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Welcome to the another edition of This & That. What's that you say? Well it's a little of this and a little of that. Who's Us? That's exactly the point of This & That. Do you know anything about the Reviewer here? Or who is that person(s) you're talking to on Facebook and Twitter? You're about to!

Happy Weekend everyone! 

I really have not much to talk about. I've been wrapped up in some personal life stuff that has kind of taken my focus away from blogging but has not taken my focus away from reading! If you've been following us over on Facebook you'll have seen that I've actually finished some really good books lately and can't wait to get the time to sit down and blast out some reviews! I'm hoping that time will come sometime this next week, well, it'll have to because I'm almost out of content! LOL 


OH and there is a REALLY cool Giveaway going on at 2011 Books With Bite on Facebook/her blog. Click here for the Facebook Post and click here for her Blog to enter. She said it's running through the weekend (YaY cuz I totally just noticed this and want to WIN). Make sure you give a like and a follow. She's super cool, always has great giveaways and makes amazzzzzing purses (that I so super want to win) out of books! Awesome! Yeaaauh!

Until next week Ladies and Gents: Be Safe - No Paper Cuts!

Hey everyone! How was your week? Mine was the OK...some job hunting...some reading...some writing...

I can’t believe it is October. October is my favorite month! I love Halloween and all the glories of fall. I love to bake. I love trying new recipes too. I usually bake more in fall and winter, especially for holidays. For those who like uson Facebook...you may have seen my post about Peanut Butter cookies. This sparked a great conversation about cookies and sweets and coffee. Which to me, go perfect with books.

I love Dunkin Donuts coffee. I don’t know why. Even their regular coffee is delicious. I also love Starbucks. But, not for their regular coffee...that is a bit too much for me. I love the Carmel Macchiato and the Mocha Frappucino. I have not been in either store for over a year. Luckily, I have a Keurig at home. It is a great little coffee maker. Yes, the single cups are a little pricey. But, I do luck out; my mom buys and splits with me. And when I do buy them, I always wait for sale. Bed, Bath and Beyond and Kohl’s have the best prices. You can buy a filter too and buy coffee to brew in it. So, that saves money too. I love the Gloria Jean coffees and the Van Houtten coffees. But, I haven’t had any I didn’t like yet. They even have teas and hot cocoa and for the fall they have apple cider. As you can see, I love the Keurig.

I think from time to time I’ll share some recipes with you all. Here is the peanut butter cookie recipe. You can make to enjoy with your coffee or milk.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of butter or shortening
• 1 cup of peanut butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon of almond extract
• 2 ½ cups of flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons of baking soda
• ½ teaspoon of salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream butter/shortening, peanut butter, white and brown sugars until smooth. Beat in one egg at a time until blended. Add vanilla and almond extracts.
4. Gradually add flour mixture to peanut butter mixture. Mix until well blended.
5. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Place them 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets. Using a wet fork dipped in sugar, make the criss cross on top.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool five minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes about 48 cookies.

So, any coffee drinkers? What’s your favorite place and drink? How about at home? What kind of coffee? Favorite cookie or sweet to go with coffee?

May the force be with you...

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