Tag Archives: Cookies

Oreo

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Erika

TKO’s : Thomas Keller’s ‘grown-up’ oreo cookies : salty chocolate cookies sandwiching a perfect white chocolate ganache cream Continue reading →

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VIENNESE SHORTBREAD

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Erika

SHORTBREAD : I have always liked butter…. but in small quantities – feeling that too much of a good thing overwhelms the pleasures of the palate. Unfortunately, when I was a little girl my grandfather did not share these sentiments, and when asked … Continue reading →

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SHORTBREAD

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Erika

SHORTBREAD : JUST CALL ME MELLOW YELLOW : Field Guide to Butter & Baking Recently I have been reading the book TASTE by Kate Colquhoun, in which she describes the creation of English butter as an accident! When people travelled, cream was stored … Continue reading →

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HOLLAND – Rotterdam, Amsterdam trip

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Erika

My NEW Dutch FOOD ADDICTION….   ROAD TRIP - ok that’s not 100% true as I took a plane, so it’s PLANE trip…  and that just doesn’t have the same ring now does it. Oh well.   Point being, I went to visit my brother in Holland … Continue reading →

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ALMOND COOKIES

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Erika

HONEY ALMOND COOKIES Leafing through my cookbooks in preparation for Christmas baking, I realised that cookie making really falls into three main categories: drop cookies cut-out cookies cylinder cookies DROP COOKIES: are those that require just a finger and a spoon, to drop small quantities … Continue reading →

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CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Erika

The perfect chocolate cookie : a chewy, chocolaty little piece of heaven Continue reading →

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SUGAR COOKIE

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Erika

SUGAR COOKIES : C is for cookie …. well that all depends on where you come from. In England & Australia B is for Biscuit and in Spain G is for Galletas, whereas in Italy they have a completely different range of names from amaretti … Continue reading →

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AMARETTI

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Erika

AMARETTI These well known Italian almond cookies, get their name from the Italian word ‘amaro’ meaning ‘bitter’ as they are made with bitter almonds & ‘etti’ indicating that they are small. Don’t be scared off, as most of you know, these cookies are anything but … Continue reading →

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GARIBALDI BISCUITS

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Erika

{KIP’S GARIBALDI BISCUITS} What’s in a name ….. While my uncles birth certificate reads ‘Nicholas Alliston’, very few people know this, and even fewer call him anything but Kip. A nickname he was given by my grandfather – a true gourmand, who … Continue reading →

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SIRAPSSNITTAR

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Erika

{SIRAPSSNITTAR} are very addictive buttery Swedish cookies, whose name translates to Sirap = Syrup/treacle Snitt = Cut, a logical name given that they are made with syrup and cut into squares when removed from the oven. I have baked 3 batches in the last 10 days … Continue reading →

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