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Apple Crisp … still nostalgic about London & FBC!
This is a short crisp post about the apple crisp I made on my return from the UK last week. I am busy these days. Food, fun, festivities... and family!
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OAT, COCOA & WALNUT COOKIES…on-the-go-cookies!
“Which reminds me of a fortune cookie: you often find your destiny on the path you take to avoid it.”Hector Elizondo I wake up every morning to my mug of coffee and Garfield screams loudly in my face…FACE IT!! Nothing like getting the message loud and clear in the morning. What a way to begin my day, but I love this mug to bits. It’s been with me for almost 20 years; I picked it up from a high street shop in London years ago. I have been ‘facing it’. Had a back to school party for the kids when the vacations finally ended. Of course the vacations promptly got…
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OLIVE OIL BROWNIES with ROASTED ALMONDS…Mmmmm delicious!
“Chocolate is the only aroma-therapy I need.” Jasmine Heiler There was nothing for the kids school snack box, so I thought I’d do a batch of sandwiches. Of course, the teen vetoed my idea & looked decidedly deadpan at the very suggestion. Why do I bother asking? That set me thinking. Rummaging through my blog, I decided to make a batch of these olive oil brownies for them the next morning. Lined everything up on the counter, roasted the almonds, & wound up for the night. Was up early the next morning, as sleep abandoned me for some insane reason, & hit the kitchen. These brownies are a breeze to…
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Chocolate, Dried Cherry & Walnut Bar Cookies
“Will work for chocolate” Summer in North India has become a drag, & I can’t wait for better days to come. I’ve been desperate to bake but lack motivation. Everything is HOT, & I almost don’t need to switch on the oven to bake. Power outages rule our days with electricity more absent than present. The kids summer vacations in this entire region have been extended in view of the heat wave. The mayhem at home continues…& in the midst of this, I still want to bake…I had an old Martha Stewart recipe using oats & dried cherries jotted down on a scrap of paper. I found it a couple…
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WORLD OATMEAL COOKIES … with Dried Cranberries, Crystallised Ginger, Walnuts & Raisins
“I’ll feed them milk and cookies.”Brent Sutter I love a good oatmeal cookie. Had a bag of dates & thought I’d do a date & walnut something. Surfed the net for ages looking for something ‘cookie’ to make with dates & walnuts. Obviously & predictably, got hopelessly distracted, & ended up making these tasty morsels … without using dates of course! Not really sure if I would like dates in my cookies, I played around with ingredients in an old oatmeal cookie recipe I had. Ended up with these delish cookies, using some crystallised ginger & dried cranberries I had on hand. What I like about this recipe is that…
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NUT, SEED & RAISIN BISCOTTI…Preciously jeweled cookies!
“Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who decided to stand their ground.”Unknown Doing rounds of blogs is never easy when you have to run a regular life too, full of routine stuff like laundry, grocery & school trips galore. Junior goes to a new grade in another week, so half the days were scheduled with PTA’s, orientations, new books & uniforms etc. The past week has been even more hectic with the kids at home (Spring Break), & I’ve had little or no time to blog hop. One blog that I often attempt to stop at is Heidi @ 101 Cookbooks because it’s always got some…
