Just thought I’d share:
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut Oil ~
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 cup coconut oil, at room temperature
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar (I used raw sugar)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 Pkg of your favorite baking chips (10 oz)
You can toss in 5 to 8 oz. nuts or any of your fave cookie stuffs if you wish
Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350° F.
COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
BEAT coconut oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla extract until light brown, about 3 or 4 mins. (I know this sounds like a long time, but just think of it as cookie foreplay 
Seriously, the longer you beat it the stiffer it becomes.)
Gently fold in (by hand) flour mixture. Stir in morsels (& what have you.)
Refrigerate dough (10 – 15 mins, or pre-make the dough and use next day)
BAKE for 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and edges have begun to set but centers are still soft. (My oven needed a full 15 mins for some reason.) Cool on baking sheets for about 2 minutes.
I would say that these are just a bit more healthier than your average cookies, they don’t seem greasy at all – but you will see grease spots if you sit them on paper towels for a while.
I tried to go with as many organic ingredients as I could, but that’s just me.
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Chicken Salad with a Greek twist ~
OK, so you know that yogurt-based dipping sauce with the dill they serve at Greek restaurants, Tzatziki?
I made chicken salad with it!! 
Combine in a bowl:
2 sm cans white meat chicken (packed in water), drained
3 stalks of celery, diced
1/2 cup raw, unsalted pumpkin seeds (shelled, of course!)
1/2 Asian Pear with skin, diced
3 heaping table spoons Tzatziki
Serve cold in pita pockets.
Unbelievably yummy.
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Healthy Hummus Dip! 
1/2 avocado
Mash in two tablespoons of hummus – you can use any flavor or even mix two different ones. I’ve been using garlic and zesty lemon!
Then I use those baby carrots instead of chips.
Total YUM!
Don’t let the ‘fat’ content in avocados put you off – it’s the ‘good’ kind of fat – plant-based – and SO good for your skin!!
I guess I’m becoming more and more of a ‘Foodie.’ My Historical Romance Novel, ‘Whisked Away‘ is considered ‘food porn.’ When I wrote it, I probably gained about 10 pounds. LOL
His Wikipedia page states: “Although he admits he can be a workaholic, in his spare time he relaxes with a book or listens to music, and is a talented pianist. He is also a keen gardener, and does both welding and sketching.” Oh, and he’s an Aries, which means we’d be good for a few months’ worth of dates, but that would be that. More’s the pity, he’s probably around the right age for me. 
He blended well with the cast, and did a fine job riding along with Sean Bean. Oh, and in the behind-the-scenes, his Scottish accent nearly dropped me. 
you will totally be able to get into Remember Me – Angels, demons and Vampires in Victorian England.Before one begins to spout off about the ebook replacing the print book, let’s take a look at the evolution of media and entertainment:
In the latter part of the nineteenth century, when “moving picture shows” became available to the populous as merely a carnival attraction, it was said that this new medium would render “the theater” obsolete.
It didn’t.
Here we are in the twenty-first century, and people still flock to see live performances of musicals such as, “Wicked,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Miserables.” (Just to name a few.)
Only two decades into the twentieth century, the invention of “Broadcast Television” was sure to put “The Movies” (not to mention Radio) to bed permanently.
It didn’t.
All three forms of entertainment, the theater, TV and motion pictures, have not only survived, but flourished. Together, these mediums have built a multi-billion dollar empire.
BTW – They said computers and personal game consoles (wii, PlayStation, etc.) would diminish other gaming mediums. Have these items completely conquered and changed the way humans spend their money on entertainment?
No.
The eReader, it was whispered about this new way of reading books, will replace the printed word.
It won’t.
Ebooks will become merely another medium by which we earthlings amuse ourselves.
Personally, I love having so many forms of entertainment at my fingertips.
G.
