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Cookies

Hamantashen

7 March 2012 Cookies
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The Jewish festival of Purim falls on 8 March and one of the traditional things to make, and eat, are these little triangular cookies that are filled with a sweet centre. A hamantash supposedly symbolises the defeated enemy of the Jewish people, resembling the hat or ears of Haman (depends who you talk to), the [...]

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Fotelje {couches}

29 February 2012 Cookies
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This little treat is something I grew up with and have fond memories of enjoying when I was very young. I still remember the time I was around 10 years old when visiting my brothers god parents house and sneaking into one of the rooms that was used primarily as cake and cookie storage. Talk [...]

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Sekerpare

25 August 2011 Cookies
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I’m not quite sure why but I’ve been going through a bit of a cookie phase lately and just can’t get enough of them. There are virtually endless varieties from all over the world and when I came across a recipe for these little sweeties in a cookbook at Matee Turkish restaurant in Newtown I [...]

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Wattleseed lusikkaleivät

18 August 2011 Cookies
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When I first saw a recipe for these little cookies I could tell by the quantity of butter and its simple ingredients list it was very much like a shortbread (leivät means breads), sandwiched with marmalade. The recipe couldn’t be easier and as many a Fin may scoff at my addition of the native Australian [...]

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Is all coffee in Paris crap?

26 September 2010 Cookies

I need some help, big time. I’m sitting here in our rented Paris apartment rubbing my belly after a delicious lunch yet I’m craving a coffee made by someone who knows how to use an espresso machine. Paris, you’re a wonderful city and I always love visiting but you need to learn a thing or [...]

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Citrus spice cookies

6 April 2010 Cookies
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I don’t mind a cookie now and then. Actually, more like a platefull with a glass of milk. Very satisfying. After coming across this recipe online I was inspired to create my own version. The zesty sugary crust really makes these little babies shine. citrus spice cookies Original recipe by hnf ingredients 1/2 cup sugar [...]

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Black + white cookies

5 January 2010 American
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The humble black + white cookie. A native New Yorker can probably tell a lot from a person just by watching them eat one of these addictive cookies. Black or white? What do you bite into first? Do you eat down the middle? I am far from being a New Yorker. A week in the metropolis doesn’t [...]

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