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 These were so delicious.
Chocolate Molases Cookies.
The only thing I modified from this recipe:
http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2013/03/chocholic-soft-chocolate-molasses-cookies.html
is I added a tablespoon of cocoa powder to the sugar you roll them in before baking.

Ok, I also didn't make them as large.

 

http://amandeleine.com/2013/05/01/cardamom-crescents/  

I made these from a webiste http://www.kitchenbelleicious.com/2012/05/22/homemade-nutter-butters-html/ and only changed the peanut butter in the filling to smooth because that is what I had on hand.  Everyone loved them, told me I was evil because they were so tasty.  I personally prefer actual nutter butters, but, hey... I'm not nabisco.

These take minimal effort and are so delicious, slightly healthy and great to give.  You'll need a food processor for the nuts. 

If you want an easy and fun dish to serve that is hand friendly, make this.  We used prepared pie crust, fresh (uncooked) spinach and the rest of the ingredients found : http://italianchips.com/spinach-pie/ It was gone very quickly, wish I'd made 2!

Home made pizza night (yes scratch dough)

I purchased a big bag of fresh spinach from Sprouts on Sunday.

I tossed it in Olive oil and some Italian seasoning and steamed it for a few minutes... Just to soften it.

My 6 year old sang Popeye The Sailor man with me as we ate it. 3 year old wouldn't even taste it. 

While the boys played in their room, I threw pizza yeast, just under 2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 1/2 tsp sugar 4 tbsp canola oil, and quite a few seasonings (Pensky Italian, oregano, garlic and herb...) whisked that all together and poured 2/3 cup water that I'd microwaved 1 minute.

Kneaded the dough for 4 minutes (ok, I didn't time it, but it seemed like 3 minutes minimum)

Then stretched the dough out pretty thin. Used my pizza cutter, divided it into 3 parts. I reshaped the boys pizzas into circles.. God forbid they aren't round, then it isn't pizza, of course.

They put the sauce and toppings onto theirs and I did for mine (meanwhile the ovens getting to 425’)

11 minutes, bam - dinner is ready

Maybe 30 minutes in all to have a completely fresh, homemade, everyone is happy - meal.

 Mine is a combo of yellow peppers, fresh spinach, cheese, olive oil and sauce.

Perhaps less corn meal on the pans or more olive oil on the crust... Other than that.. Tasty!!

1/2 of my pizza is left over, bet my husband eats it before I can get to it.