Mmm. Yum!

Copy cat of ................Le Madeline Tomato Basil Soup

Ingredients:
4 cups Tomatoes -- peeled, Cored And chopped
OR
4 cups Canned whole tomatoes -- Crushed
14 Fresh basil leaves -- Washed
1 cup Heavy cream
1/4 pound Sweet unsalted butter
Salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon Cracked black pepper -- Cracked

Directions:

Combine tomatoes, juice and/or stock in saucepan. Simmer 30 minutes. Puree, along with the basil leaves, in small batches, in blender or food processor.

Return to saucepan and add cream and butter, while stirring, over low heat. Garnish with basil leaves and serve with your favorite bread.

No TWD!

We decided to skip out on this weeks TWD..............we've been very busy, and really didn't feel Dimply:-)

The Del sisters

Come back next week for the Creme Brulee!

On the brink of "the best fall flavors".......................

Pumpkin Kissed Carrot Cake Cookies

1c. butter softened to room temp.
3/4c. brown sugar packed
1 1/2c. grated raw carrots
1 egg
1t. vanilla
2 1/4c. flour
2t. baking powder
1/2t, salt
1t. cinnamon

White sugar for rolling

30 Hershey's Pumpkin Kisses

Beat the butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Beat in the carrots, egg, and vanilla. Mix in the dry ingredients. Roll into 1 1/2in. balls. Roll in extra sugar. Place 1 1/2in. apart onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-12min. Or till bottoms are light brown, and tops are slightly hard.
Cool 2min. and then push into the middle of each cookie the pumpkin kisses.

Cool completely. Yields: 2 1/2 dozen cookies

Can it get any better then this!??!?

Tropical Apple Muffins with Cinnamon Honey Butter

Muffins

3/4 c. milk

1/2c. coconut oil

1/2c. honey

1 egg

1/2 t. vanilla or cinnamon extract

2c. whole wheat flour ( I used 1/2 barley and 1/2 wheat)

1 1/2 t. baking powder

3/4 t. baking soda

1/2t. cinnamon

3/4c. chopped apple

1/4c. macadamia nuts

1/4c. coconut

In a bowl with a wire whisk, mix together the wet ingredients. Add the dry, then fold in the apple. Put batter into 9 greased muffin tins. Sprinkle with nuts and coconut. ( your tins will be VERY full!) Bake at 375 for 20min.Or till browned. Cool 10 min. then remove from pan. Serve with Cinnamon Honey Butter( Opt.)


Honey Butter

1/4-1/3c. butter softened a little
1T. honey
1/4-1/2t. cinnamon


Mix these together and serve on split muffins!