Saturday Sunshine

I can't believe no one has started the thread yet.  It's 8:40 already!
Well, it's a beautiful sunshining Saturday morning in the north country.  It's been ages since I've seen the sun like this, it's cold tho, only 21*.
I'm drinking my protein chai tea this morning.  That's my normal breakfast, either the tea, or protein coffee.
I'm going to make dried cherry scones today out of my Splenda cookbook.  They sound wonderful and even have 6 grams of protein.
Hope everyone has a great sunshiny day!
Jan

 Good morning!

Enjoying a mug of protein coffee this morning. I've been battling a headache for the past few days that I suspect is a result of dehydration.  Slacking on water is a very bad thing.  I got in 80oz of water yesterday and the aching dialed down a couple notches... so today is more water.  I hate that tylenol doesn't touch stuff like this.  I miss my excederin.

I was up until 2:30 playing with my new computer last night.  OMG!   It's so beautiful.  And so fast!  I got an amazing deal on a 23" HD monitor and it is seriously gorgeous.  Still getting programs installed and all set up for being my homework/graphic design system... so I'll be working on that a bunch today. 

Jani - I'd love to see that recipe for the dried cherry scones.  I'm considering buying carbolose flour (low carb flour)  for another recipe, so this might be more motivation.  Mmm... now that I think about it, I have a couple Splenda cookbooks, I wonder if it's in mine. 

Have a good day!
Pam

Dried Cherry and Almond Scones  (a real treat)

Non stick cooking spray for the baking sheet
1 large egg plus 1 large egg white
2/3 cup granulated Splenda
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup non fat dry milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped

1.  Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350*F.  Lightly spray a baking sheet with the cooking spray.
2.  Whisk the egg and egg white in a medium bowl until combined.  Add the Splenda, buttermilk, oil, dry milk, and almond extract and whis****il mixed.  Sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda into the bowl and stir just until blended.  Stir in the cherries.  Spoon 12 equal-sized mounds onto the prepared baking sheet.
3.  Bake until the undersides of the scones are golden brown (*lift one gently with a spatula to check), 12 to 15 minutes.  Serve warm.

When mixing quick breads, scones, and muffins, do not overbeat the batter.  Excessive stirring will toughen the gluten in the flour and create air bubbles that make the batter rise unevenly during baking.  Stir the batter just until all of the ingredients are moistened.

Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1 scone                             Sodium 125 mg
Total Calories:  200                                Total Carbs 28 g
Calories from fat:  60                              Dietary Fiber:  2 g
Total Fat:  7 g                                            Sugars:  8 g
Sat Fat:   .5 g                                             Protein 5 g
Cholesterol:  20 mg

Thanks for sharing.
I am printing it as I type.

Good Morning Michiganders

Jani I got your pix posted on the forum. OT: Jan's Joshua
Everyone need to take a look at this cutie pie.

PamT Congrats on the CPU. LOL

QOTD: I saw a suggestion for a window shop and lunch some where. Anyone Want to do something before spring? If so, Where, When, Time, & Who????

Birch Run, end of January, 9-10 ish, then lunch at Tony's or some place else, OH members and their supporters.

Now Mary, why in the world would we want to go to Tony's unless we all share one meal!


Thanks a bunch for posting Josh. 
Jan

Personally I'm thinking Somerset....I am not going to an outdoor "mall" this time of the year.

Edie

I agree.  We went shopping at Birch Run around my birthday last March.  No snow, but it was cold.  I did get a couple Coach bags so that helped warm me up...lol!

Somerset for me too.  I don't like Birch Run very much.  I don't find a lot of stuff there, and it seems to be more junk than anything.  If I'm going to window shop, I want to look at good stuff!

I don't care where we go or where we eat
Lets just do it.

where is Summerset mall????

because of my formerly fat self I have not been shopping for a long time.

So where do we go??????????