Peanut Butter Cookie Day + A Quick Tip

I believe Peanut Butter Crisscrosses were one of the first cookies I remember baking with my mom. We'd make them together. She would let me press the crisscrosses with the fork tines and I felt ever so important. I loved it.

Today is yet another food Holiday: National Peanut Butter Day. And as a food blogger I love these days because they give me content ideas when I'm too busy enjoying the summer sun and don't spend as much time in the kitchen as I'd normally like.

QUICK TIP

No matter what peanut butter cookie recipe you use. Here's a quick tip: roll the cookies in SUGAR IN THE RAW! You'll get a fantastic texture from them that mixes up your traditional recipe. Huzzah! Have a fun day. (It's *almost* the weekend.)

Follow Project Domestication on Instagram

Did I mention I finally made a new public Instagram account? I'd been using it since inception but it was always private. You can now find me at @projectdomestication. Here's a sampling of what I post: Surprise, surprise, it's mostly about my food adventures.

Favorite recipes and posts from June's past...

Summer baffles me. Suddenly kids are out of school, vacations are taken and we are *supposed* to have more time. But I find that to be exactly the opposite. Life is busier than ever. I just returned from a trip to Israel, it was a trip of a lifetime and I mean to blog about it. But as I get my duckies in a row, here are some of my favorite blog posts from Junes of blog's past.

2012: Fleur de Se & Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats
2011: Blueberry Brown Sugar Plain Cake
2010: Raisin Swirl Bread
2009: German Chocolate Cake for My Mom's Birthday
2008: Unicorn in Captivity (Now hanging in my current home.)

Grain, Veggie and Pantry Dump Salad

What do you make when there is nothing to eat? You know what I mean, when you have a bit of this and a bit of that? I make a dump or everything salad. I grab a grain and then I just chop, chop chop. This particular salad ended up beautifully: cous cous, parsley, cilantro, red onion, shallots, tomato, red onion, green onion, carrot, dried cranberries, avocado and pumpkin seeds! Add a splash of olive oil, lemon juice and maple syrup and voila.

What would your dump salad look like?

Beet, Apple and Lemon Juice

 

You know I love beets. Here's a common juicing recipe combination I do when I'm in the mood for a red juice. It's full of natural sweetness, great nutrients a bit of pick-me-up. Plus it's pretty.

Beet, Apple and Lemon Juice
by Becky of Project Domestication

Ingredients:
3 large beets
2 apples
1 lemon

Directions:
Wash, cut, juice and serve over ice. Simple right!