Nibs

I have a lot of free time right now. I am trying to use it productively (watching DVD's of Alias doesn't count) and have done okay so far. Today I made a recipe that was on my email when I opened it, for Nubby Buckwheat Butter Cookies. The word nubby refers to the raw cocoa beans that you can get in health food stores. I'd never heard of them, but apparently they are something like the greatest thing to have burst upon the health food scene since...well, Kombucha, I guess! At least that's what the package would have me believe; I maintain a policy of being open, but cautious...

So the cookies, in addition to these amazing nib thingies also have buckwheat in them, another superhero ingredient going incognito. Like Clark Kent who only needs to comb his bangs down onto his forehead and take off his glasses (really... how can he see as superman? It would make more sense to NOT wear them as Clark and then put them on when he really needs his full abilities. I'm sure many a rescue mission was botched by poor depth perception.) But back to the cookies- they turned out pretty good.. I guess they are healthy, except for the fact that the recipe calls for 2 sticks of butter. I think even my dad would eat them without swearing or grumbling under his breath (like the time he did when I accidentally brought home ice milk instead of ice cream.) He takes his sweets very seriously...