Television Feasts

I am a home cook who backyard gardens and has a serious closet addiction to the Food Network. I envision visiting the world in my own kitchen.

From Julia to Giada, I am a bi-product of the quirky world of anything food television. At age 10 I wanted to lunch with Julia; at 12 I thought sitting at Graham Kerr's table would be bliss; in college I was a diligent voyeur student of Jeff Smith's; and as a newlywed I envisioned myself being Martha. Then the sky opened up and violin music played in the background when I discovered an entire family of food shows on the blossoming food network. Twenty years later I am still a home chef with a backyard garden, yet in my head I am a trained chef who has eaten her way around the world, tasted all things exotic, competed in many challenges, judged the best of the best, and have a circle of friends which includes Emeril, Bobby, Rachael and more. I like to learn and challenge myself simply for the pleasure of all things food. I am a student of the University of Food Network and my textbooks, exams and extra-curricular activities all stem from channel 39.


Thursday, June 12, 2014

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

Today's recipe is an homage to my siblings.  I was in a nostalgic mood today.  That mood combined with having some girlfriends over tonight and wanting to make them a treat, I decided on an old recipe from my childhood.  I didn't make this recipe as my children were growing up because my daughter has a peanut allergy.  Honestly I have no clue why this recipe popped in my head.  There were five kids in my family.  Finances were always tight.  But we all had ways of surprising each other with what turns out to be the little things we remember most.  Here is the story:  My older brothers went off to Boy Scout Camp for a week every summer.  My sister and I always looked forward to the family day visit.  Myself because it was fun; now that I think about it, perhaps her because she was old enough to be interested in our brother's friends!  She made these cookies every year for them and brought them as a surprise on family day.  They were highly anticipated.  If my memory serves me right, my one brother was quite the entrepreneur selling them off to the other Scouts.....come to think of it, he is still a master salesman!  So in honor of G.C. Murphy 45 record Christmas gifts, 'surprise' parties in the basement with potato sticks and hoarding Halloween candy in Hardy Boys Books, here are the infamous, valuable, No-Bake cookies.  Enjoy!


Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
printable recipe

2 c. sugar
4 T. cocoa powder
1 stick of butter-ssshhhh it made over 50 cookies!
1/2 c. milk
1 c. peanut butter
1 T. vanilla
3 c. oatmeal

Combine the sugar, cocoa powder, milk and butter in a medium saucepan.

Once butter has melted, bring to a boil.  Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Stir in peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal.  Mix well.

Remove from heat.
Drop 2 tsp. dollops on sheets of wax paper and allow to set.


Addictive.  Make sure you charge enough per cookie to the boys in your life!
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