And working, unfortunately. Boo! 
Mal and I spent the majority of the early afternoon working away. I finished my Health post, but I never got around to working on my book. 
The beautiful weather was just too distracting today.
Murphy, on the other hand, was not at all distracted by the nice weather. He was pooped after a long walk and puppy playtime at the park with Bella and Grady.
He snoozed in his crate for most of the afternoon.
Lunch
Around 2:00 pm, Mal and I broke for lunch. I made us tuna sandwiches with apple slices on the side.
Quick and easy.
I finished off lunch with a sweet treat.
And, a few more peanut butter + chocolate chips. 
I finally called it quits around 4:00 pm to do some baking. It was that type of Saturday!
The other day, Beth blogged about the most delicious-sounding Salty Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies, and I needed to bake them ASAP. Of course, in typical Tina-fashion, I made a number of changes to the recipe.
Sweet and Salty Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Makes 12 cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup agave nectar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup vanilla hemp (or soy) milk
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/4 tsp course sea salt
Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350*F.
- Combine all ingredients (except the sea salt) in a mixing bowl.
- Coat a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
- Scoop batter onto cookie sheet and flatten, then sprinkle with sea salt.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
These cookies definitely taste “healthy,” but the sweet + salty flavors were delish! In fact, they were so wonderful, I ended up eating 4 of them! They made an awesome afternoon snack!
Mal and I are having dinner with our friends, Dave and Marie, and then I am heading to a friend’s birthday celebration.
Better boogie!
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Today all I wanted to do was bake brownies! Too bad I didn’t have materials on hand.
And those sandwiches sound great. In fact, I think tuna should be on the menu for dinner
Yum, those cookies look great!
Enjoy your evening with friends!
i love baking days…in fact, i think i’m baking something later tonight, and I’m so excited! the sound of the stand mixer is music to my ears…
Boo! I spent the day inside working and doing laundry. Hate when its nice out and I am stuck inside!
Those are now on my must bake list. I’m getting ready to whip up some banana bread. Chocolate chips will be added!
Awww that picture of Murphy looks too adorable! I’ve never seen a pug look so tired! Yummm I want those cookies!
Awh Murphy does look proper tired!!
Oh how I miss baking…I can’t wait to finish uni for the year and move back home again..my baking will recommence!
Definitely bookmarking this recipe. And don’t worry, you’ll get the book done! Crunch time has a way of making things happen
Awww…
Murphy looks so cute!
Have fun at your friend´s birthday dinner!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
Y’all’s new place looks so cute! Have a great night!
Yum! What do you eat your peanut butter/chocolate chips on? It looks so good!
crazy! i’m baking the crisp salted oatmeal white chocolate cookies from smittenkitchen today. small world.
Where is the buttah??? Tsk tsk
The weather is amazing! I hope it sticks around! And Murphy looks so darn cute! What a face!
aww, i just love murphy!! My dog has puppy play dates, too! Afterwards she crashes for the rest of the night.
Glad you took some time to enjoy the weather! It always makes you feel better and gets the brain going! Maybe that will help with the writing. Have a great evening!
That scene looks all too familiar from my teaching days.
And I love the look of your tuna salad.
cookies look delish… but you shoulda thrown in a few of thjose pb and choco chips too!!! haha
ma
Hi Tina, This is Marie’s sister, Murphy is so stinkin cute and I would be tired too if I played with crazy Grady too. hehe.
sweet and salty oatmeal cookies – that’s genius!!!
It’s amazing how many cookies you can eat!! Love it!
I ended up eating 4 of my homemade chocolate chip cookies last night, but knowing that you did the same, doesn’t make me feel as guilty. Do you ever guilt trip yourself about this?
I’m with you on that! Today was too gorgeous NOT to be outdoors and enjoying the wonderful weather.
Murphy looks so pooped!
the weather was so nice today! .. I am taking a trip into boston with my roommates tomorrow.. I’ve never been and they were talking about going to the north end and quincy market .. any foodie places i should look out for!?
I love your dining and kitchen area. It looks so warm and welcoming with the table and the painting.
It was such a beautiful day, way too beautiful for work!
Yumm… I looove sweet and salty together!
Your apartment looks soooo nice.
Blog tour of apartment-pretty please ?
And…can Murphy be our guide?
Looks like everyone is having a beautiful day today–such a change from two wks ago! I love how something so simple as a tuna sandwich and stuff can be so good.
Love how cute your place is!
Murphy is just too cute passed out in his crate! It looks like you guys are getting good use out of your new favorite table
@Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]: Nope!
The beautiful weather got the best of me yesterday too…I didn’t get any work done! Those cookies sound great!!
Your such a good baker. You always make tasty healthy cookies.
I think EVERYONE has Spring fever right now!
I checked the link for the original recipe and wow there are 14 tablespoons of butter! Glad you left the butter out! Recipes looks great although there’s a ton of sugar in there. You might try applesauce to replace some of the brown sugar.
those cookies look SO good! sweet and salty anything is amazinggg…my drive home from work yesterday was amazing…the charles was PACKEd with runners I love seeing that!