"If you always give, you will always have." -Chinese Proverb

The title of this post first perfectly for what I want to say. As you all know I am working for a non-profit and give my time to helping others and it is so rewarding knowing that my work helps so many people.

That is also true for my personal life. I have always given all that I can to help others and I feel it has made me a better person. Last night I spent the night baking chocolate chip cookies for a friend or maybe more of an acquaintance that I felt deserved a little treat. I sent them out yesterday and I hope they get there before they go bad! By the way, if you are sending anything within the US flat rate shipping boxes are the way to go. I stopped by the post office and grabbed three because they come in different sizes and prices because I didn't know what container would fit in the boxes. They are free to take, you pay for whichever size you use when you sent it out. The guy told me "take all you want, go home and make a fort for all I care, they are FREE!" He was also very helpful in my questions about how long it would take to get there. Probably one of the most friendly government workers I have ever encountered! 

As far as the cookies go I just use the Toll House cookie recipe and cook them for 9 minutes and 30 seconds. If you leave them in any longer they will be too crispy. Also I make sure that I cream the butter and sugars very well. In my opinion it makes them softer. Here are some pictures of making the cookies :)

Manny is all ready to bake some cookies

My set up

Ingredients  

 Making dinner & cookies 

 Cookie Dough! :) Yum!

 Making cookies & bacon simultaneously 

First batch of cookies done

While baking the cookies I also was making dinner. I was making BLT's so I had the bacon cooking while making the cookie dough. Then while the cookies were in the oven I cleaned off the counters and prepared the lettuce and tomato (with the help of Bob) and made some guacamole for a side dish! Everything tasted great & it wasn't a bad clean up.

Later this week I am making chili in the crock pot and Sunday I am making a chicken in the crock pot with mashed potatoes and stuffing. I will post about it later this week. 

Any favorite crock pot recipes you have? Let me know! I love using my cock pot during the fall and winter!