Blast from the Past – “Dancing Dreams”

Collection - Personal, miscellaneous • Written by Cindy - May 15, 2009

It was my first ever slide show made with some of my original digital art projects back in 2003, back when I did some serious playing with my photography in Photoshop. Daydreams Art was a brand new name and website then – thousands of pictures and many site revisions ago. This show’s been viewed so many times over the years and some sites still link to the downloadable EXE file still hosted on my server (for PC’s only). Feeling nostalgic recently, thinking about where I’ve been and where I’m going, I dug out the original and thought I’d share it here. So I invite you to take a break from reality, turn on your speakers, and enjoy some of my first Daydreams :)


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Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Collection - miscellaneous • Written by Cindy - April 29, 2009

Not only is this the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I’ve ever tried, they’re photogenic too! I love chunky cookies. I’ve baked these several times in the last little while and they’ve been such a hit. The secret’s in the pudding! They’re too good not to share, so here’s the recipe :)

img_8598INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup butter (softened)
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 (3.5 oz) package instant Cheesecake pudding mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups flour (bread flour helps make them chunky)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coconut flakes
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
    (white, semi-sweet, and/or milk chocolate chips – just pour in what looks good)

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (177 degrees C.)
2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add pudding mix, eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Dough will be very thick. Fold in nuts, coconut, and chocolate chips.
3. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets and bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. They don’t spread out much, so if you want a bigger cookie than this, you’ll need to adjust the temperature and cooking time.

Note - The above is how I make them. You can use different flavors of pudding, leave out or adjust the amounts of the coconut or nuts if you want, and add as many or few chocolate chips as you want. They’ll still be delicious!

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Fun Videos of Steve Martin

Collection - miscellaneous • Written by Cindy - March 18, 2009

I love Steve Martin and think he’s hilarious, but this is a side of him I never knew existed. Amazing!


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