It seems that on every cooking competition on TV, pureed this, and foamed that, are all the rave. I don't get it. All I know is, as Moto Moto the Hippo from Madagascar says, "I like 'em chunky"... at least when it comes to potatoes... and babies. Here is one of my favorite ways to make them... potatoes, that is. Super easy and amazingly delicious! Ingredients 2 1/2 pounds red potatoes, washed and cubed water for boiling salt to taste 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives 4 ounces Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese Directions 1. Boil the potatoes in a pot of water for 10-15 minutes or until they are tender. Check with a fork. 2. Drain the water and mix in the 'cream cheese', and chives and stir with a large spoon, breaking up the potatoes as you mix. You could use a potato masher, but like I said, "I like 'em chunky". 3. Salt to taste.
It's kind of a tradition in my family to make some sort of treat on Sunday afternoons. Dr. J is a dentist by weekday and expert treat maker on the weekends. Kind of like a food lover's superman. I did however give him this Sunday off. I just had to get another pumpkin recipe in... and these little cookies did the trick! This recipe makes a lot of cookies which is great so you can freeze extras in bags for school lunches or for convenient on the go snacks. Ingredients 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup white flour 1 cup old fashioned oats 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup pumpkin puree (I used the canned pumpkin puree) 1/4 cup vanilla soy yogurt 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups raw cane sugar 1/2 cup coconut oil 1 cup finely chopped pecans Directions 1. Combine the sugars, oil, soy yogurt, vanilla and pumpkin puree. Mix well. 2. In