Small batches…

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This week @ shimaheaster.org we made PB ChocoChip cookies…a small batch anyway. The theme of 2020 has no formal title yet; but it does have a FEEL. I think the term small batches goes along with that feel… Allowing for what you want, keeping it close, and not overdoing it. Your creations need only to feed you; if they are blessed enough to branch out toward the collective then…ok. But we mustn’t overlook the blessing of our own senses sensing and filling/feeling…our selves. There’s a full moon in my beloved sign of Cancer this week – the first full moon of the decade! Can you feel it coming? It would explain this inherent desire I have to make something that reciprocally builds me from the inside out. I’m done rambling… Below are pics of the delish, scratch-made PB ChocoChip cookies with the recipe following! Enjoy.

Double this recipe for a full batch:
cream together 1/2 stick softened butter, 1/4 cup brown sugar along with 1/4 cup white sugar (maybe a lil more of each – wink wink), 1/2 large egg, few drops of vanilla extract, large dollop of peanut butter.
Add 3/4 cup all-purpose flour & 1/4 tsp of baking soda, 1/4 tsp baking powder, few drops of apple cider vinegar to butter/sugar mix.
Add in chocolate chips & bake on a greased cookie sheet at 365 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown around edges, still gooey in the center. Allow to cool before removing from baking sheet.

Published by MAHism2025

Oftentimes, I am asked the origin and/or meaning of my name.  Shimah is a derivative of the name Shammah; Hebrew-Arabic in origin, with a biblical reference to Jehovah Shammah meaning 'God is present'.  It is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable and the only one who shortens it on a consistent basis is my mother.  I think I've been looking for ways to ground myself since birth - love grounds me, as does the written word.  And so, here we are!  Please explore the menu on the homepage; here you will find the different areas in which I express myself through script.  Be it impromptu poetry, editing work, my ever-growing children's literature series, or the socially conscious (yet personally knotted) blog, it all siphons into creating and expression by way of the written word. I refer to myself as the Maternal Head of a beautiful little girl who lovingly just calls me mommy.  If you've gotten through this lengthy bio then I will assume you've got time today... so, please leave me a note - the literates are in need of inspiration and constructive feedback from time to time.  Take care of your soul and I'll see ya'll 'round the way.

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