baking friday :) Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, Sugar Cookies, and Corn Tortilla's :)

"We love cookies! it's a cookies monsters party!!!"- my nephew's Hunter, Mikey, Jacob, Colby, and Brayden said that today, during baking friday! :)



baking friday! :) calling all cookie monsters! :) hehe! :)cookie monsters! :) hehe! :)cookie monsters unite!!! :) it's baking friday!!! :) oh my! :) a super fun, flour flying, cookies party themed baking friday adventure in the kitchen!!! :) this was so much fun ,and very special! :) an awesome cool adventure, with family and friends with us in spirit in our kitchen :) We love these special times, and sharing lots of baking friday smiles :) we were getting the flour flying in the air, and sharing in the special joys of baking some awesome goodies :) we're all digging in, having a cookies monsters party in the kitchen! :) come on over, for some baking friday goodies! :)



We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone :) keeping with the tradition, a wonderfully wholesome tradition :) Alyssa, the kids, and i baked some chocolate chip cookie bars, sugar cookies, and made homemade corn tortilla's for the first time :) it was awesome fun, and we all sharing smiles as we baked up some nice goodies :) it's so nice, and a very special joy, getting to share in and celebrate some of our favorite joys, especially our baking friday adventures with everyone :) it's a feel good day, feeling better ,and so happy we had an awesome baking friday adventure :) You all are always right there with us in spirit in our kitchens :) Thank you everyone ,so very much, for joining us in our kitchen each week, and for welcoming us into your kitchens each week :) baking some awesome goodies,and sharing heart-felt memories being made :) baking friday! :) we love it!!! :)



The Sunshine Moments, and Joys that keep us going :) Hi angel friends :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, healthy,and having a beautiful day with sunshine and peaceful joys :) We think of you and your family's often :) it's a bright, sunny new day :) we're so thankful and blessed for many simple joys :) health, comfort, sunshine, peacefulness, you all give us strength, hope, and help us keep on keeping on, each day :) thank you angel friends, for your wonderful continued support, well wishes, prayers, and encouragement :) it helps so much, and is a very comforting, and uplifting joy :) i'm feeling better, my spirit, energy, rejuvenating, and i feel more in tune with the day, with feeling more relaxed, at peace, and going at a pace that i'm comfortable with :) it felt very well and good, to rest up yesterday, lots of relaxation, and a good night's rest :) You give us strength and hope :) Thank you all so very much, for always being there for us all :) we'll always be here for you all too, our dear angel friends :) it's very comforting, and uplifting, knowing you all are there, and the very special friendships we share :) keeping surrounded by love, care, and support :) We love you all bunches and bunches! :)



This morning, we had a beautiful new, spirited day rising and shining :) i got a good night's sleep, and my energy is continuing to feel better :) We've been looking forward to baking friday, and the arrival of the weekend :) A very special friday tradition i enjoy and love very much, is wishing my family, Holly, and friends, a happy baking friday, and i share with them, your very sweet happy baking friday wishes :) Thank you angel friends, so very much! :) You all are very nice, and sweet :) We've been enjoying our spring time baking friday adventures, and looking forward to baking up some more goodies as the season goes on :) it's always a super fun adventure in the kitchen :) it brings our hearts lots of joy, getting to bake, and sharing our adventures :) it warms our hearts, and brings us smiles, that everyone looks forward to our baking friday adventures :)



As the new day was blossoming, and the sun rising up, i gathered a big bowl of goodies, and went outside for my early morning nature walk :) it was such a beautifully sunny early morning, with the sunshine, and the peacefulness of the early morning blossoming :) a new day to enjoy :) there's that spring nature spirit and feeling in the air, especially with the trees having new leaves, and the birds out and about :) i saw a red cardinal, sparrows, warbler birds, and heard some bluejays :) it's very nature active out there, i love it! :) the red cardinal was in our pine tree singing :) those sweet nature tunes, warms my heart :) i put lots of goodies in the bird sanctuary area, in our backyard :) our nature friends love their baking friday breakfast feasts :) awww! :) i was breathing in the fresh crisp early morning air :) the sun was so bright this morning :)i whistled to the birds :) i love nature interaction :) i came back indoors, and i noticed the sunshine was beaming through our kitchen window, and our curtains :) awesome sunshine moments :) my mom was in the kitchen, and then living room ,and she said, "Chris, keep going" :) awww! :)



It was a sweet early morning :) we enjoyed a nice breakfast, and having some water, iced coffee :) cheers! to family, friends, good health, nature, and to enjoying each day to the fullest :) Holly and i checked out a new recipe on youtube, corn tortilla's, using corn meal flour :) it's a nice simple recipe :) around mid-morning, i gathered baking friday supplies, and decorations, and went out into our kitchen to begin setting up and decorating our kitchen for our super fun adventure :) i decorated with a sunshine spring theme :) our kitchen looked great :) around mid-day, we prepared a nice lunch, and also tuning into the sports talk radio :) they've been talking about sports, all kinds of subjects this week and last week too :) we love the sports radio :) this early afternoon, i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :) We love hearing from you all, our dear angel friends :) The corn torilla's recipe is very cool :)



1/2 half cup of cornmeal flour, 1/2 cup of white flour, a pinch of salt, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, and 1/3 cup of water (about 1 half cup) :) i mixed the ingredients, kneaded the dough, and then sliced the dough into 4 portions, and made the dough into round shapes :) i made 2 batches of the dough (8 round portions) i then put the dough into the fridge :)



Around 3pm, Alyssa and the kids, and Jenn and the kids came over :) we were all gathering around, the kids were very excited to bake goodies :) we originally were going to bake some peanut butter cookies, Alyssa and the kids brought over some chocolate chip cookies mix, and sugar cookies mix :) super cool! :) it's very nice of them :) we were getting set to get some flour flying ,baking up some awesome treats :) each week, we love to use our nice baking friday supplies we've recieved from family and friends over the years :) i wear my apron ,and we use our oven mits, kitchen towels, and all of our baking friday supplies ,are a big part of our baking, and cooking each week :) our kitchen was all set, and we were ready to get the flour flying! : )calling all cookie monsters! :) cookie monsters unite! :) it's time to bake! bake! bake! :)



We began our super fun adventure! :) baking friday teamwork! :) We first began to prepare the chocolate chip cookie bars :) the kids love to help :) they're great helpers :) they love adding the ingredients to the bowl, and super stirring :) We added in the cookies mix, chocolate chips, and added in the butter and egg :) Hunter cracked open the egg :) he's been learning how to crack open the eggs :) he did great :) we love cheering on, and encouraging eachother with the awesome baking friday accomplishments and learning how to bake and cookie :) We super stirred the cookie mix, and i used butter to grease the baking pan :) the kids had fun pouring the cookies dough into the cookie pan :) i we spread the cookie dough amongst the pan ,and i put the cookies into the oven to bake :)



We were sharing lots of smiles, and sharing spirited cheer, baking up some awesome goodies :) we began to prepare the sugar cookies mix :) they came with sprinkles in the mix :) on the stove, i was putting the corn tortilla's on the frying pan :) we added the sugar cookies mix into the bowl, with sugar and an egg :) we were super stirring, and getting the cookies all set, and ready :) i used butter to grease the baking pan, and we put the cookies onto the baking pan, and i put the cookies into the oven to bake :) we were having so much fun baking, and sharing in the special joys of smiles, and you all are always right there with us in spirit, in our kitchen :) my mom and sister Jenn, and little Brodie came out into the kitchen too :)



The corn tortilla's were finishing cooking, they came out really good :) The cookies finished baking, i put another batch of sugar cookies into the oven , they baked nicely too :) we were all hanging out :) Holly came up to say hi too :) aww! :) i took some pictures of the goodies, and we all began to dig in :) the goodies came out great :) A really sweet baking friday adventure :) i thanked Alyssa, and the kids for helping bake :) we had so much fun baking today :) We have many more super fun baking friday adventures to look forward too as the spring season continues to blossom :) a very special shoutout, for family and friends :) lots of great baking and cooking this week :) We love hearing about the goodies you all bake and cook :) We're with eachother in spirit in our kitchens :) i always wish we all could gather, and have a big baking friday picnic :) Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, Sugar Cookies, and Corn Tortilla's, dedicated to our wonderful family, friends, and to the wonderful spirit of the spring season :) we love you all so very very much! :) many great memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) baking friday! :) we love it!!! :) May 8th, 2020 :) Happy baking friday everyone! :)



We're enjoying a nice day :) baking friday! :) We love it! :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, healthy,and keeping in good spirits :) it was so nice baking today :) We're looking forward to blossoming into the weekend, with some more peaceful relaxation :) We love the weekend's :) i'm continuing with the very good care, taking nice relaxation time, moments, and keeping focused on good health : )We're going to be home this weekend :) Tomorrow, Holly and i are going to watch some movies, and having a popcorn movie party :) We love having some foods, snacks, and drinks :) it's gonna be cold and chilly this weekend, it'll be nice enjoying some movies, and also going to have a TWD marathon party on sunday :) Sunday is Mother's day :) we'll be celebrating with everyone :)  There's many more nice times to look forward too :) Tonight, Holly and i are going to watch 2 episodes of most haunted show :) we love our friday night, paranormal party night's :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us ,for your comforting, and uplifting support, guidance, and for always being here for us :) You all are wonderfully nice, sweet, and very caring :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) Big group warm caring happy sunny strong sunflower friendship hug :) We wish everyone a safe, and peaceful weekend :)
-never lose hope :)



To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's a nice day :) today, Alyssa, the kids, and i baked chocolate chip cookie bars, sugar cookies and made homemade corn tortilla's, for baking friday :) We're looking forward to a nice relaxing, and peaceful weekend, with writing, enjoying movies, and our show :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)


my mom says hello :) She says, "i hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and having a good baking friday" :) awww! :) She says, "have a nice weekend" :) We love you all very much, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a nice day :) we wish everyone a wonderfully safe, and peaceful weekend :)


Happy baking friday! :) calling all cookie monsters! :) it's spring time, and we're loving our baking friday adventures each week :) my family, Holly, and i are so happy, and thankful for very special traditions in our lives, like baking friday :) it's always a super fun adventure in the kitchen :) We've been looking forward to baking some goodies :) We sure do love our baking friday adventures, and sharing our adventures with everyone :) This is a picture of our kitchen all set up and decorated for our super fun adventure :) Today, we're baking chocolate chip cookie bars, sugar cookies, and also going to make homemade corn tortilla's for the first time, using corn meal flour :) Thank you everyone, so very much, for joining us in our kitchen each week, and for welcoming us into your kitchens :) This is so much fun, and very special :) calling all cookie monsters :) cookie monsters unite! :) it's time to bake! bake! bake! :)
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Baking friday supplies! :)  We love our supplies :) We all love to chip in when we can, to get baking friday supplies :) a special thank to Alyssa and the kids for bringing over some baking friday supplies too :) We love this very special tradition in our lives :)
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Greetings, from our kitchen to yours! :) The kids and i got our picture taken in the kitchen today :) it's a cool baking friday tradition :) You all are always right there with us in spirit, in our kitchen :) Happy baking friday smiles :)
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Baking friday teamwork! :) The kids love to help :) They're great helpers :) they get so proud, when they add the ingredients, super stirring, and of course, enjoying the goodies we bake :) Sharing lots of happy baking friday smiles :)
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Our first time making homemade corn tortilla's :) it's a very easy, simple recipe :) Holly and i found it on youtube :)
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Chocolate Chip Cookies Bars, and Corn Tortilla's! :) Alyssa, the kids, and i had a fun time baking and cooking today :) we love these spirited, special fun times, baking and cooking :) We're looking forward to making lots more goodies, as the season goes on :) sharing lots of smiles, and many special memories being made :) baking friday :) 


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gratefulgrandma123
gratefulgrandma123

Everything looks so good. I am happy that you all had a Happy Baking Friday. I love how the tortillas look. They look so good & so do the cookies. I hope u all have a nice rest of the day. Happy Baking Friday. Hugs & love FF
CoolGal
CoolGal

Hi Chris Glad you and your family are doing well and enjoyed baking The goodies look great and your kitchen decorations look very nice too The boys look like they had fun baking. Glad you've been enjoying the birds and the sunshine recently and all the sports radio lately. It's great you have a peaceful relaxing weekend ahead, Thanks for all my nice hugs today, Have a good evening Hugs to everyone-Stephanie
Lilysawyer
Lilysawyer

oh boy another successful baking Fri. Everything looks good. I am glad the tortilla turned out well. the cookie bars looks yummy. I am thinking about baking choc chip cookies soon, but these bars look good. So maybe I'll bake cookie bars instead. were they made from a mix?
Squarley
Squarley

So glad to see you had a happy baking day the kids look like they’re having a blast and so do you I’m glad that you got to keep up with this tradition and I especially love to share it with you. I’m glad everything turned out so good and you had a great baking Friday. Loved talking to Holly while you were baking knowing you were having a good time with the kids upstairs in here and you all made me feel like I was part of it thank you so much for sharing these days with me I really appreciate it. Have a wonderful weekend and tell mom have a wonderful happy Mother’s Day.
sunsetyellow2
sunsetyellow2

Hi Chris and Holly So glad that you had such a fun time yesterday baking and teaching the boys about baking. I have to bake today but haven't decided what I am making yet. Everything looks really yummy, especially the cookie bars. Snowing here today. Had an inch on the ground at one point today. Is spring ever going to come!!! Have a great rest of the weekend. Hugs-John Debbie and Allie
annieheart
annieheart

Hi Chris, Your nephews are getting so big. As usual you goodies look so yummy. Im glad you enjoyed your day so much. I t sure is cold out there today. Mother Nature seems a little confused lately. LOL. Have a nice Day!