Sweet potato TATER TOTS. I ordered a plate of bratwurst because it was the only thing on the menu that came with the tots. Anytime there are tots on the menu, I must have them. Why don't more people serve them? Fries are great, but seriously tots are the way ketchup is meant to be eaten.
Lemoncello mascarpone cake with crunchies and strawberries on top. I don't really know what this cake was, but it came in an enormous slice during my first visit to the famed Cheesecake Factory. Underwhelmed by the restaurant, but SO in love with the cake!
Mrs. Baetge's Cookies. Last night I needed chocolate chip cookies. NEEDED them. So I rifled through all my recipes and settled on one I'd never tried before but looked decent. It's out of a church cookbook from my sister's Mormon congregation in Utah. I don't know who Mrs. Baetge is or even how to pronounce her name, but she makes a mean cookie. I'm just going to call them Church Lady Cookies from now on and this is the only chocolate chip recipe I'll ever need. (My coworkers all agreed it's the bomb.)
Church Lady Cookies (thanks to Mrs. B.)
1/2 lb. butter (NOT MARGARINE)
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. baking soda
2 to 3 cups real chocolate chips
1 c. nuts (optional)
Cream the butter and sugar. Blend in the eggs and vanilla. Add flour, salt and soda. Then the chips and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or so. Just until golden brown.
The Church Lady Mrs. B. also says you can add 1 c. raisins and 4 c. oatmeal instead of the choc chips. Or use coconut and macadamia nuts. You can bet I will next time!
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