Saturday, July 21, 2012

Cookies!!!

Hey everyone!! Happy Saturday :) I hope you are all enjoying the day. I'm getting ready to head out on my last day of work before one day of freedom! I know it's hit or miss on whether or not I post on a day that I work a wedding but I had something fun to share with you so here I am!

I mentioned last week that it was my friend's birthday and that I had put together a relaxation kit for her. Included in that was two little packets of face mask powder, tea bags (special bags that brew in cold water and make iced tea! She said they were great and very refreshing!), a plastic to go cold cup (to hold said iced tea), face and body creams, home made trail mix (in a mason jar obviously) and a bottle of wine. I was going to make her a batch of cookies but as you know I worked every day and barely had 10 minutes to breathe so I just couldn't. Since I'm working with her today (I'm assisting someone else but she is the second photographer on the job) I decided to push myself to make them even though I was exhausted.

Check out what I made!


Check out these gorgeous Chocolate Coconut Thumbprint cookies! I asked the birthday girl what her favorite flavors are and she said chocolate, coconut, raspberry and pumpkin. I know that chocolate thumbprints would be a great way to incorporate most of those flavors!


I used Isa Chandra Moskowitz's Chocolate Thumbprint cookie recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance.
The only change I made was I rolled the cookies in coconut before I baked them the first time to add another one of her favorite flavors in. They worked out perfectly! 


If you want to make a Chocolate Thumbprint cookie definitely try this recipe. It came together really fast and cooked perfectly :)


I also had to show you this yummy meal. I wanted to eat the last of my tofu so I can move on from this soy frenzy I've been on and I figured why not go big? ;) I made a tofu scramble with tons of spinach and then topped it with Daiya. I covered the pan and let the Daiya melt for a few minutes then put the scramble on a tortilla.


My finished breakfast burrito (eaten for dinner). I bet it would have been even better with avocado!

That's all for today. I hope that you all have a really great day! I'm off to work a long ass day and then tomorrow I enjoy some freedom! :) Have a great day friends!

22 comments:

  1. oh my gosh Sarah those cookies look outrageous! I am absolutely craving chocolate, and it's not even 10:30 am!!!! hahah And that relaxation kit is such a creative and thoughtful gift! One more day!

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    1. Thanks! I hope she likes them :) I had so much fun putting the kit together. I'm a total gift basket freak, I LOVE putting them together!

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  2. What a great idea for a gift! I'm certain she will absolutely love the cookies, they look so good!

    Fantastic looking breakfast burrito - again, perfect for any time of day. Now you'll have experiment with different fillings, for the non-soy streak! ;)

    I hope the today goes really quickly for you!

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    1. Thanks I hope so!

      I'm with ya, I'll have to move back toward non soy fillings but I think I'll be able to manage it just fine ;)

      Thanks, me too! Can't wait until tonight when I'm done!

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  3. Nice looking cookies. Some of my favorite flavors, too. And that scramble wrap is right up my alley (daiya!!) :)

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    1. Thanks Nikki! The scramble was really delicious and the cookies went over well :)

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  4. Those cookies look terrific! What a great birthday package you're giving her. She's a lucky woman!

    The burrito sounds (and looks!) fantastic. Yum!

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    1. Thanks Molly! She loved it, and I'm so glad :)

      The burrito was delicious! I can't get enough of burritos lately apparently :)

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  5. Cookies definitely require lots of exclamation marks. :) Vegan with a Vengeance is such a classic, I don't think I've made anything bad from there! Tomorrow's brunch is going to be pretty similar to your breakfast burrito, and yeah, everything's better with avocado! Enjoy Sunday!!

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    1. Haha I agree, cookies require tons of exclamation marks. Can't wait to see your brunch! You are right, that book is great, I should make more from it!

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  6. That was such a sweet thing you did for her :) That care package sounds perfect. As do these cookies- I love all the flavours you crammed in there. Especially with the addition of the coconut.

    Dinner looks amazing too. And hey if you are going to do something, do it ALL the way ;) Glad to see you and tofu are going out with a bang!

    Enjoy your day tomorrow Sarah! Get lots of rest in :)

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    1. Aww thanks Gabby :) THe coconut definitely added something and they looked pretty too :)

      Haha yeah, it was definitely delicious, a great meal for sure!

      Thanks, I'm trying! ;)

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  7. How did you incorporate the Pumpkin into the cookies?

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    1. No pumpkin :) I said I could incorporate most of her favs and I figured 3 of the 4 was pretty good.

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  8. the cookies look so good! great idea, rolling them in the coconut -- makes them look even more special.

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    1. They came out great and went over very well! I love the look of the slightly toasted coconut!

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  9. Yea for cookies! I want to try making some peanut thumbprint cookies some time.

    That burrito looks absolutely yummy. You can't go wrong with spinach and (vegan) cheese.

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  10. I know! Oooh the peanut thumbprints sound delicious!

    The burrito was really great. Too bad I had to retire tofu and daiya for a bit.

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  11. Those cookies look AMAZING! I think my hubbie has that book on his kindle - might have to make some!!!

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