2008 Woodie Awards
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Sumner Ellsworth
Issue date: 1/24/08 Section: Arts & Features
Peanut Butter Soy Noodles
This is a good, easy recipe for a homemade pasta sauce. My cousin taught me how to make it when I was living with her one summer. She called it crack noodle sauce, due to its addictive qualities.
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1 bouillon cube
Pasta
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Stir until smooth. Boil, stirring occasionally. The mixture should boil until it thickens. Remove from heat and let sit for approximately 10 minutes.
Spoon a moderate amount over pasta servings. Be sure to taste, too much can be a bit overwhelming. If you happen to have sesame seeds (perhaps your roommate left a giant jar of them when she went abroad), sprinkle over the pasta. Eat.
Leftover sauce can be refrigerated for later use. Be careful to label the sauce if using a shared refridgerator; peanut allergies can be extremely dangerous.
Oatmeal Molasses Cookies
Did you know that molasses can move at 35 miles per hour in January? That is to say, one January day in Boston, it did when a 14 ton tank of molasses burst. These cookies don't have quite that much molasses in them, but they do move pretty fast.
These cookies are a great way to cheer up a friend going through a break up. And you can always eat them yourself.
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups oatmeal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
2 eggs, beaten
5 tablespoons light molasses
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips or extras of your choice
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, oatmeal, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In another large bowl, beat the sugar with the shortening until smooth; mix in beaten molasses, eggs and vanilla. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
Enjoy!
This is a good, easy recipe for a homemade pasta sauce. My cousin taught me how to make it when I was living with her one summer. She called it crack noodle sauce, due to its addictive qualities.
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup soy sauce
1 bouillon cube
Pasta
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Stir until smooth. Boil, stirring occasionally. The mixture should boil until it thickens. Remove from heat and let sit for approximately 10 minutes.
Spoon a moderate amount over pasta servings. Be sure to taste, too much can be a bit overwhelming. If you happen to have sesame seeds (perhaps your roommate left a giant jar of them when she went abroad), sprinkle over the pasta. Eat.
Leftover sauce can be refrigerated for later use. Be careful to label the sauce if using a shared refridgerator; peanut allergies can be extremely dangerous.
Oatmeal Molasses Cookies
Did you know that molasses can move at 35 miles per hour in January? That is to say, one January day in Boston, it did when a 14 ton tank of molasses burst. These cookies don't have quite that much molasses in them, but they do move pretty fast.
These cookies are a great way to cheer up a friend going through a break up. And you can always eat them yourself.
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups oatmeal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
2 eggs, beaten
5 tablespoons light molasses
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips or extras of your choice
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, oatmeal, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In another large bowl, beat the sugar with the shortening until smooth; mix in beaten molasses, eggs and vanilla. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
Enjoy!
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