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SUNFLOWER OATMEAL COOKIES…HAPPINESS IN A COOKIE!
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do. “ Helen Keller I LOVE baking, which is quite obvious I’m sure…& baking sometimes seems to be the best escape for me. Even when I’ve been run ragged, rushing the kids up & down & across town, doing grocery, laundry & every other silly thing under the sun, I come back home & am always ready for some baking therapy. Found some lovely sunflowers growing at a friend’s place, & couldn’t resist the offer to take a few. So home I came, clutching a pretty buncha flowers in giddy excitement. Sunflowers just do this…
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A PARTY FOR A POPPET…FRUIT GALETTE TARTS
“Sing a song of Birthdays Full of fun and cheer, And may you keep on having them For many a happy year.” Author Unknown Sitting waiting for the cream to come by…yum yum yum!! All dressed up for the party… it’s the BIG 1 !! The head was dizzy with a heady mix of poppet, party & France. An eclectic mix of thoughts, while enjoying the delectable success of my rustic Peach & Plum Galette , set me thinking. Had to make something for Dhhangit’s sweet little poppet, Mayumi, who is about to turn 1. Dhhangit has the cutest little baby girl, & this loving Mum has called out a…
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BAKE-a-CAKE with the DARING BAKERS
“Non-cooks think it’s silly to invest two hours’ work in two minutes’ enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.”Julia Child This month’s challenge is being posted on a sad note. Lis, one of the co-founders of Daring Bakers posted this on the 21st, “One of our own, Sher, of What Did You Eat?, passed away yesterday morning of a sudden heart attack. Sherry was an active blogger and her posts were always a joy to read. She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful woman, a devoted wife, mother and good friend.You can read a lovely tribute to her by one of her closest friends, Glenna, HERE.We’re going…
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MIXED BERRY & NUT CLUSTERS….Cookies, Cake & CLICK
“If life is a bowl of cherries, then what am I doing in the pits?”Erma Bombeck Mixed Berry & Nut Clusters Aaaaaaaargh…it’s just another of those days when time begins to run out on you even before morning has nicely broken!! Day before was a busyish day. I made cookies out of dried berries & I made chocolate chocolate-chip muffins from Nigella’s recipe @ Food network…asking for trouble to tell you the truth! The muffins were not nice at all, so not worthy of being posted. Had my dear friend’s kids over from Ukraine, so then made chocolate morsel cookies too. The kids are complete chocolate addicts & will not…
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PISTACHIO OLIVE OIL BROWNIES…Tried, tested & true!
“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” La Rochefoucauld Pistachio Olive Oil Brownies…the healthy choice & TRUE!! I made these yummy brownies & I made them with olive oil!! Believe it or not…they were scrumptious. If you are looking for butter laden, rich, dense brownies then these are not for you. But, if indulgence & counting calories are your kind of conflicting inclination, then these are right up your alley!! Was surfing the net a few days ago & found this very interesting sounding brownie recipe…interesting because they were brownies made with olive oil accompanied by a stunning picture by Sabra @ Cookbook Catchall. The…
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SOUTHWARD BOUND & BACK…Captivated in Chennai!
“On vacations: We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings.”Erma Bombeck Are back from Chennai down in the South of India, where it was baking hot…& yet we had a great time. For me, obviously anything to do with baking had to be good!!! Thanks to great leads from Arundathi @ My Food Blog, Rachel @ Tangerines Kitchen & Divya @ Easy Cooking, all wonderful Chennai bloggers, I knew just where to head. Arundathi has pre-warned me that kids in Chennai for 1 week was asking for trouble! Spot on…but we…