Elegant Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Speculoos – Cinnamon Cookies

Speculoos is the golden spice cookie that comes wrapped in plastic and sits on the saucer of your espresso cup in nearly every cafe throughout the Hexagon. In the past decade, a single, plastic-wrapped speculoos has replaced the chocolate-dipped almond or malted milk ball that was the typical sweet treat alongside a cafe exprès. So, […]
Irish Brown Bread
You’ll love this nutty, whole-meal bread. You can get wholemeal from King Arthur And if you don’t have buttermilk on hand you can make an excellent facsimile by adding 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice to each 1 cup (250ml) whole milk. Let it sit for 15 minutes and voila!
Persimmon Bread

Spice Cookies on the Grill
Chocolate Chip Cookies
The French call these “coookieees” and almost every bakery offers them. These are the best you’ll ever taste…my humble opinion!
Chocolate Chip Cookies with a Difference
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES – – unbleached flour, baking powder, fine sea salt, cinnamon – optional, vanilla sugar, coconut oil (melted and cooled), vanilla extract, grain seed, or nut milk, 125ml, 52 to 70% chocolate chips, Preheat the oven to 375F (190C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.; Sift the dry ingredients onto a […]
FIG CROSTATA

FIG CROSTATA – – For the Pastry – Pasta Frolla: plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, unsalted butter (at room temperature, 105g), large eggs (at room temperature, separated), ½vanilla sugar, Pinch of fine sea salt, Zest of 1 lemon (minced), For the Figs:: green or black figs (hard stems trimmed, 750g), vanilla sugar, to 3honey, To […]
Chicken Pot Pie à la Francaise

Chicken Pot Pie à la Francaise – – recipe for Tender Tart Pastry, chicken stock (250ml), fresh bay leaf (or dried imported), black peppercorns, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, heavy cream (60ml), Salt and freshly ground black pepper, Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg, water (750ml), firm potatoes (such as Yukon Gold, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch […]