REFRIGERATOR OATMEAL COOKIES

Refrigerator Oatmeal Cookies
These are great to have stored (on hand) when grand children come around. Just slice off and bake as many as you would like then bake. Do size and cut out the same size so they will bake and brown the same. I've also slice them uncooked and froze each cookie for after school snack or breakfast. I hated to have too many cookies for the children to eat at one time, portion them out a dozen at a time depending on how many children. This make about 5 doz. depending on your measuring scoop. (1/8'' ice cream scoops are great, and you can sometimes pick them up at the thrift stores.
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 well beaten eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1 ½ cups flour (or part or 1 cup oat flour will make them tastier.)
3 cup quick cooking oats
optional is ½ cup chopped walnuts
Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs vanilla; beat well
Add dry ingredients; add in oatmeal and nuts; mix well
Shape in rolls, wrap in waxed paper, chill thoroughly overnight.
Slice ¼ inch thick and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes on a good cookie sheet.
http://earthsorganicnews.blogspot.com/2010/03/oatmeal-cookie-no-flour-recipe.html (My other blog)

PEANUT BUTTER, OATMEAL COOKIES

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
1 ½ cups peanut butter
¾ cups of butter or margarine
¾ cup shortening
3 ¾ cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
3 tsp vanilla
3 cups whole wheat flour (For better taste in this cookie use Oat flour)
1 ½ tsp salt
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup chocolate chips
Mix together peanut butter, butter, shortening, and sugar till creamy, Add in eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add in flour, baking powder and salt to the creamed mixture, blending well. Stir in oats.
Drop cookies onto uncreased cookie sheet. Bake about 14 or less minutes at 350. Make about 12 dozen.
My other blog:
http://earthsorganicnews.blogspot.com/2010/03/oatmeal-cookie-no-flour-recipe.html

Avocado Shake and Dressings

http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=24604.0 A great site for Avocado Dressing using different varieties to do so

Avocado's are a complete great healthy food. Never go a week without having one. The best oil (omegas) and fiber is in an avocados. Secret of the stars: Mel Gibson gives his crew B12 shots and daily avocado shake to keep himself (all) healthy with their weight under control while shooting a film.

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For one big glass: Avocado Shake (Chocolate)
flesh of one medium to big avocado
2-3 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons melted semi-sweet chocolate, or Hershey's ice cream chocolate syrup.
8 ice cubes
1. Place avocado flesh, milk, sugar, and ice cubes in a blender. Blend for a good long time, to break up the ice and froth up the drink.
2. Pour into a tall glass - chilled, if you like - add the chocolate, and swirl it into the drink.

*add in other fruit instead of choc. (Lime or Lemons etc.)

or, Avocado Smoothie
Ingredients

1 cup soy milk
7 ice cubes
1/2 avocado, with or without peel
3 teaspoons sweetener agava or etc.

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Avocado Fudge (All Quoted, reference at bottom)
"Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 avocado, ripened
1/2 cup vegan soy butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar or use powdered sugar replacement
1/3 cup chopped walnuts, optional
Directions:
In a medium sized saucepan, melt the margarine over low heat. Once soy butter is melted, puree with avocado in food processor or blender until perfectly smooth. Be sure there are no chunks of avocado left!
Return mixture to saucepan over very low heat and add the rest of the ingredients, except the walnuts, adding the powdered sugar* a portion at a time.
Once all the sugar has been added, the mixture should be thick. Add walnuts if desired, and transfer to a loaf pan. Refrigerate until firm. Now, be patient! If you don't let it firm up, you won't be able to slice it up into squares.
You can dazzle it up by sprinkling powdered sugar and nuts on top if you wish. Really its endless what you can do!"
From:*"Here's the link to the powdered sugar replacement:

http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=6327

"I do love this site. Be sure to have them e-mail you weekly recipes from their site.

http://vegweb.com/index.php? topic=27501.0 Avocado, Mango and Lime salad!