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south american cookies
These brandy filled, almond flaked treats are really something else. Apparently a common pastry in South America, these Alfajores are available at the gorgeous Spanish stall at the local Tamahere...
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homestyle shrewsbury’s & reminiscing
Recently I have been reflecting, remembering, reminiscing. It’s funny how when life starts to get away on you and time seems to zoom by, that you start to reflect. Perhaps I feel nostalgic about...
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Double Chocolate Chili Brownie Cookies
Double Chocolate Chili Brownie Cookies Warning: These are hot! I mean it when I say keep a glass of milk nearby. You’ll need a sip for every bite, if your chili powder is anything as hot as ours....
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a day of afghani activity
I made afghan biscuits today for my new Canadian friends. An Afghan biscuit is a traditional New Zealand biscuit made from cocoa powder, butter, flour and cornflakes, topped with chocolate icing and a...
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chocolate chunk {chickpea} cookie pie
Before leaving New Zealand, we were warned of the “northern 20″ – the tendency for ‘southerners’ to gain 20 pounds (10kg) when they move to such a small, isolated, cold community in the North. Although...
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chocolate chip cookies {for my love}
Sometimes the best way to say I love you is through cookies. Fresh, chunky, chewy cookies, packed with bittersweet chocolate, scented with caramel from copious amounts of brown sugar and lightened with...
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{kidney bean} marathon cookies
Heidi of 101 Cookbooks created these bean filled cookies for her husband to enjoy after finishing the San Fransisco marathon. I for one think associating cookies with running is a fine idea. Now I...
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cranberry & pistachio biscotti
A biscotto (singular term for biscotti) is always light and always crisp. It stores for weeks at a time and is perfect for when you need a crunch. They say we crave crunchy when we are bored. Pretty...
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super rich chocolate temptations
As a food photographer, when an urge for a shoot arises, something must be baked. A childhood favourite – Super Rich Chocolate Temptations. Mama used to make these all the time, using craisins (dried...
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carrot & oat cookies
The true cold of the northern winter was embraced by Norman Wells last week. Outside, with the wind chill, it was -50˚C. We joked about such temperatures before we moved here! And we laughed. We even...
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carrot cake cookie-wiches
Let me tell you about Soma Cafe, the space in which I currently spend my workweek. I’ve been doing this cafe for close to 2 months now. The rose tinted glasses have gone, but it still brings great...
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spiced apple cake cookie’wiches {with browned butter}
It seems Jesse and I complain an awful lot about being out of our comfort zone (Fresh veggies are so expensive! Our families are so far away! The midnight sun makes it hard to sleep!). We went through...
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pomegranate white chocolate pistachio cookies
It’s almost time to think about Christmas. The neighbourhood we are living in has fully embraced the season, with late night festive shopping and decorations on the main street. Last night we bundled...
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lemon crinkle cookies
Crinkle cookies. They’re quite a thing on the blog world, especially around this time of year where cookie tins are being stuffed full as groups of women (I stereotype – do men do cookie exchanges?)...
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banana oatmeal cookies
It’s been a jungle of change for us recently. Over the last few months we have packed up our lives, moved city, travelled to New Zealand (me), lived in a hotel for 6 weeks straight (Jesse), started new...
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The steady escalation in the day’s light is intoxicating. No longer do I need lights on the bike for the morning cycle to work! No longer are our evenings spent curled up indoors! If there is one thing...
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It’s nearing the time for Christmas cookie swaps. A rarity in New Zealand, these such swaps are common here in Canada. Although it’s a fantastic way to fill the Christmas tins in the lead up to holiday...
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