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I'm Beth. I like making your eyes happy. I bake (because food is awesome) and make crafty things! (Which means the majority of photos here are my own.)

I made some coconut macaroons that didn’t turn out at all.  The recipe either had way too much coconut in it or not enough egg whites to match, because they were just…ick.  They were dry and when I tried to swallow a bite I ended up with a mass of coconut stuck in my throat.  I decided to throw them in the food processor and reuse them in other things (I figured it would be fine, since the mixture looked like plain coconut).  First I mixed some macaroons coconut into dark chocolate and added raisins and almonds, and also mixed coconut into white chocolate with cinnamon, raisins and almonds.Later on I made scones with coconut, chocolate chips and almonds!  I had the recipe saved for a while and I’m so glad the failed macaroons finally made me try it.  They were so good!  Joy recommends eating them with cherry jam which I wasn’t sure about, but I tried a piece with some of Wegman’s mixed berry fruit spread (the one with raspberry as the main berry), and she was right, yum!  (Also, new plate from Target!)Chocolate Coconut Almond Scones from Joy the Baker

I made some coconut macaroons that didn’t turn out at all.  The recipe either had way too much coconut in it or not enough egg whites to match, because they were just…ick.  They were dry and when I tried to swallow a bite I ended up with a mass of coconut stuck in my throat.  I decided to throw them in the food processor and reuse them in other things (I figured it would be fine, since the mixture looked like plain coconut).  
First I mixed some macaroons coconut into dark chocolate and added raisins and almonds, and also mixed coconut into white chocolate with cinnamon, raisins and almonds.
Later on I made scones with coconut, chocolate chips and almonds!  I had the recipe saved for a while and I’m so glad the failed macaroons finally made me try it.  They were so good!  Joy recommends eating them with cherry jam which I wasn’t sure about, but I tried a piece with some of Wegman’s mixed berry fruit spread (the one with raspberry as the main berry), and she was right, yum!  (Also, new plate from Target!)
Chocolate Coconut Almond Scones from Joy the Baker

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies (without the whole wheat flour)Not the best chipsters I’ve made…maybe they needed salt.  I should have just added pecans to another chocolate chip cookie recipe!  

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies (without the whole wheat flour)
Not the best chipsters I’ve made…maybe they needed salt.  I should have just added pecans to another chocolate chip cookie recipe!  

I made this blueberry bread again with leftover frozen berries.  I had pecans this time, which was an improvement.  There’s no picture, but it was also delicious with chocolate chips (I was craving the bread in the second picture).  I set aside some blueberry-free batter for a small loaf pan, and stirred in some mini chocolate chips.

Blueberry banana bread post  (recipe)
Chocolate chip banana bread post (recipe)

My niece (who’s older than me) was visiting last month.  One night she had a massive craving to bake, but couldn’t decide on sweet or savory, so we made both!  We ended up with chocolate chip cookies (I really need to make this my go-to recipe) and cheese biscuits.

Recipes: Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies 
(From my old blog.  I gently flattened them a bit in the current picture…notice how I liked the fatness in the old picture!)
Cheese & Herb Biscuits 

Uhh!

There’s too many chocolate chip pancakes in my belly!  
(I made some for breakfast.)

Back in October I saw this picture of a chocolate chip cookie pie crust.  I finally decided to try it out.  I made the dough, pressed it in the pan, but when I peeked at it in the oven I saw I would have to forgo filling it with chocolate pudding.  The final result was a huge fat cookie!  Or, as I would like to name it, chocolate chip cookie pie.  It was delicious.

Back in October I saw this picture of a chocolate chip cookie pie crust.  I finally decided to try it out.  I made the dough, pressed it in the pan, but when I peeked at it in the oven I saw I would have to forgo filling it with chocolate pudding.  The final result was a huge fat cookie!  Or, as I would like to name it, chocolate chip cookie pie.  It was delicious.

Coookies.  With big chunks.They were so good… 

Coookies.  With big chunks.
They were so good… 

q10: Banana Cream Pie (via VintageVictuals) A chocolate chip cookie dough crust…never would have thought of that. I want to make one and fill it with chocolate pudding!

q10:

Banana Cream Pie (via VintageVictuals)

A chocolate chip cookie dough crust…never would have thought of that. I want to make one and fill it with chocolate pudding!

Cookies!Chocolate chip (with chocolate on top because, silly me, I didn’t put enough chips inside!) and white chocolate chip with cranberries and almonds. 

Cookies!
Chocolate chip (with chocolate on top because, silly me, I didn’t put enough chips inside!) and white chocolate chip with cranberries and almonds.