Food. Recipes. Fire bad, tree pretty.
Just got back from the farm after a difficult, dark, stormy drive, and I'm feeling drained from the whole week. But food makes things better, right? When it's for other people, most definitely.
For caerwynx:
(From here.)
Oatmeal Cookie Bars with Chocolate Icing
Ingredients:
* 1 cup butter
* 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 2 egg yolks
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 cup rolled oats
* 6 ounces milk chocolate bars or morsels
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preparation:
Cream 1 cup butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Add flour and rolled oats and mix well. Spread in a greased and floured 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. cool for 10 minutes.
Melt chocolate bars or morsels with the 2 tablespoons of butter. Spread over cooled cookie layer; sprinkle with chopped nuts. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares.Makes 48 cookies.
The first time I made these, I doubled the recipe and it made lots and lots of bars. Even though I decreased the sugars a bit and increased the oats, it still made a very rich little bar. The hardest part is spreading the chocolate evenly, so expect to get chocolatey fingers.
Since I'm talking about food, taking a cue from caerwynx I made bacon chocolate-chip cookies for my brother's birthday. For the preparation and cooking of the bacon, I had to wear latex gloves and open all the doors and windows, and I didn't taste the finished product, but I was assured by several parties that they're very good -- not "bacony" tasting, but a little different, with a bit of a "toffee" flavor. Here's a photo of the candied bacon cooking, to prove that I accomplished this feat.
I also prepared the Christmas pudding this weekend. It's not a low-effort or inexpensive undertaking, so I hope it's good! I think it will be, at least to me. At the very least, as long as the brandy lights properly and doesn't cause any accidents while I'm serving it, the flames will make it look impressive. Nothing like bringing something to the table on fire.
For caerwynx:
(From here.)
Oatmeal Cookie Bars with Chocolate Icing
Ingredients:
* 1 cup butter
* 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 2 egg yolks
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 cup rolled oats
* 6 ounces milk chocolate bars or morsels
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preparation:
Cream 1 cup butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Add flour and rolled oats and mix well. Spread in a greased and floured 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. cool for 10 minutes.
Melt chocolate bars or morsels with the 2 tablespoons of butter. Spread over cooled cookie layer; sprinkle with chopped nuts. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares.Makes 48 cookies.
The first time I made these, I doubled the recipe and it made lots and lots of bars. Even though I decreased the sugars a bit and increased the oats, it still made a very rich little bar. The hardest part is spreading the chocolate evenly, so expect to get chocolatey fingers.
Since I'm talking about food, taking a cue from caerwynx I made bacon chocolate-chip cookies for my brother's birthday. For the preparation and cooking of the bacon, I had to wear latex gloves and open all the doors and windows, and I didn't taste the finished product, but I was assured by several parties that they're very good -- not "bacony" tasting, but a little different, with a bit of a "toffee" flavor. Here's a photo of the candied bacon cooking, to prove that I accomplished this feat.
I also prepared the Christmas pudding this weekend. It's not a low-effort or inexpensive undertaking, so I hope it's good! I think it will be, at least to me. At the very least, as long as the brandy lights properly and doesn't cause any accidents while I'm serving it, the flames will make it look impressive. Nothing like bringing something to the table on fire.