I can't stop cooking!

Today for lunch I tried making hash browns in the waffle maker. They turned out rather tasty and now i have found a new way to make hash browns!
So what you do is Take 1 1/2 pound of hash browns (if you do frozen hash browns then leave them out to thaw and squeeze out the excess water, and if you use fresh squeeze out excess water) 1 tablespoon oil, and 1 teaspoon salt mix together and scoop into 4 equal parts on a preheated on high waffle iron (about 1/2 cup per section). Cook for about 15 minutes and walla... hash brown waffles. If your waffle iron does not have a function to do different temps, i would say just cook the hash browns a little longer. I think it just really depends on every ones waffle iron on time and you might have to experiment for a bit to get it just right, but it's worth it because it's super tasty. Next time i make it I'll take a picture.
So what else did i make today? well I tried a gluten free soft pretzel recipe. It was OK.. not good enough for me to say YOU HAVE TO TRY IT.. and i think it may need some tweaking and it could taste and turn out well... here is the result that i got for the first try.


And the last thing that i tried today was chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips...



Basically use the chocolate chip recipe that i posted earlier (I'll learn how to link up soon... i really will) and replace 3 tablespoons of the flour blend with unsweetened cocoa powder, also replace the chocolate chips with white chocolate chips. Did i mention, GLUTEN FREE?!?! Seriously... if i gain weight it's going to be off of these cookies. Good thing I'm training for a 10K right now.

Okay enough with the food. Today was a great day despite Matt being sick, but he's such a great Daddy and hard working husband, he played with the kids all day and also got to tilling up my garden and mixing in some manure so we can have big juicy veggies this summer/fall! Thanks to Ferdinand (our steer) for providing the manure. :)

(You've gotta love the 40 degree winters in the pacific northwest, though i hear we are supose to get a some heavy snow this week, i guess we'll see)

what do you do with little boys who have lots of energy?

You stick them on the treadmill, and i promise you, he likes it very much!

Oh and i had to share this picture. Matt made the boys a toy box. The boys like to sit in it and play pretend, like it's a train or a cave. Daniel is actually just hiding out from Elijah in this picture because he needed a break from him.