Good To Me and her Strawberry & Lemon Curd Pots.

Have you checked out Anurradha at Baker Street?
Well, you need to and if you needed a reason this is it... Cookies & Cream Pound Cake. Yup, you heard that right.

I just realized that ALL 5 of my picks this week were sweets. HOW ODD. I'm really much more of a savory girl... salty one might say. But it is what it is... look at what Anne at From My Sweet Heart made.... I can hardly type it. Biscoff White Chocolate Chip Blondies. 

MADNESS I SAY.

& My one for good luck? 

It isn't a new post but I just found it 

and I'm having one this weekend.... 

The Elderflower Champagne Cocktail posted by Zested 

...if you know me at all that choice 

requires no further explanation!

****ALL PHOTO CREDITS TO THE POST REFERENCED,

HUGE Thank you to all for letting me repost****

As usual I have a couple housekeeping matters :)

I'm very excited that I will be joining CJ at Food stories to be on a team of Judges for her new Food Stories Award.... I'm joined by some of my favorite bloggers in this honor: Jen - Juanita's Cocina, Kim - Treats & Trinkets, Jennie - The Messy Baker, Uru - Go Bake Yourself and of course CJ. Go check it out....

and of course don't forget May's GIVEAWAY is less than a week away from it's drawing.... enter to win your awesome 

Williams Sonoma Sea Salt collection 

& POSSIBLY a grilling rub collection too! 

WOOT WOOT!

T.G.I.F. {Young Grasshopper's Featured 5}

This week sucked.

There, I said it.
Really it just sucked the life out of me.
Not actually sucked.
you know,

I worked way too hard.

Blogged way too little.

Sigh.

But good outcomes.

And I did manage to check out a few blog posts.

so, I am able to get back on track AND still do my

FEATURED FIVE!

We have a Feature hog alert.... 

 Gerry over at Foodness Gracious....

I stalk him and his sweets and he killed it this week. 

This is my Father's Day menu.....

shhhhhh don't tell David!

Biscoff Corn Dogs

[oh just Shut. The. Front. Door. Gerry!]

and.... wait for it...

 Coconut Tres Leches Cake [I'm telling you David will propose all over again].

Strawberry Orange Creamsicles on a Chilly Rainy Day.... great post and a recipe I personally will be making this weekend in Sunny Florida!  Thanks Curly Girl :)

Apparently I missed the memo that it was a creamsicle week.... but I'm glad these girls had it covered!  Jen over at Three Little Piglets posted an awesome Orange Creamsicle Cupcake that you shouldn't miss.... fun little giveaway that you can get in on too if you hurry!

A blog hop that I only wish I could have gotten my crap together to be a part of..... Katherine Martenelli featured a Black Bean & Corn Salsa that I am DYING to try.... check it out :)

 And last but in NO WAY least.... my one for good luck!

how could I not include The Smitten Kitchen's Bacon, Egg & Leek Risotto???

Really?

how did I not think of that?!?

I'll be trying this REAL soon!

****ALL PHOTO CREDITS TO THE POST REFERENCED,

HUGE Thank you to all for letting me repost****

And as usual.... I've got some love to share! AND a reminder everyone that May's GIVEAWAY is under way.... a Sea Salt collection & POSSIBLY a grilling rub collection too {quite a few entries so far.... we may get there!}

Finally, Thank you SOOOO much to Jen at Love Food Cook Food for awarding me my second Kreative Blogger & Sunshine Awards.... thank you so much! 

And Jacqueline at Blether for the HUGE sweet shout by featuring Young Grasshopper on her Friday Foodie last week!  XXOO

Young Grasshopper's FEATURED 5 & MORE Love XXOO

This segment makes me so happy.


It's always bittersweet that I can only pick a handful, but I love acknowledging some of the awesomeness I see all week!


And so, without further ado I give you... Young Grasshopper's FEATURED FIVE!

I've got a thing for Ricotta and I'm sometimes Drunken.  There I said it.  Thanks Chef Dennis @ A Culinary Journey with Chef Dennis for sharing his Honeyed Ricotta Mousse with Drunken Strawberries. 

Ah, yes, Cinco de Mayo is almost upon us.... looking for a sweet treat to offer? Try Laura @ Wylde Thyme's Cinqo De Mayo… Margarita Cupcakes with Salted Tequila Buttercream

I know I've mentioned our coconut thing... well the need was fed by Laura @ A Healthy Jalapeno with her Indian Coconut And Pistachio Laddoos

This was a real Wow.  Right from the title.  Thanks Irvin @ Eat The Love for sharing your Blood Organge Chiffon Cake with Blood Orange Curd and Rich Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting 

Last but definitely not least, Katherine Martinelli got my heart strings with her Strawberry Rhubarb  Cocktail 
Ruthie would have approved, I so vividly recall her many Strawberry Rhubarb Pies!

And my "one for good luck" goes to 

Jennifer at Peanut Butter & Peppers

for her HEALTHY Cinco de Mayo Round Up, YUM!

****ALL PHOTO CREDITS TO THE POST REFERENCED,

HUGE Thank you to all for letting me repost****

While I have your attention, I wanted to take a quick minute to congratulate Laura @ Wylde Thyme for winning my FIRST awesome GIVEAWAY.... her Pomi is en route {and I'm secretly hoping for a POMI guest post} AND to remind everyone that May's GIVEAWAY is under way.... a Sea Salt collection & POSSIBLY a grilling rub collection too! 

WOOT WOOT!

And last but not least a huge Shout to CJ at Food Stories for giving me the honour of doing my FIRST Guest Post at her place AND giving me two AWESOME blogger awards, please stop by her fabulous blog this week XXOO