Holy moly!!
Might I just say that the response to this blog has been overwhelming! My readers are truly amazing!
Oh She Glows has been getting over 1,000 hits per day, and is only growing. I am so excited that you all share my passion for all things food, health, fitness, nutrition, fashion, beauty, cooking, and baking!
I have so many great ideas for the blog, and I can’t wait to act on all of them. I hope to bring variety with a capital ‘V’!
If there is something you would like to see on this blog- leave a comment or email me ([email protected]) and let me know!
Also, don’t feel shy about leaving a comment- I love hearing from each and everyone of you! I have received several inspiring emails and comments, and I can’t tell you enough how much I appreciate them all.
We have also received some entries for the Lululemon ‘It’s In The Bag’ Contest! Don’t forget- contest closes this Sunday at noon EST. Submit your photo before it’s too late!
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Now onto the GOOD STUFF.
I promised Eric’s co-worker that I would bake him any cookie of his choice if he purchased some fundraising items from this fundraiser at my work.
Last night I made him his choice of cookie- Reese’s Pieces Cookies– which I thought was a rather strange request…..until I tasted them. :D I don’t think I had eaten Reese’s Pieces since I was about 12 years old but as soon as I popped one into my mouth, it was peanut-buttery-chocolatey heaven.
I knew immediately that these cookies would be great.
I modified this recipe I found from Very Best Baking.com:
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (I used reduced-fat margarine)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12 oz.) Reese’s PiecesDirections:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F.COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in Reese’s Pieces. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
PAN COOKIE VARIATION: Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes 4 dozen bars.
SLICE AND BAKE COOKIE VARIATION:
PREPARE dough as above. Divide in half; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.* Preheat oven to 375° F. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.* May be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in freezer for up to 8 weeks.
* Depending on the reduced-fat margarine you use, you can cut the fat by 50% in this recipe!
Delicious!
* Note: Reduced-fat margarine will yield a lighter, softer, more cake-like cookie. yum!
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Now for OSG‘s polls of the day:
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EXCLUSIVE!!!!!!
Stay tuned tonight for tonight’s HOT TOPIC post on before-and-afters, losing-weight, maintenance, exercise, and balance.
I will be addressing your questions! And letting you know how I did what I did and what works for me!
If you have any more questions pertaining to this topic, please leave them in my post called *Gulp* where I posted my before and after photos.
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“Why, when we are challenged to survive, do we give ourselves permission to truly live?”
~Kris Carr (from Crazy, Sexy, Cancer) <–One of my inspirations!
I just came across your blog recently but I’m already looking forward to tonight’s post—before-and-after fitness- and health-type stuff is one of my biggest interests right now!
Oh my goodness-my sister would FLIP over these cookies! She’s a Reese’s fanatic! I’ll have to make them for her soon…
Loving the blog! Keep up the EXCELLENT work! :)
~Erin @ “Vegan & the City”
Hi Angela! I’ve been reading your blog for the last few days and I really enjoy it! It always brings a bright spot to my day to check in on the blogs I read and hear other people’s thoughts! I would have to say I really like all the beauty product reviews that you do- you really do have a glow!
I would be interested in hearing about how you went about losing weight. Your before and after pictures are amazing- you look beautiful in both but I definitely understand what you mean about feeling unhappy about your body,etc. I’m in the process of trying to lose weight. I’m down about 13 pounds and have about 17 to go- it’s gotten noticeably harder in the last couple weeks! I’m not terribly overweight but want to be thinner and more toned. So I would LOVE some tips since you seem to have had great success :)
I LOVE your blog!!
Oh my, can I have some of those cookies??? I’ll trade you one of MY baked goods!! :-D
Congratulations on the stats-I’m celebrating tonight, Too!! Wahoooooo!!
I love your blog- I am going to check out some recipes on it later tonight!
those cookies look so yummy!!!! i’m heading to the kitchen RIGHT now to eat some dessert!
I have to say that your cookbook is amazing! I have only tried two things in there so far and they were both sooooo good.
When you furst went vegan how did you manage the food? Meaning… I’m a little obsessed about eating too much and gaining more weight. I’m scared to incorporate nuts stuff like that into my diet every day! Help. Any insight would be great.
I really want to lose weight and have been having a heck of a time with it. :(. 169 and only 5′ 5′ 5.5″