Chocolate Peanut Cookies
2 ounces semi sweet chocolate (melted and cooled)
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 egg
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped roasted peanuts (I used salted peanuts)
Oven - 375 degrees
Bake - 8 to 9 minutes no more (seriously)
As for the wedding...
I am a small woman, in height, and could not find a dress to save my life. Certainly not a simple one, nor one I didn't have to alter. (I came across one beautiful blue gown, but altering it would've meant cutting two feet of material....ugh.) Eventually I ran out of time and had to settle for a blouse I already owned. I did all I could not to compare myself to all the glamorous looking women in the room. The wedding entailed two very distinct but traditional ceremonies: Hindu and American. The bride of course looked beautiful...who happened to be my height, so I was glad to see she was able to find dresses. I am a friend of the groom: I prayed he cared more about the fact that I was there, than the fact that I was the only woman not wearing a dress. I felt bad. And those glamorous women? By end of night were wearing flip-flops on the dance floor. Wish I had a photo of that! So much pressure for nothing sometimes. My guy looked very handsome in his James Bond-ish tuxedo. I just loved the way he looked and am very lucky, as he is way more than his tux. In the end, we both had a great time dancing and laughing. I am not unlike my Chocolate Peanut Cookies: we may not be the prettiest of them all, but we sure are sweet.
Lastly, as would be expected of me, I bought an extra bow-tie for the other handsome man in my life.
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