this is my all time favorite cookie recipe to bake for others; it’s a simple shortbread recipe with an added ingredient that makes it so very good. they’re sweet and a little salty and they have a great cookie crunch.arare are japanese rice crackers that you can find at most asian grocers.the kind used in this recipe though come from hawaii and they are almost impossible to find here on the mainland (but you can get it over there at freaking long’s drugs and walmart!!! go figure )fortunately i have friends who make the trip across the pacifc quite often, so they bring them back whenever i am in need.i did some googling and found that they can also be purchased online here and here.(but who wants to pay for shipping?!?).crushed sakura arare can also be used; it just doesn’t look as nice as the ones made with mini yakkos.

recipe

1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups mini yakko arare

 

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  preheat oven to 325º f.

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  sift together flour and baking soda.  set aside.

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  in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.  add vanilla, and continue to mix.  add flour mixture in two batches and mix until dough just starts to come together.  do not over mix!  fold in arare until evenly distributed.  cover with plastic wrap and chill for approximately 20 minutes.

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  working quickly, drop by the rounded teaspoonful onto a slightly greased cookie sheet (i use a silicone baking mat). 

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  bake for 15 – 18 minutes or until golden brown.  remove from oven and cool on cookie sheet for about 10 minutes. 

makes between 4 & 5 dozen cookies

ingredients

labor

finished product

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It’s an infestation.

My soldiers

I think they are in love.

You too can have an infestation.

Ingredients:

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  maraschino cherries with stem
  
  
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  sliced almonds
  
  
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  shortening
  
  
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  milk chocolate chip
  
  
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i cooked up the most delicious AND healthy chili the other day. all in less than thirty minutes. (rachel ray eat your heart out).. recipe is a tad bit modified from the original one i had discovered..

this is extremely easy to make. the whole pot of chili equals to less than 1700 calories. makes eight servings.. so we’re looking at a little over 200 calories per bowl.. and believe me, you can’t even tell. can’t beat that. it’s also very inexpensive to make.. altogether, the ingredients came out to a little over ten bucks.

turkey and black bean chili.

ingredients:
1 pound of ground turkey breast.
1 can (28 oz) of tomatoes, undrained (make sure to get the diced ones.)
1 jar (16 oz) of thick and chunky salsa.
2 cans (15 oz each) of black beans, rinse and drain these.
2 tbsp. of chili powder.
1 onion, diced.
1 bell pepper, diced.
1 tbsp. of crushed garlic.
(add whatever other vegetables you’d like..)

in a pot, drizzle a little olive oil to prevent the meat from sticking. cook until it’s no longer pink, stir frequently. add the remaining ingredients, mix, and bring to a boil on medium-high heat. let it simmer.. stir occasionally.. and wa-la!


can you see the smoke rising? mmm. cook baby, cook. damn, the pot looks messy.


tomorrows lunch. (the last of it ).. i love those ziploc containers. muhah. damn, this looks messy.. too. =X


and last, but not least.. add like half of a can (or the whole thing) of these bad boys in there for those of you who need some spice with it. chi chi’s jalapenos.. hah.. chi chi’s.. sounds like.. nevermind..

i forgot to buy saltine crackers so i crushed in a few ritz whole wheat ones. whatever works.

hope you enjoy. =]

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A recipe from Chef Tagorda

I’m no sure if I made it correctly since I’ve never had risotto before in my life. I wouldn’t know if I overcooked it or whatever. But it tasted absolutely delicious!

After the risotto and chicken, we finished our dinner with this…

Creme brulee. It’s nothing fancy but it was yummay!!!

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