When the Pie was Opened, the Birds Began to Sing

I don't know about you, but singing birds in a pie sounds like a KITCHEN DISASTER to me.

(OK, ok, I know it was probably planned that way - tres gourmet.) While not quite disasters I've had a few kitchen experiments that will not be repeated.

Like tonight. Tried this Coconut sweet potato pie that sounded quite yummy. General consensus was that the whip cream was good. (And that part wasn't even in the recipe!) Mind you, I had tinkered w/ it slightly as I'm not a huge coconut fan. I used whole goats milk in place of the coconut milk, didn't sprinkle any coconut on top, and used butter instead of the coconut oil. And I even added extra maple syrup (1/4 cup instead of 3 Tbsp). Maybe it'll taste good for breakfast...

[Also tonight I let the bread rise too long and followed the broccoli soup recipe more accurately than usual - people complained that it wasn't "as good as it usually is". I suppose that could be taken as a complement...]

Other recent disappointments include crackers made from yogurt dough and almond energy bars. (Mind you, I sprouted the almonds first. Maybe that wasn't such a great idea.)

My "Flaky Cookies" were not bad (they actually received some positive comments - not from the kids though - but I thought they were a bit crumbly. Likely the rice flour.

Flaky Cookies

Cream:
1 cup butter, softened
scant 1 c. brown sugar

Stir in:
1/4-1/2 c. maple syrup
2 eggs

Mill:
1/3 c. brown sweet rice
1/3 c. millet
scant 1/3 c. wheat

Stir into flour:
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Add:
1 1/4 c. quick oats
3/4 c. quinoa flakes
(and 1/4 cup of all purpose flour as things seemed too wet!)

Stir in:
3/4-1 cup m&ms
3/4 c chocolate chips
1/2-3/4 c. chopped pecans

Bake 350F for about 10 min.

What has turned out recently? A double batch of Marie's Yummy Pumpkin Muffins disappeared in 2 days!