Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I made the oatmeal cookies from the Deceptively Delicious (DD) cookbook tonight. They are still cooling, but I don't think he's going to eat these. They are made with whole wheat flour (see the chocolate chip pancakes post) and the texture is just a little too different. And, they look grainy, too.
They are cooling as I type, but I could definitely taste the banana in the dough. We'll see -- wish me luck! Conall will probably make some comment about how he wants the kind he made with Pop Pop instead.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Happy Father's Day Stu! We had homemade pancakes for breakfast, which everyone seemed to enjoy, including Conall. Conall actually ate 2 of them! Here's a photo of Stu and the kids at breakfast.

Redemption and Squash Smoothie

After the chocolate chip pancake fiasco, Conall redeemed himself by asking me to buy him an acorn squash at the grocery store. I'm probably speaking too soon -- it is cooking as I type, which means he hasn't eaten it yet. He was so proud of the squash and held it all through the store. He kept showing it to people saying "look at my squash." As I was washing and peeling sweet potatoes, Conall took the squash seeds and insides and put them in the blender I had soaking in the sink. He told me he was making a squash smoothie. It was so funny and so Conall that I took a short video for everyone to see.

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

For some crazy reason, I made chocolate chip pancakes this morning. What was I thinking? I really thought Conall would like them. Boy, was I wrong! I made them with 1/2 whole wheat flour and I guess his healthy food radar went off and overrode the yummy taste of the chocolate chips. Why do I even try? Caitlin made it all better -- she loved them!