The Never Trust a Skinny Cook Project

My goal for the New Year is to post one recipe a week.
These are family recipes, recipes I have tried from Food Network, newspapers, magazines, etc., and my own creations.

I cook a lot. I like to talk about cooking and eating. I like to watch Food Network and read about cooking.
I love to share the fruits of my labors with friends, neighbors, family, co-workers...People often ask for recipes. Sometimes, it is something I just created from instinct, not a recipe. Sometimes, it is something I adapted from someone else's recipe.

As for the name of the blog, it kind of sums up my philosophy of life: be bold, have fun, eat chocolate, laugh out loud! I always joke that you can never trust a skinny cook!
One day, over drinks and appetizers, a skinny friend served up some en fuego salsa verde from a secret family recipe, she announced with a flourish, "See, you can trust a skinny cook1"
"Naw, I said, you probably got this from a chubby grandma!"


Week 1: Whoopie Pie Recipe

This is a recipe I tried when my 12 year old had a Christmas Party to attend at the home of a classmate. I wanted to make something that would be a hit with kids. What's not to love? Chocolate and marshmallow are a great combination.
These are also called BFO's, as in Big, Fat Oreo.

Whoopie Pie recipe from Food Network
Directions
Beat 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar and 1 stick butter until fluffy, then beat in 3 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add 6 ounces melted semisweet chocolate with the eggs.

Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; stir into the butter mixture.
Chill 30 minutes.
Roll into balls and bake 6 to 8 minutes at 375 degrees; cool slightly. Flip over half the cookies, top each with a marshmallow and return to the oven to soften, 2 minutes.
Top with the remaining cookies.


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