GINGER SNAP COOKIES ......

HI!!   yep  been a looooong time.....but here we are....and with a very simple cookie recipe, old fashioned ginger snaps ....


INGREDIENTS:

90 grams of real butter
1/3 cup of golden syrup (115 g)
1/3 cup brown sugar (75 g)
1 1/3 cups plain flour (200 g)
3/4 teaspoon bi carb soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves...or 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice


METHOD:

preheat oven to 170 C
line baking tray
Stir butter..sugar...and golden syrup on low heat in saucepan till melted
Remove from heat
stir in sifted dry ingredients...
cool for a minute or 2..
roll into heaped teaspoon sized balls
put on lined tray...flatten with a fork
Bake for approx. 15 minutes...depending of course on your oven...

They will harden as cooled...to a snappy like consistency  :)  Putting them in the fridge speeds up the process....
I made approx. 16 cookies....

Go ahead make some..... have a munch.....  Its all good....till next time!

GOLD.....

All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down, you can make it right
And that makes you larger than life....

a lil Backstreet Boys this morn... a few lines of awesomeness...oh yeah....
and dare I say it...another perfect day... another gold inspired piece of perfection...
This day rocks!....

A QUICKIE......

 

HI!!  Spring is here...at last at last!!...but I'm not here to ramble on...Have a few travels coming up, blogging nirvana!...but today one of my favourite quotes.....

TO THE MIND THAT IS STILL...THE WHOLE UNIVERSE SURRENDERS.... Lao Tzu

See...just a quickie....short and sweet....sometimes that's all that is needed...  :)

Kerry

FRUIT AND NUT BARS.....

 

 

I made these this morning... simple..wholesome and delicious!  The sun is still beaming brightly...skies ever so blue!  Its been brilliant here.  Onto the recipe...

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups whole rolled  oats
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon bi carb
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
dash vanilla extract
125 grams real butter
1/2 cup of honey
2 cups of a mixture of... sunflower  seeds..nuts. pecans.....dried fruit . cranberries...dried apricots....coconut ect....whatever you wish!

I used walnuts...sunflower seeds..mixed fruit and coconut..

METHOD:

combine all your dry ingredients in bowl

melt the butter and honey in a saucepan till just  boiling...turn off the heat...cool for a minute...then plonk in your  vanilla
add to the dry ingredients.  Mix till thoroughly combined....pour into a lined slice tray. Bake at 180 celcius for approx. 30 minutes......or until golden brown. sit in tin till cooled it will firm right up......  melted chocolate if you desire...but they are awesome with....so go ahead!!  indulge...  when chocolate is set...cut into pieces...and munch!

Store in the fridge in an airtight container......they stay crunchy that way...

That was easy!  Its sunday here... so onwards I go into the day!.......

ITS NEARLY SPRING!

HIHO!!   popping by to say HI!....I've cut back on the baking...well it is that time of the year...spring nearly here...  lol....I'm bursting at the seams with expectations of the coming months...new grandchild on the way...warmer weather...plenty to grow and gather...places I want to see... More trips to take...Ill blog them this time!  Last summer went by so quick!

The sun has been beaming down for several days now...oh soooo delightful...after the longest greyest cloudiest winter I can ever remember....hasn't been cold...just not blue! A gals gotta have the blue skies...planted a sunflower yesterday in a pot...yup...just one....and some roma tomatoes...nothing like the taste of home grown tomatoes...produce has to have soul!  and love.... ok folks....short one ...have a most fantabulous day!...and don't forget to smile!   Its all good!

LIGHT FRUIT CAKE....

 

 

 

Monday..start of a brand new week....yesterday I made a light, very tasty fruit cake...now its more cakey than a traditional fruit cake..and oh so easy!

INGREDIANTS:

350 grams dried mixed fruit.
2 cups black tea
1/2 cup brown sugar
125 grams butter
1 egg (free range)
1 1/2 cups of  organic SR flour
1/2 teaspoon Bi CARB
teaspoon each of mixed spice..cinnamon..ground ginger.
dash vanilla concentrate.
150 mls water

METHOD:

In a bowl  pour tea over your mixed fruit....let soak for several hours...till all plump and nice.

drain the fruit...and discard the liquid.

In a saucepan add the fruit, butter, sugar, spices  and  150 ml water. Bring to boil...then turn of heat
add 1/2 teaspoon of bi carb...let cool...

add  the beaten egg and vanilla....sift flour and add...  stir  till well combined.

Pour into well greased loaf tin...or whatever takes your fancy...I used a small loaf tin...

Into the pre heated  oven it goes at 170 degrees Celsius  for  well...you know what...I didn't take note of that!!...  :)

until a knife comes out clean...45 minutes or so...just guessing there!

I'm not one for exact measurements or cooking times...and everything seems to work out just fine!

Cold , spread with real butter...hmmm yum!

as for the spices...your own combination and whatever you like really....no set rules .

Ill be back soon with another recipe...but boy am I itching for spring! the sunshine...the flowers... the warmer weather...not that its cold here in sunny Queensland...but my legs need to see the light of day!

Till next time...!!

WHATS IN SEASON...JULY

Back so soon!...

I'm very dedicated to fresh food..green living..and doing whats best for the body..and planet.  I was wandering around the web...and thought hmmm...we all need to know whats fresh now..because these days we seem to be able to get everything...whether in season or not...and I for one don't like to eat produce that's been stored covered in a chemical concoction..out of cold storage!

FRUIT:
cumquats, grapefruit, lemons, limes, mandarins, nashi, oranges, rhubarb, tamarillo, tangelos.

NUTS:
Hazelnuts.

 

VEGETABLES:

Asian greens, beetroot, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbages, cauliflower, carrots, celery, celeriac, fennel, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, kohlrabi (green), kohlrabi (red), leek, olives, onions, parsnips, pumpkins, silver beet, spinach, spring onions, swedes, turnips.

 

HERBS:

Bay leaf, parsley, mint, rosemary, thyme, chives, oregano, marjoram, sage, bronze fennel, dill, fennel, garlic, whitlof, coriander.

 

 

I found the list on the Victorian Farmers Association website...

 

I cant wait for spring...I have seeds galore from Eden Seeds....link over the side there  :)...heirloom seeds...from dedicated home growers....

 

and on that note...I will say adieu!