December 29, 2008

Banana-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Where is my Banana ? .. and where is all the Oatmeal ?..These and more are in my new cookie ! - another tasty cookie we love So much :) [larger photo]
Banana-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Banana-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
/fooddiary.blogsome.com עוגיות שיבולת שועל-בננה-שקד ושוקולד-מתכון בעברית

1 3/4 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened (I use only 100 gr)
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar (use less)
1/2 cup granulated sugar (use less)
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels
1 medium-sized ripe but firm banana, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 cup coarsely chopped whole almonds
H O W :Preheat the oven to 375 degree F. Lightly grease two baking sheets.

In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside

In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars at medium speed until combined, about 1 minute.

Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until blended. At low speed, add the flour mixture one-third at a time, mixing just until blended.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in the semisweet morsels, banan, and pecans (it’s all righ if the banana pieces get a little mashed).

Drop the dough by roudned tablespoonsful onto the prepared sheets, spacing the cookies 2 inches apart. Moisten your palm to prevent sticking and flatten the mounds of dought slightly.

Bake, one sheet at a time, for 11 to 13 minutes, until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom.
Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely.
Full recipe :
fooddiary.blogsome - thank you !Source: adapted from The Good Cookies by Tish Boyle

December 26, 2008

**Orange almond butter biscuits

Orange almond butter biscuits עוגיות תפוז שקדים וחמאה

Orange almond butter biscuits
 /Dan Lepard
 מתכון העוגיות המלא בעברית

These cookies are perfect to go with everything , also to give them away. We love them very much, one of the best cookies ever ! Makes about 35

200g unsalted butter
finely grated zest of two oranges
100g icing sugar
( plus extra to coat them )1 egg yolk
3 tsp vanilla extract
(yes, not less)30ml Cointreau or brandy
200g finely chopped blanched almonds
(I use less -only 150 gr)300g strong white flour (bread flour)1/2 tsp baking powderH O W :Beat the butter, zest and icing sugar until smooth and light then beat in the yolk, vanilla and Cointreau or brandy.

Stir in the almonds then add the flour and baking powder and work to a smooth dough.
Pinch nuggets of dough from the bowl, about the size of small unshelled walnut (20g each one ) and roll these between your hands to make smooth balls. They freeze well at this point.

Line a couple of baking trays with non-stick paper or foil then space the balls about 2 - 3 cm apart.
Heat the oven to 160C and bake for 30 minutes. Sift more icing sugar into a bowl, toss in the hot biscuits a 3-4 at a time so they coat then cool on a paper-lined tray with a little more icing sugar sieved over the top.
Thanks to Dan Lepard for his wonderful recipe !!!
 

December 25, 2008

The winter is here ! חורף בישראל

I was playing with my new nero photo snap viewer [Here is the PDF Booklet about this photo editor ]: Here is my rose before and after, but always with rain on it .It's cold and raining days and nights, here in Israel.. more new recipes soon ! Happy Holidays to you :-)







בן מלך שעשוי מאבנים טובות-שולי רנד
Here is Shuli Rand singing
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מתכונים ותמונות שייכים לבלוג האוכל של חנית ורן
בלוג אוכל~~בלוג מתכונים~~בלוג בישול ישראלי~~מאגר עשיר של מתכונים טעימים במיוחד שתמיד מצליחים.מתכוני גורמה ומתכונים ביתיים.מתכוני סבתא ואמא שכולם אוהבים
אתם מוזמנים לבקר בבלוג האוכל והאומנות שלנו הדובר עברית- לימון וג'ינג'ר משהו חדש וטעים- ובעברית

December 21, 2008

Toasted Oatmeal Bread לחם שבולת שועל קלויה

It'S getting colder each day now, still No rain in Israel for weeks ! ; It's too dry outside.On this weekend I've got into my small and warm kitchen and bake some new Breads and cookies.Everything was tasty ! more recipes and pictures will come very soon !- I can't wait, I hope you too can't wait :)
More about this new Bread , later.I have to take some rest ..

Toasted Oatmeal Bread


Toasted Oatmeal Bread
 /gather.com
 לחם שיבולת שועל קלויה-מתכון בעברית1 1/3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
3/4 c buttermilk
1/2 cup lukewarm water - I use more water ,added 5 TB water
2 TBSP softened butter = 30 gr
3 1/3 cups bread flour
1/4 c packed brown sugar - I use only 5 ts sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 egg beaten with 1 tsp water - I use the water only
H O W : Spread oats in a shallow backing pan and bake in a 350 degree for 15 -20 minutes or until light brown, stirring occasionally. Cool. - I use a dry fring pan NOT in the OVEN - few minutes were good.
Dissolve yeast into lukewarm water with pinch of suger, Set aside to bloom.
Sift together flour, salt. Mix in sugar and butter. Add in oats. Stir to mix.
Add milk and water/yeast. Stirring until dough pulls away from the edge of the bowl.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until elastic and smooth.
Put in the bowl coated in veg. oil.

Cover and place somewhere warm to rise until doubled.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and punch down with fist. Shape into a ball .

Place on parchment paper or cookie sheet and cover and place somewhere warm til doubled in size.
Use a serated knife and make small slits on top of loaf.
Brush top of dough gently with beaten egg/water mixture. -I brush the bread with water only.
Sprinkle with a light topping of quick oats.
Bake in 450F oven (230C) until the bottom sounds hollow when tapped. Approx. 30 minutes (32-33 min.) Should your loaf darken too much cover with foil til done.

Cool on wire rack.
Full recipe - Here



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December 9, 2008

My mom baked 2 cakes for my birthday ! עוגות יום הולדתי

Last week was my birthday .My mother made me the best cakes ever - two birthday cakes ,they were great. I think mom's cakes are beautiful too ! .Here are they:Two fresh yeast cakes,with the best filling inside .I'll ask my mom for the recipe, I promise.
These cakes were made for me with lot of love. "Wait until the cakes are getting cold" Mom told me, but I could not wait, I ate cakes more than I eat a lot of time,lot of Roses !
:-)






עוגות יום הולדת שאימי הכינה לי- בעברית


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בלוג אוכל~~בלוג מתכונים~~בלוג בישול ישראלי~~מאגר עשיר של מתכונים טעימים במיוחד שתמיד מצליחים.מתכוני גורמה ומתכונים ביתיים.מתכוני סבתא ואמא שכולם אוהבים

בלימון וג'ינג'ר יש הפתעות ! - רוצו לראות

December 6, 2008

Honey Roasted Pears, Chocolate Cookies with Oil, White Wine Taralli

We're still waiting the winter to come, there is No rain , the days are still warm (the nights are cool) , and there is no Extra water here at all . For a sweeter weekend here are 3 new and sweet recipes- we love them all .All about my birthday cakes (my mom made them for me ! ) -soon in a new post :)Eran Badinerie (Israel) - "Dreaming" מזל טוב לערן עם צאת אלבומו

3 Friday Market pics
1. Taralli all'Anice e Vino Bianco -Crispy Anise and White Wine Taralli Crispy Anise and White Wine Taralli
עוגיות יין איטלקיות-מתכון בעברית3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus extra as needed (=420 gr)
1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon anise seeds - I didn't add at all
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons dry white wine , plus extra as needed
½ cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
H O W :
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a mixer (like me) or by hand-
Sift the flour and baking powder together . Add the sugar and anise seeds and mix well.

Add the wine and olive oil, and knead gently until a dough forms. If a dough does not form, knead more vigorously. Depending on the protein content of your flour, you may need to add a little more wine if the dough is dry or a little more flour if the dough is sticky.

Cut into walnut-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a tight ball in the palms of your hands, then roll each ball into a thin log (about 1/8-inch thick) on an unfloured counter. Shape each log into a spiral with overlapping ends.

Arrange on the prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart, and bake in the preheated oven 10 minutes, or until golden on the bottom and just barely crisp. The taralli will harden as they cool so do not overbake them. Cool on a rack, store in an airtight tin, and enjoy. Makes about 80 taralli .
Full recipe

2. (White) Chocolate Chip Cookies - Crispy and Wonderful !! White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Oil
 עוגיות בריאות - מתכון בעברית
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar - I use only 1/2 cup
3/4 cup sugar - I use only 1/2 cup
2 large eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon fine salt - I use only 1/2 ts
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips or chunks - I use 180 gr white chocolate chips
4 ounces dried cranberries (or dried cherries )
H O W :
Preheat to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone sheets.

Whisk the sugars, eggs, oil, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.

Whisk the flours, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon; take care not to overmix. Stir in the chocolate chips or chunks and dried fruit.

Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared pans. Wet hands slightly and roll the dough into balls. Space the cookies about 2 inches apart on the pans. Bake until golden but still soft in the center, about 12 to 14 minutes, depending on how chewy or crunchy you like your cookies. Transfer hot cookies with a spatula to a rack to cool. Serve.
Full recipe Food network

3. Sweet Wine Honey Roasted Pears -So easy to make !

Sweet Wine Honey Roasted Pears אגסים אפויים -מתכון בעברית
4 firm-ripe pears
1 Tbs. unsalted butter, softened =15 gr
2 Tbs. plus 2 tsp. honey
1/2 cup sweet dessert wine - I use Muscat

H O W :
Heat the oven to 375°F.
Peel, halve, and core the pears.
Smear the butter over the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish or small roasting pan. Set the pear halves cut side down in the dish.

Drizzle 1 tsp. of honey over each pear half. Pour in the sweet wine. Roast for 40 min. Remove the dish from the oven and, using pot holders, tilt the dish so the juices pool in one corner.
With a spoon, baste each pear with some of the juices. Continue to roast until the juices cook down to a glazy consistency and the pears are very tender and take on a light toasted color, another 15 to 20 min. Lift up the cut side of a pear; it should look nicely caramelized.
Turn off the oven and leave the pears in the oven to keep warm until serving time (the liquid will continue to thicken and the pears will brown a bit more).

If the juices have completely evaporated at serving time, add a Tbs. or two of hot water to the pan and swirl to recreate a syrupy glaze. Drizzle the glaze over each pear. Serve warm and pass a pitcher of heavy cream to pour over. Leftovers are good eaten at room temperature or warmed gently.
From Fine Cooking 76, pp. 18 -January 1, 2006-
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December 3, 2008

Artwork We Love אמנות משובחת

Romeo and Juliet

Photographed by Annie Leibovitz
"Love of a Lifetime" has been edited for Style.com; the complete story appears in the December 2008 issue of Vogue ,here is The Slideshow
 

Francis A Willey
Francis A Willey: "Forbidden Fruit" - Photography Black and White, 2008 Francis A Willey: "Loves Mystery" - Photography Black and White, 2008 Francis A Willey: "Sonnet" - Photography Black and White, 2008 Francis A Willey: "The Betrothal" - Photography Black and White, 2007 Francis A Willey: "Chrysta Bell" - Photography Black and White, 2006 +more of his Artwork
 

Alexandra Kruglyak
Alexandra Kruglyak: "Secret kiss" - Painting Acrylic, 2006 Alexandra Kruglyak: "Madonna after Da Vinci" - Painting Oil, 2003 Alexandra Kruglyak: "Blue and pink" - Painting Acrylic, 2004 Alexandra Kruglyak: "Still life with lemons" - Painting Acrylic, 2001Alexandra Kruglyak: "Still life with red" - Painting Acrylic, 2007 Alexandra Kruglyak: "Dahlias" - Painting Oil, 2001Alexandra Kruglyak: "Red cherries" - Painting Acrylic, 2007 Alexandra Kruglyak: "Pink beauty" - Painting Acrylic, 2007 Alexandra Kruglyak: "Nefertiti" - Painting Oil, 2005
 

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