Gourmet Runner

Remember my disastrous cookie-making attempt a few days ago? I was hoping to redeem myself, and make a delicious homemade cookie that I could serve to hubby warm from the oven and earn a gazillion good wifey points. I've done it! Well...kind of. They look good.  Hubby likes them.  My neighbor liked them so much I got a thank you note! You guys are probably all really excited for the recipe, right? Um....can we pretend that I was a domestic goddess, and slaved over these for hours? And that they're sugar-free and packed with fiber and protein? Because the truth is just too sad.  My secret? Not even a cookie mix. PRE-MADE cookie dough. Directions: 1) spoon dough onto sheet 2) bake 3) soak up compliments Please don't sign a petition making me change my blog name to "runner who occasionally heats things up." I promise there is occasionally some gourmet-ness going on around here.  At least I can prove I am in fact running. Yesterday was speed day on th...

Well, you can't win them all. But two cooking fails in one day? Not cool. I saw this gluten-free "Asian Helper" in the grocery store the other day and I thought I'd try it out. You mix it with pre-cooked chicken, let it simmer, and then scramble a couple of eggs in the pan. Um, yeah. That didn't work out. It turned out like a mushy risotto--not fried rice. I promise, for once, I actually followed the directions perfectly so I'm giving this one a thumbs down. Luckily I did make some roasted broccoli on the side so that made the meal tolerable.  How do you redeem a so-so dinner? By making a yummy dessert, of course! I looked up a new recipe for nutella cookies---if there's nutella as an ingredient it can't be all that bad, right? I won't bother with the recipe (they really weren't great) but here were the ingredients: I make two kinds of cookies: some chewy and gooey (for hubs) and some crispy and flat (for me)--that's why some of the...