Happy Thanksgiving!

Here at Rampton and Defay Orthodontics, we hope you have an enjoyable Thanksgiving with your friends and family. Remember to eat the foods that won't damage your braces. If you have anything to share with us (i.e. what you are thankful for, stories, pictures of Toothy the Turkey), feel free to post it on our Facebook page.

-Rampton and Defay Orthodontics

Braces Friendly Cookie Recipe

Here at Rampton and Defay Orthodontics we love tasty treats. We are positive you do too. However, not all food is good for our teeth or our braces. Here is a recipe for a batch of cookies that will go easy on your braces! Enjoy!

Marvelous Molasses Cookies
They smell wonderful even before baking, they melt in your mouth, and they never harden up. Yum - the best of gingerbread and ginger snaps in one!

    1 cup shortening
    1 cup brown sugar
    1 egg
    ½ tsp salt
    ½ cup molasses
    ½ cup warm water
    1 tsp baking soda
    1 tsp cinnamon
     ½ tsp ginger
      2 ½ cups flour
 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Baking time 11 minutes.
 
In a large bowl, combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, salt and molasses, using an electric mixer and beating until fluffy. Add cinnamon and ginger. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir the baking soda into the warm water; add water mixture to the molasses mixture alternately with the flour until well blended.
 
Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 11 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes about 4 dozen. Store in a covered container.

Check out this cooking website for more ideas on braces friendly recipes. 


Enjoy!


-Rampton and Defay Orthodontics

November Contest!

We are having a special Thanksgiving contest at the Rampton and Defay Office. You could be the lucky winner of a $50 gift card of your choice! It is simple to enter. We have provided a picture of Toothy the Turkey on our Facebook page and in our office. Just print off the picture or pick it up from our front desk and take a creative photo with it. Then post it on our Facebook page. The person with the most creative photo will win a $50 gift card of his or her choice. The winner will be announced on our Facebook page on November 30th.

(Make sure you "like" our Facebook page before you post your picture.)