Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut and Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

I found this on a website (which I have directed you to in the title) as I was looking for Lunch Box Ideas for my 3 children. I read the ingrediants list, realized I had everything on it, got it all together and took less than about 20min to do it all. Now we wait. The Mixture tastes good warm, and they are now sitting in the oven to cool down (I know, sounds strange, but I have little sparrows that like to come into my house, so the safest place is the oven). I'll report back when they are cooled and ready to eat.

I will say this.. My husband, who doesn't have a sweet tooth at all, came upstairs from watching golf and said "what are you doing?" I said, found these on the net and am trying them out. He too a finger full of the mix.. then brought me a small bowl and asked if he could have some in the bowl, just like that, not cooled or nothing.. So I'm guessing they are really good.

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
3-1/2 cups uncooked oats
1 cup shredded coconut

1. In a large saucepan combine sugar, butter, cocoa and milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

2. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Add oats and coconut; mix well.

3. Drop by tablespoonfulls onto wax paper. Allow to cool and set.

Yield: about 3 dozen cookies.


Steph's Country Kitchen Goodness (thanks Steph)

Good Morning Cocktail - Ti' Punch

Decided we need a little cocktail with all this food. I think this works better as more a morning, sipping in the sunshine after a good feeling (and filling) brunch kind of drink. Enjoy.


Ti Punch (sounds like Tea Pounch) it's French.

2 oz white rum (Martiniquan white rum is the best for this)
1 oz sugar syrup (or you can use regular brown sugar)
1 fresh lime

Wash a lime, remove top and bottom, and thinly slice into half rings. Add lime pieces to glass and crush with the flat end of a barspoon. Add rum and sugar syrup, top with broken ice, and muddle together. Add a short straw, and serve.

You don't have to be that fancy.. just add some cracked ice to a class, add some spoonfuls of brown sugar, and fill with rum to cover the ice. Squeeze some lime and stir.

Ti in french means petite.. so it's a little punch.

You drink it in the morning .. sip it. the water will dilute a little.. when done you say "décollage" as in to take off or get your morning started.