Work has been crazy, starting the month organizing and working at EAT Vancouver. And we're planning to open a new store on the North Shore in the fall, so there is lots of planning going on. I'll be getting to help a lot with the set up of the store, so I'm really looking forward to it.
We had a wonderful visit home for Mother's Day weekend. Got to spend some time with Aaron & Michelle. Spent lots of time with my parents, which doesn't usually happen because my Mum usually works weekends. And I made sugar cookies with my nieces. Talia remembered all the steps, after making them for the first time at Christmas. And was even rolling the dough out herself! Total baking prodigy!
We've been trying to make the most of our weekends by getting an early start to our days - by early I mean about 5:30-6am. Enjoying the outdoors before the rest of the city wakes.
On the cookie topic - I can not believe how much butter, flour and vanilla I've gone through in the past 5 months! It's crazy! I guess the cookies aren't entirely to blame - I've made a few strawberry rhubarb crumb pies. This month I dug back through the Joy the Baker archives, with mixed results. And I made my first Martha Stewart recipe, which is kind of hard to believe.
Week 18 - Salted Chocolate & Vanilla Cookies, via Joy the Baker - baked for 9 minutes, made 32 cookies
These cookies are a bit of work, but totally worth it. They are a cross between a shortbread and sugar cookie, and the best of both worlds - chocolate & vanilla. I used vanilla extract, because I couldn't justify using 1/4 of a vanilla bean, but I'm sure that would add even more depth of flavour.
Week 19 - Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Muscavado, via Flora Shedden- baked for 11 minutes, made 13 cookies
I've been looking for more recipes to use up my muscavado sugar, so when I saw these I knew I had to try them. The first thing we thought when we tasted these was Chips Ahoy! I'm not sure what gave them that flavour, maybe the muscavado, but I have never made a chocolate chip cookie that tasted so similar to Chips Ahoy.
I've been looking for more recipes to use up my muscavado sugar, so when I saw these I knew I had to try them. The first thing we thought when we tasted these was Chips Ahoy! I'm not sure what gave them that flavour, maybe the muscavado, but I have never made a chocolate chip cookie that tasted so similar to Chips Ahoy.
Week 20 - Flourless Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies, via Joy the Baker - baked for 10-11 minutes, made 17 cookies
I was intrigued by these cookies because they only used 4 ingredients. I used both berry jam on some and fig jam on a few. However, they weren't totally successful. I found them too sugary, probably due to the lack of flour. And I haven't made many thumbprint cookies, so I'm not sure if I made the divot too deep, or put too much jam in, or what. But half of my cookies ended up with holed in the centres, completely buckling under the jam. I think for my next thumbprint cookies I'll try something with a bit more stable dough.
I was intrigued by these cookies because they only used 4 ingredients. I used both berry jam on some and fig jam on a few. However, they weren't totally successful. I found them too sugary, probably due to the lack of flour. And I haven't made many thumbprint cookies, so I'm not sure if I made the divot too deep, or put too much jam in, or what. But half of my cookies ended up with holed in the centres, completely buckling under the jam. I think for my next thumbprint cookies I'll try something with a bit more stable dough.
Week 21 - Dark Chocolate Sour Cherry Cookies, via Martha Stewart - baked for 10 minutes, *half recipe made 20 cookies
Dried cherries are one of my favourite things, so when I came across this recipe I had to try it. They turned out a bit thicker than pictured. But they are intensely chocolately, and the cherries add a perfect brightness.
Not much planned for June yet. Just a visit home for the girls' dance show, and Father's Day. And maybe a bit of sprucing up around the apartment.
I know there is lots going on in all your lives, would love to hear about it!
Sending love,
Xo, A
Dried cherries are one of my favourite things, so when I came across this recipe I had to try it. They turned out a bit thicker than pictured. But they are intensely chocolately, and the cherries add a perfect brightness.
Not much planned for June yet. Just a visit home for the girls' dance show, and Father's Day. And maybe a bit of sprucing up around the apartment.
I know there is lots going on in all your lives, would love to hear about it!
Sending love,
Xo, A
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