{"id":13425,"date":"2017-02-01T01:10:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T06:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=14091"},"modified":"2017-01-29T12:06:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T17:06:38","slug":"the-kitchen-witch-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2017\/02\/01\/the-kitchen-witch-18\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kitchen Witch"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">The Best Oatmeal Bars in the World!!!!!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">I love oatmeal cookies. I do confess though \u2013 I do not particularly like oatmeal-raisin cookies. Raisins are OK but I would rather use dried cranberries or cherries. Right now, I am totally and completely <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><i>in love <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">with dried cherries. An herbalist friend of mine suggested that I eat them to help ease my arthritis and a month ago, I happened to get a big bag of them at one of Lowell\u2019s very generous food pantries. So naturally, I decided I would put them into some cookies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> Well \u2013 if you\u2019re going to have cherries, you just have to have chocolate, don\u2019t you? And personally \u2013 I don\u2019t give a hang about cookies without a bit of crunch, so there\u2019s walnuts in here too. I tried to form them into cookies but there was really too much going on \u2013 cherries, chocolate chips, chopped walnuts \u2013 so I took the easy route and put them into a greased 13&#215;9 pan. And WOW. I shared then with the ladies in the rental office and ya know \u2013 I don\u2019t want to brag but they raved! I had to print out the recipe! It made me feel really good. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> I usually don\u2019t make the same cookie twice in a row and I generally don\u2019t make cookies in January anyway \u2013 after the excesses of the holidays \u2013 but I can easily justify these by saying they\u2019re oatmeal and therefore they\u2019re \u201cgood for you\u201d and I\u2019ll just spend an extra hour on the exercise bike (yeah, right)!<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Here\u2019s the recipe:<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">The Best Oatmeal Bars In The World !!!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Grease a 9&#215;13 pan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14092\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal1.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal1\" width=\"458\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Cream: \u00bd butter<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> \u00bd cup brown sugar, packed<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> \u00bc cup granulated sugar<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> \u00bc cup honey<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14093\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal2.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal2\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Combine &amp; beat until smooth:<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> 1 beaten egg<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> 1 tablespoon milk<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14094\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal3.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal3\" width=\"478\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Sift together &amp; add to the above:<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> 1 cup flour<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> \u00bd teaspoon baking powder<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> \u00bd teaspoon baking soda<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14095\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal4.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal4\" width=\"527\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">When completely mixed &amp; beaten smooth, add:<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14096\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal5.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal5\" width=\"529\" height=\"396\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> 2 cups oats<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Mix well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Add: 12-ounce bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">\u00bd cup dried cherries<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"> \u00bd chopped walnuts<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14098\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal7.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal7\" width=\"397\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14099\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal8.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal8\" width=\"459\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Mix well. Press into greased pan &amp; baked for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14100\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal9.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal9\" width=\"564\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14101\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal10.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal10\" width=\"564\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Cut while still warm &amp; then cut again when cool. These will keep for several weeks in a tightly-sealed container. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">I cannot emphasize how yummy good these cookies are. Fabulous with your morning coffee or an afternoon cup of tea. I think \u2013 although I haven\u2019t tried it out and I <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><i>swear <\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">I won\u2019t \u2013 but I think they would be quite good with some vanilla ice cream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14102\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/oatmeal11.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal11\" width=\"569\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t<!--\n\t\t@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n\t-->\n\t<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">And they are GOOD for you! Try them for yourself! Bon appetite and brightest blessings!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Oatmeal Bars in the World!!!!! &nbsp; I love oatmeal cookies. I do confess though \u2013 I do not particularly like oatmeal-raisin cookies. Raisins are OK but I would rather use dried cranberries or cherries. Right now, I am totally and completely in love with dried cherries. An herbalist friend of mine suggested that I eat them to help ease my arthritis and a month ago, I happened to get a big bag of them at one of Lowell\u2019s very generous food pantries. So naturally, I decided I would put them into some cookies. Well \u2013 if you\u2019re going to have cherries, you just have to have chocolate, don\u2019t you? And personally \u2013 I don\u2019t give a hang about cookies without a bit of crunch, so there\u2019s walnuts in here too. I tried to form them into cookies but there was really too much going on \u2013 cherries, chocolate chips, chopped walnuts \u2013 so I took the easy route and put them into a greased 13&#215;9 pan. And WOW. I shared then with the ladies in the rental office and ya know \u2013 I don\u2019t want to brag but they raved! I had to print out the recipe! It made me feel really good. I usually don\u2019t make the same cookie twice in a row and I generally don\u2019t make cookies in January anyway \u2013 after the excesses of the holidays \u2013 but I can easily justify these by saying they\u2019re oatmeal and therefore they\u2019re \u201cgood for you\u201d and I\u2019ll just spend an extra hour on the exercise bike (yeah, right)! Here\u2019s the recipe: The Best Oatmeal Bars In The World !!! Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9&#215;13 pan. Cream: \u00bd butter \u00bd cup brown sugar, packed \u00bc cup granulated sugar \u00bc cup honey Combine &amp; beat until smooth: 1 beaten egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon milk Sift together &amp; add to the above: 1 cup flour \u00bd teaspoon baking powder \u00bd teaspoon baking soda When completely mixed &amp; beaten smooth, add: 2 cups oats Mix well. Add: 12-ounce bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips \u00bd cup dried cherries \u00bd chopped walnuts Mix well. Press into greased pan &amp; baked for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned. Cut while still warm &amp; then cut again when cool. These will keep for several weeks in a tightly-sealed container. I cannot emphasize how yummy good these cookies are. Fabulous with your morning coffee or an afternoon cup of tea. I think \u2013 although I haven\u2019t tried it out and I swear I won\u2019t \u2013 but I think they would be quite good with some vanilla ice cream. And they are GOOD for you! Try them for yourself! Bon appetite and brightest blessings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13425\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}