It has been a while since I baked with the creative cookies Exchange. Things have been topsy turvy these past few months including but not limited to my blog being hacked by someone to spread malicious content through a wordpress plug in. As soon as Google notified me about the hack and possible malware distribution through my blog, I took the blog offline. Then my poor husband had to work relentlessly to debug it, find the malicious virus and bring the blog back online. Once that was done, a friend of the teen landed here to stay with us. And …
Lemon Hamantaschen #CreativeCookieExchange
Spring Traditions ! Everyone has them. All cultures across the world have a festival or a holiday to celebrate in spring. The warming up of the earth, reawakening of the forests, trees and rebirth of flowers and leaves. The promise of things to come and the lengthening of the days just fills people with hope. For my family the traditional spring holiday is the Navreh, the New Year. However we don’t have any cookies associated with the holiday. There is lot of food, a lot of family time, and new clothes. But sadly no cookies! So I borrowed the idea …
Cookie Dough Brownie and Cheesecake Bars #Creative Cookie Exchange
Are they cookies? Are they Brownies? Is it a cheesecake? These were the questions floating around the living room. No one was asking me, but the guessing game was on. Sometimes I let them wonder without telling them what I am up to. Seeing me make a batch of cookie dough, whip up cream cheese with eggs and mix a batch of eggs and chocolates, the spouse and the offspring were trying to guess what I was making. Usually I finish my baking before the kid gets home, so she can come home to a fresh batch of goodies and …
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bowls #Creative Cookie Exchange
Dear Pinterest, You sometimes fill me with misery. I must break up with you. It’s you, It’s not me. And I say that with all dignity I can muster up after an unhappy (disastrous) project. Many such projects if I had kept a count. So as beautiful as you look, and as enticing as you are – It’s over between us. Yes, you have been very useful when I have tried to look for inspiration and most of the projects have turned out ok. But it’s the projects that look nothing like you showed that hurt the most. And for …
Cherry and Chocolate Chip Scones #Creative Cookie Exchange
A quaint English cafe, scones with jam and clotted cream and some tea to sip. That’s how I had imagined my first tryst with the scone. It did happen exactly like I had imagined, only the quaint English cafe was right here in my neighborhood. I still go there, to drink a cup of tea and eat some scones and to chat with the Gentleman who owns the place. I don’t really remember what he says, for I always am engrossed in his oh so British accent! I only hope that if he ever asks me a question I am …
Millionaire Shortbread Bars #Creative Cookie Exchange
A dairy based caramel from France, A shortbread from Scotland and a name like Millionaire Shortbread Bars – Swooning yet? Although no one seems to know where it originated from, Millionaire shortbread bars are a treat worthy of those ‘supposed’ million calories. This month’s theme for Creative cookie Exchange was Caramel and I immediately thought of making Millionaire’s shortbread. I love anything caramel. I know I have said many times I don’t have a sweet tooth. But for caramel I always make an exception. These were cookies I was making for me. And so I was making the best use …