'Green' baking at its best
A few months ago, I wrote about a silicone baking mat as an item that fit nicely into a 'green kitchen.'
Well, Santa must've read my post because one appeared under our Christmas tree a few months later. So here it is: my blue 'green' silicone baking mat, out of the box and getting broken in.
Seems Santa also knows that Hubby loves chocolate chip cookies! Hmmm.... interesting coincidence..... Enter: Immaculate Baking Co. All Natural Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough. Sweet!
Oh yes, cookies with a cause! Gotta love that! I also mentioned these a few months ago - a treat with few ingredients, no trans fats, no artificial ingredients... clean and yummy food (I suppose 'healthy' could be argued!). All things in moderation.
Okay, here's the scoop:
Cost: $10.99 at our local Target
Benefit: Replaces the need for throw-away foil or parchment paper (sustainable living!)
Specifics: Can be used in the oven up to 500 degrees. Hand wash w/ warm sudsy water. Cut to size if you wish. It's recommended you spray it before using, which is what you see in the picture: brown oil spots after it came out of the oven.
Immaculate Baking Co., a company with a really cool history that involves Willy Wonka, Ben and Jerry, and a big helping of entrepreneurship; they produce products with 'real' ingredients, such as their organic chocolate chip cookie dough.
Cost: $3.09 at our grocery store (a bargain compared to the $4.99 online list price)
Benefit: Organic ingredients (healthier than trans fat, pure white sugar, etc...)
Flavor/Taste: Pure. Simple. Not oily, like other 'less pure' brands.
Texture: Just like the regular, fattening version
Nutritional info: (Are we going there? They're cookies, after all!) Serving size: 2 (precut) cookies 140 calories/7 grams fat per serving. Hubby says they're cut small, but he's a cookie monster! I personally like the size because I can better monitor what I'm eating.
Verdict? Both items recommended!
Happy eating and cookings, friends....
Robin
Robin
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