What the peanut butter cookie recipe is for most of the people here at Nebraska Kitchen is what the Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookie recipe from Jenny Can Cook is for me.

On Monday, I baked my adaptation of this recipe, but I used dried cherries in place of the raisins. That makes the cookies slightly less sweet but still delicious. I will do that substitution again when we want a change.

I also baked my Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers from the dough I made last week.

I made my usual rye/semolina/wheat buns this afternoon.

That's what a bun is supposed to look like!

Your recipe is great, Len, and you have the burger buns to prove it!

Mike--I have used dried cranberries, but my husband is not fond of them. He will eat them to get the cookie, but he would rather I use raisins or cherries. I might try dates, one of these days. I have some dried fruit, but I think that he would be less happy with that than the cranberries.

I have had a busy Friday in the kitchen. In the morning, I baked the Asparagus, Scallion, and Goat Cheese quiche recipe that I adapted last year from one in Cooks' Country. That made for a late lunch, as I had to wait for it to cool. I enjoy asparagus season!

In the late afternoon, as I was preparing dinner, I started the dough for three loaves of my Whole Wheat Oat Bran Bread, so it will be after 9:30 p.m. before the loaves are baked.

We grilled more Asiago Rounds tonight.