Loving Martha, Baking Cookies, Buying Stuff and Give Away
Welcome again to Cass in the Kitchen. First, get coffee: as you can see from the title, we have a LOT of ground to cover. I was a busy girl this week, and I took pictures of everything. In fact, the kids are now used to me shooting the food before they can eat it! So seriously, get coffee, and let’s see how many shots I can upload at once without freezing the laptop. And relax, I’m not going to show you everything today, just what’s in the title. You’ll have to wait for the green chili recipe. 
Loving Martha
I have to tell you all before I begin, that I really dislike Martha Stewart. When she’s on tv, I’m changing the channel. When I see her wares in the store, I go the other way. I mean, it’s much a part of me as curly hair, this dislike of Martha. Until now. Now, I like Martha. How can you not like a woman who designed a table of contents that looks like this?
I mean, that’s pure genius, because how often do you think “I want a cookie,” and you can already feel the texture of it on your tongue? Yeah, me too. Also, this book will be responsible for me buying a new cookie press, since I can’t find my old one. And it has already cost me two silicone baking sheets, which you will meet below.
Now, when I looked over the book, I had firmly intended to make those brownies shown above, because they looked so good. Don’t they look good? Yes, they do. But I still haven’t made them. No, Because I found this recipe for Banana-Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies instead. So, I went to Wal-Mart for groceries, and the stuff to make these ended up on the list somehow, and I followed the recipe exactly except that I used baby food bananas instead of fresh (my hands aren’t what they used to be, so I save them for the important stuff) aaaaand, I kinda got excited and we poured in the walnuts before we remembered to roast them. Roasting nuts for your cookies is one of the bits of advice I gave over on Mothering Many at Christmas, so I am appalled that I forgot to do it. Blame the book.
Baking Cookies
We did have a wee accident:
I also had amazingly beautiful helpers:
The dough, it was divine:
And the cookies, they were so good my eyes crossed when I put them in my mouth. See?
Buying Stuff
And right about when I took that last picture, I was forming a mental shopping list:
cookie press
cookie scoop
cookie jar
cookie baking mat
mixing bowls
mixing spoons
extra measuring cups and spoons
You’ll note that most of this is pictured below. The scoop is on it’s way from Pampered Chef, and I haven’t purchased the press yet.
This baking and the taking of pictures? It is fun.
GiveAway
NOW THEN! This book, this book filled with delicious cookie recipes which make people cross their eyes, will be the next giveaway here on Cass Knits! If you want a copy of your very own, that can happen! To get one entry, leave a comment. (First time blog commenters are moderated, so don’t worry if your comment doesn’t show up right away. I’ll approve it when I get back to the key board.) If you blog about the giveaway and link back to this post, you’ll get two more entries. And if you stumble his post, you’ll get another entry! The giveaway will commence when I hit publish, and it will end at midnight, March 23rd. Yep, that’s Easter! I’ll announce the winner on Monday the 24th.
Good luck!
Put my name in! I stumbled your post.
http://lisacooking.com/2008/03/13/want-to-win-a-cookbook/
Read it, stumbled it, blogged it. Next time you make cookies….remember to invite me!
http://www.angsheartandsoul.com/?p=17
Oooh… cookies… You know, I really, really dislike Martha as well. But sometimes you just can’t help but admit that someone you don’t like occasionally has some good ideas.
I saw the word cookbook and came running… LOL. However after reading the comments above I’m confused at the first one. Are we NOT supposed to comment here? Ha ha.
I’ll go wherever I need to to find out how to get a cookbook. I heart me some cookbooks! (Uh that’s probably obvious since I have my housewifebarbie recipe site…) *grin*
Waving hello and going to see if my ‘real’ cookies are cooled yet. Made pumpkin bars and chocolate chocolate chunk cookies this morning.
Ack! The liking of Martha!! I don’t know if my poor heart can handle it. Those cookies sure do look good though.
Hello! Please toss my name into the hat for the cookie cookbook! Thanks!
Might as well put my name in there, too! See, what drew my attention wasn’t Martha. It wasn’t the book. It wasn’t even the cookie-that-made-your-eyes-cross. It was sweeping the flour off the floor because that’s what I usually have to do! LOL
Linked back to you, too, Sis!
http://feedingtimeatthezoo.com/2008/03/14/cass-cookies-and-a-martha-stewart-cookbook-contest/
I was really tempted not to post a link to your giveaway in my blog because the fewer comments, the better my odds of winning, but i figure the two extra entries will help
Your giveaway is at the top of my link list!
http://bloggiveaways.blogspot.com/
thank you for this generous giveaway!
Oh, yummers. I am the designated cookie-maker around here. I’m in.
It looks like a wonderful cookbook. I love to bake. Please enter me in your giveaway.
stumbled!!!!
That book looks awesome! I love the table of contents.
I went to Barnes & Noble today, saw the Cookies book, and completely passed it by without picking it up. Sounds like that was a big mistake! I love the pictures you showed of the table of contents. And of the flour mess…I do that a lot too
Thanks for the contest!
LOL! Not for me, thank you
(just kidding) Who can resist cookies? I haven’t seen the book in our country yet, but hopefully it will change 
I am captivated with this delectable cookie book. Looks so appealing, Thanks for this great giveaway.
I am not a big fan of Martha, either! I do love recipe books and cookies.
Please enter me in your drawing. I appreciate it…..Thanks,Cindi
Enter me please. I stumbled over here from A Book Blogger’s Diary.
http://www.abookloverforever.blogspot.com
Love a good cookie recipe. I’d love to win this cookbook, so please count me in. Thanks! Have a great weekend.
Jennifer
A Cookie Cookbook – - – YUM!
dbstout[at]juno[dot]com
i stumbled upon your giveaway – thank you! while i’m sure it’ll do no good for my waistline, my hubby and kiddos and neighbors would also thank you if you draw my name! (btw, when i bake with my 5 and 3 year-olds, the floors look just like your’s did!)
OOOOOOh! Cookies!
It really looks like a great book! My boyfriend and I would absolutely love it!
Cookies, cookies, cookies are good enough to me too.
Oh, I love to make cookies! Please enter me! My husband has introduced me to the idea of soft cookies, which I now also love. I grew up all on crunchy cookies, and this is completely different world!
OMG! Those cookies look so good!
We have taken to making banana chocolate chip walnut muffins so I can imagine the pleasure!
I will add this to my blog
I think my kids would love me if I won this cookbook! Please enter me. Thanks
Mmmmmm Cooooookies!!
Count me in too! 
Cookies! Cookies! Cookies! YES. Enter me, please!
Kids would sure love for me to win (and use) this book!
Unable to resist either cookies or cookbooks, I’m entering your contest!
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I absolutely love baking cookies, but I really don’t like Martha either. I just cannot stand the way she talks. I would however make her cookies!
I would love to win this cookbook! Thanks!
This looks delicious.
I love cookbooks and cookies what a great combo!I blogged about your giveaway on my blog Yummy Things & Cupcake Dreams.
Thank you!
Marilyn
I blogged about it! (and I’ve already commented)
http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/other-peoples-giveaways/
I can picture me baking cookies with my daughter and then sharing the love.
This sounds fantastic!!! Please enter me!
Kelly
i WOULD LOVE to win this.
Woohoo…I saw Martha talk about this book on her show and I’ve wanted it since then. Yummy! I’d love the opportunity to win it…thanks!
xxx
Raven
I love to bake cookies! I would love to have a Martha book, too. Don’t have one yet. I watch her show all the time!
Mmmm, those Table of Contents pages do look good!
I saw this book on her show the other day and I SO WANT IT!! I love to bake, especially cookies! Thanks for the chance to win!!
Oh my goodness..that book looks awesome! I agree..Martha can drive me nuts too..but that book looks FANTASTIC!!! I would LOVE to win!!!! thank you soo much for the chance!!!
~Katy
Oh, that looks so good, it’s making me hungry!
Ilove to bake ,especially cookies! Please enter my name!!! My co-workers would forever love ya.
hope you saved me some…
Terrific review! It makes me want that cookbook. I stumbled the giveaway with a review and I blogged about this at http://www.valmg.com/index.php/2008/this-is-the-cookbook-i-want-to-win/
Take care!
Busy moms who make cookies rock!! Thanks for the chance at what looks like a great book!
Anastasia, you are the winner!
This is wonderful cookbook……Oooh… cookies… You know, I really, really dislike Martha as well. But sometimes you just can’t help but admit that someone you don’t like occasionally has some good ideas.