Thai Peanut Pasta

Enjoy! I've "heathified" all of the ingredients, but if you don't have the exact ingredients on hand, use what you've got. No big deal.

Ingredients

2 cups vegetable broth (or chicken but the smell of that makes me sick)
1/2 cup all-natural peanut butter
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup raw honey
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less depending on your spice level)
3 cloves garlic, pressed/minced
2 tbs freshly grated/minced ginger

1 package linguine noodles
A good, big old handful of freshly chopped cilantro
A couple of limes, sliced

Cook your pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, combine broth, peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, cayenne pepper, garlic and ginger into a medium sized saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until mixture becomes smooth. Once pasta is cooked, toss sauce over pasta. Dish up and add a splash of lime juice and sprinkle with fresh cilantro. DON'T leave that last step out. You'll regret it. It tastes unbelievable when you add that fresh lime juice and yummy cilantro.

Oreo cookies

Homemade oreos are delicious. Enough said. Let's get down to it.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup unsweetened dutch process cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
2 large eggs

Preheat oven to 375.  In a large mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar. Add in softened butter, mix, and add the eggs. Continue to mix until the dough comes together in a large mass. Take 1 inch sized dough balls, roll them and slightly flatten them before placing on baking sheet. Bake for 7-8 minutes. Place cookies onto cooling racks and let them cool completely before icing them.

Oreo filling

1 stick unsalted butter (softened)
1 8oz package of cream cheese (softened)
4 cups powdered sugar

Cream butter for 2 minutes. Add cream cheese and continue to mix for another minute. Slowly add in powdered sugar until it's well mixed.

To assemble cookies take 2 cookies that are equal in size. Spread a good amount of filling on one side and place the other cookie on top to make it a sandwich...easy enough right?