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Chocolava Cookies-Julie Van Rosendaal

Cookie craving anyone? For a couple days I have been fighting it and with my pregnancy due date in a couple days I am going to blame it on that :) So it was fate today that The Edmonton Journal Food section (I love that section) had an incredibly simple,fast recipe in todays paper it pulled me in.

These cookies have it all chocolate,soft middles,crispy edges and the best part 3 different kinds of sugar yum! The article says something about them being low in fat so that should impress all the 80's dieters haha.

Chocolava Cookies-Julie Van Rosendaal

Makes 20 cookies 

1 1/3 cups all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup cocoa, sifted

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt (heaping if you use unsalted butter)

1/4 cup butter, softened

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

2 tsp vanilla extract

icing sugar for rolling

1.) Preheat oven to 350F

2.) Combine flour,sugar,brown sugar,cocoa,baking powder and salt.

3.) Add the butter and whisk or pastry cut it in until it is well mixed and crumbly.

4.) Add eggs and vanilla and stir until dough comes together, requires a bit of arm strength but keep going it will come together.

5.) Place a few heaping spoonfuls of icing sugar into a shallow dish. Shape the dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and roll in icing sugar. Put on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with non stick pray 2" apart. 

6.) Bake for 12-14 min until edges are just set and center is still soft. Let cool on pan a few minutes then transfer to cooling rack.

Per cookie: 111cal 2.6g fat 

Warm Potato Salad

This recipe was in the latest food section of The Edmonton Journal. It is a recipe from the corporate Chef Michel de Laive at A Cappela Catering. The recipes were inspired by River City Roundup for events such as The Canadian Finals Rodeo and Farmfair.

 I changed a few things on this recipe cut the oil back,used light sour cream added more dill, cut the dressing in half (original recipe was way too much) and it still came out crazy rich so if you want to go with original you can find it  here.

Warm Potato Salad (Serves 4-6)

18 baby potatoes halved or quartered if large

1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

Good pinch of salt&pepper

1/2 cup diced yellow onions

 1/2 cup diced smoked bacon (I used bison; delish!)

1 small can of corn

1 clove of minced garlic melted with 1 tbsp butter

1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1/4 cup chopped green onions for garnish

1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese for garnish

Dressing

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup light sour cream

1 tsp lemon juice

2 tsp chopped fresh dill (or more if you love dill :)

Pinch of salt&pepper

1.) Toss potatoes in olive oil salt and pepper and bake at 350 for about 45 min until nice and golden.

2.) Saute the onions,bacon and corn for about 10-15 min.

3.) Toss cooked potatoes in garlic and melted butter mixture. Add the onions,bacon,corn and parmesan cheese.

4.) Toss in the dressing and the top with green onions and cheddar cheese garnish.