While he was gone, I sent him little texts and emails.
It's nice to have him home again.
Today on Facebook, I was pleased to find that my daughter has been collecting all the things I have been sending her. She lives far away, and I don't trust the delivery of anything of value, so I send cards and whatever might fit inside an envelope. Apparently she has been creating a collage of sorts:
When you get down to it, it's amazing how much CAN fit in an envelope!
For my son, I like to send him packages of things he can't easily find in a southwestern U.S. college dining hall. Which leaves just about everything, since he must keep gluten free. This week, I found the most amazing recipes for gluten free versions of Girl Scout Cookies here.
I immediately noticed the Tagalongs by Betsy, since I had all the ingredients right at home for that one. This morning I got to work as hubby was encased in a metal flying machine on a messy runway. There are many steps, and I didn't finish until mid-afternoon (he was safely home by then), but the results are awesome!
Changes I made: I didn't add milk to the cookie mixture, and I didn't refrigerate this dough. I just divided the dough into 36 pieces and smooshed them into a nice shape with wet fingers onto parchment paper. (I'm amazed at the wonders of parchment paper and wet fingers with gluten free baking!)
Being a pharmacist's wife, I used the end of a pestle (i.e., mortar and pestle) to make indentations in the center of each cookie as it came out of the oven.
Please note: A sandwich baggie is NOT strong enough to pipe the peanut butter filling onto the cookies. (Ask how I know....)
I melted chocolate chips for the topping in a metal bowl set into a saucepan of water. I frosted each cookie with a spatula, instead of dipping. The chocolate didn't seem thin enough for dipping!
Move over, Girl Scouts!!
I'm sending most of these to my son, but we need some here, too!!
How do you show YOUR love?
