Good day my Galley folks. While this COVID thing has meant outing restrictions, I’ve focused my energies on simplifying my already simple life even further. This combined with my dislike of commercial mixes had me coming up with a plan for a make-ahead treat. Today in my little land galley, I’m mixing up a batch of chocolatey brownies. Before I go any further, a word about mixes. I follow a lot of blogs of you folks on boats, in campers…
This feels like a celebration and I have been saving today’s post for just this special occasion. Omnia…you know those genius stove top oven folks?…well, they sent me one of their new products to try out. The Muffin Ring…I’ve just finished using it for the first time and I absolutely LOVE it! The design is really very smart. Silicone construction, which makes clean up a breeze, and the six muffin wells collapse which allow for easy storage inside the baking…
No lengthy write-up for this post this time, Galley Peeps. Just to say that my Mom used to make these cookies every year around Christmas time. She made a lot of delicious sweets…at lot! These aren’t by far the fanciest of Mom’s but I can bring back those special memories just by biting into one…all short bread and buttery with a little crunch of corn flakes and if you eat them just right…sort of circular…you can get a taste of…
Oh how far I’ve come from my early stove top cooking days! My treasured Omnia stove top oven has been with us from the beginning of our boat obsession…now heading into our sixth season. I must admit some of my first attempts were a bit rough but hey, it’s boat life…camping on the water. We don’t need fancy. My previous effort at providing sweet treats without an oven onboard – cookie dough stuffed into baking cups. Recipe here It’s…
Cookies without an oven?? Why not?…. So let’s see what this little Omnia Stove Top Oven can do… PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature ½ cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup peanut butter (my choice is always chunky) 1 ½ cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt Beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy (Yay! more boat muscles) Beat in egg and vanilla Stir…