peanut butter cookies and plaster

So the detailing begins, and I think plaster is my husband David's favorite medium. He spent a week scraping, plastering and repainting the gallery ceiling before we even got started on the dirty work.

So as he spent the late afternoon mixing plaster of Paris and wrapping the raw top edge of the window well in chicken wire, I headed to the kitchen to bake - my chosen artistic medium. While the porkchops were baking and the rice simmering for dinner, I put together a salad and a batch of Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Cookies. Layne stopped in for dinner, then delivered a hot serving to Lynden at work - how many projectionists get a hot meal on the job?

Combine in a mixer and cream:

1/2 cup softened margarine

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup toasted wheat germ

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

Add the following and whip until fairly smooth:

1 egg

6 tbs. water

2 tsp. vanilla

With the following dry ingredients added in, mix until combined:

1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 c. dry milk solids

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. baking soda

Roll into ping pong ball size balls, flatten and score with a fork in both directions, then bake in a 350 degree oven for about 12 minutes.

David's artistry in process....

And mine. I'm going to enjoy it until the dust settles and the painting begins.