In the Kitchen with Carter and Drew

I must not tell a lie. I dislike cooking everyday, day after day. In the summertime Drew shares his culinary expertise with us. Yum Yum! It is a welcome change from the regular routine of Mom's cooking. I like having helpers in the kitchen. It does involve more clean up for me but I enjoy the taste of someone elses cooking. Carter began helping in the kitchen a few years ago when he learned to make cream puffs. Unfortuneately they only turned out right the next time he tried making them. The next 3 times were a flop. Since then Carter has tried quite a few things from eggs to noodles. The most popular and most used recipes are as follows, Waffles by Carter and Cookies by Drew.If you venture to use a recipe I hope you enjoy the fruits of your labours as much as we do! :)

Waffles

2 cups all purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Preheat waffle maker
In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and creamy. Continue beating adding milk. Mix dry ingredients together and gradually add to milk and egg mixture; beat until smooth.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and melted butter.
Add 1/2 cup batter to preheated waffle maker. Close waffle maker. Bake until golden. Approx. 3 min.
-courtesy of Philips

Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups chocolate chips (Preference milk chocolate)

Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add vanilla.
Stir flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda together and add. Stir in chips.
Drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheet. Bake in 350 F oven for 10 min.
-courtesy of Company's Coming Cookies