Creating Less Time by Cooking

Lately, I have been very much in love with cooking. I have taken every opportunity to cook, every bit of free time I have. While these bits of free time probably should be spent catching up on homework or studying for upcoming tests, I have used them to cook. It has been so enjoyable though, so I don't regret it at all!

Here are some things I have made recently:

• Cinnamon Peanut Butter Banana Oats
• This single serving of oatmeal is so good! It is quick and easy, ideal before I run off in the mornings and makes me feel great! I have been obsessed with peanut butter lately so it is a perfect fix.

• Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookies
• These were absolutely fantastic! I loved making them: I had a persistent itch to make cookies and this satisfied it. The recipe was just Better Homes & Garden's Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe (butter replaced the shortening) and instead of just chocolate chips, I added peanut butter chips as well. I brought them into school and they were gone in a flash, everyone loved them.
• I also made chocolate chocolate chip cookies for those in my family that can't have gluten or diary, they love those too!

•  Crepes
• This recipes is one my mom and I have tweaked and created over the years. At the moment, it is resting in my homemade cookbook. =) Though the ingredients were slightly different, I had to make these gluten & diary free because of my family's allergies, it turned out pretty good. Cooking with the substitute flour made them thicker and denser, but they were still a hit. The table is set with the array of topping I choose: butter (vegan & non-vegan), peanut butter, honey, lemon curd, and cherry preserves.

• I am also planning to make 2 things very soon:
• Tonight: Shepard's Pie
• Tomorrow: Mini Oreo & Peanut Butter Pies