I was reading something about Spring Breakers yesterday and decided to watch the notorious Kids, which script was written by Harmony Korine. I remember all the fuss created by the movie when it was released many years ago and now that I have seen it I know it was only because of its “controversial” subject, not because it’s any good. It’s a poor movie, uncomfortable to watch and completely
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Showing posts with label dried cranberries. Show all posts
Christmas torrone and a very overrrated movie
I was reading something about Spring Breakers yesterday and decided to watch the notorious Kids, which script was written by Harmony Korine. I remember all the fuss created by the movie when it was released many years ago and now that I have seen it I know it was only because of its “controversial” subject, not because it’s any good. It’s a poor movie, uncomfortable to watch and completely
Christmas rocky road + two out-of-this-world performances
Days ago, thanks to wonderful people who post movies on the Internet (thank you so much!), I could finally watch Behind the Candelabra and what an excellent movie it is: I expected something good because, well, it is a movie directed by Steven Soderbergh, but it turned out to be so much more than what I’d expected because of Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. I could never have thought Douglas
CRANBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!!
Ingredients:
3/4 c. salted butter, softened
3/4 c. brown sugar (I used dark brown)
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. bittersweet chocolate chips-Ghirardelli
1/2c. dried cranberries
1/2c. white chocolate chips
(Use some extra chips/cranberries to press in immediately after coming out of the oven.)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment.
2. Beat butter and sugars till creamy. Add egg and vanilla.
3. Add flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Fold in chocolate chunks & cranberries.
4. Using a cookie scoop drop dough onto sheet. Mine baked about 14 minutes but check the time depending on the size. They should be lightly brown. The tops do not really brown so don't over bake.
5. Remove and push in a few extra chips/cranberries. I got about 20 cookies from this recipe.
RECIPE ADAPTED FROM APPLE A DAY
and Sally's baking addiction
Oatmeal maple cookies + a book I never finished reading
I was reading a friend’s blog post about books when I suddenly felt a pang of guilt - I felt guilty because I love to read but haven’t read anything in months because of a book that I started reading but never finished.
It all began last year after I watched the first trailer for “The Great Gatsby” – I deciced to read the book before the movie got released. And then I tried reading it. Many,
Chocolate brownies with dried cranberries
I have been making brownies quite frequently lately - they are easy and quick to put together, delicious, everyone loves them, and I don't need to wait for the butter to soften to prepare a batch, which makes them perfect for immediate baking urges. I'd had an eye on Paul Hollywood's brownies for a while, but I was out of dried cranberries and kept thinking that they would be the first thing I
Maple-iced fruity Advent bread
Trying the lime and coconut flavor combo both in cookie and cake form was not the end of my testing around: the apricot, cranberry and golden raisin trio worked out so beautifully in oatmeal cookie form that I thought it would be wonderful to use it again, this time in a yeasted treat: this delicious bread, with a hint of cardamom, comes from one of the best cookbooks I’ve ever bought – and
CRANBERRY DOUBLE CHIPPERS!
Ingredients:
3/4 c. salted butter, softened
3/4 c. brown sugar (I used dark brown)
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. bittersweet chocolate chips-Ghirardelli
1/2c. dried cranberries
1/2c. white chocolate chips
(Use some extra chips/cranberries to press in immediately after coming out of the oven.)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment.
2. Beat butter and sugars till creamy. Add egg and vanilla.
3. Add flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Fold in chocolate chunks & cranberries.
4. Using a cookie scoop drop dough onto sheet. Mine baked about 14 minutes but check the time depending on the size. They should be lightly brown. The tops do not really brown so don't over bake.
5. Remove and push in a few extra chips/cranberries. I got about 20 cookies from this recipe.
RECIPE ADAPTED FROM APPLE A DAY
and Sally's baking addiction
Cranberry apricot oatmeal cookies and a question
I do love cookies – and you know that – and oatmeal cookies are really favorites of mine: besides being delicious there’s a whole “I’m eating something healthy” vibe behind them. :D
These, from one of my latest cookbook acquisitions (a very good one, by the way), have a touch of spices (yum) and three kinds of dried fruit (yum, yum): the cinnamon, ginger and cloves turn them into an even
Nougat flavored financiers
I might have been oh, so brave facing the heat and making pastry anyway but that, folks, was pretty much it: when it came to making nougat I gave up. :S However, that doesn’t mean I can’t have a nougat flavored baked good, right? When I looked at the egg whites left from making the eggnog frosting I instantly thought of financiers, and the candied orange zest left from the panforte inspired me
Fruit mince muffins with eggnog icing
Eggnog is not part of Brazilian Christmas celebrations but everything I’ve made so far flavored as the drink turned out delicious, the sablé rounds and Flo Braker’s cake being my favorites –therefore, I bookmarked Rachel Allen’s muffins the minute I saw them on the book. This fantastic recipe is a keeper, not only because the delicious muffins match eggnog and fruit mince, flavors I love, but
Peanut butter granola + Woody Allen and Larry David
A couple of nights ago I was on my couch, watching “House M.D.” and being horrified by the fact that a child almost as tall as me was wearing diapers on that episode when the reminder for "Whatever Works" appeared on my screen; after watching the movie I thanked the Universe for putting Woody Allen and Larry David together – the witty text, perfectly performed by the fantastic David and a very
Dried cranberry shortbread + Tilda
There are things one just knows without the need of much explanation – one just feels it. I haven’t, to this day, watched “The King’s Speech” but I know, deep down in my heart, that its winning of the Best Picture Award last year was so, so wrong. And I know that because I’ve seen five of the movies that were nominated with it – if the world were a fair place that would never have happened. And
Holiday biscotti + Nicolas Winding Refn
I cannot wait for “Drive” to arrive here but the first time I ever heard of Nicolas Winding Refn was when he got a prize in Cannes this year; since I am a very curious creature I looked him up at IMDb, which got me to “Bronson”; now I cannot wait to watch two movies from that director. :)
And because I am a very curious creature I do not know why it took me so long to try biscotti for the
White chocolate, cranberry and strawberry rocky road
I’ve been meaning to make these rocky road bars forever: when I saw so many delicious ingredients combined I knew the candy would be great. And it really was (not to mention how ridiculously easy this recipe is).
I have the same feeling about “Carnage”: so many great actors directed by Polanski. It has got to be good. Too bad I’ll have to wait a while to find out. ;)
White chocolate,
Pear and cranberry muffins with cinnamon pecan topping
Some people change their names, then something goes wrong along the way and they have to change them back to what they were before. It happens.
So you can continue to call me “The Apple Crazy Lady” even though I’ve been baking with pears nonstop (there’s still a lot to come aside from these delicious and very tender muffins). ;)
Pear and cranberry muffins with cinnamon pecan topping
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Apple cranberry croustade with cornmeal crust and another childhood favorite
Because I’ve been on a nostalgic mood lately, I bought an insane amount of Granny Smith apples last week – they were my favorite apples growing up (actually, they’re still are), and would lose only to strawberries in a favorite fruit contest. My dad used to find it quite funny that I loved something that tart as a kid – maybe it was a sign of the sour future to come in terms of flavor
Lemon cranberry madeleines and being repetitive
I don’t mean to sound like a broken record, but I have to bring this subject up again: not only is “Love Lost” an amazing song but its video is equally wonderful – click here and then tell me if you agree with me. Or not (just so you know it, I’m a complete sucker for music videos). ;)
And speaking of being repetitive, I’m bringing lemon madeleines back – with dried cranberries, this time.
Apple cranberry muffins and good/bad decisions
There are moments in life when we make certain decisions because they seem so right, but in the end they are incredibly wrong – I’ve watched “Water for Elephants” and I’m sure Christoph Waltz is feeling oh, so miserable right now. I don’t mean to be rude, but he should have known better: one does not choose Francis Lawrence over David Cronenberg – the horror, the horror – especially if they’re
Cranberry lemon cake
One can tell there’s something wrong with this blog when the last lemon recipe was posted 2 months ago. :)
Nothing better to make things right than this beautiful, tender, fragrant and delicious cake, courtesy of the equally beautiful – and I bet fragrant, too – Ameixinha. ;)
Cranberry lemon cake
Cake:
2/3 cup (150g) unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cups (300g) caster (superfine) sugar
3
Cinnamon-chocolate fruit mince tarts
I’d been meaning to make mincemeat pies forever, because I think they look absolutely adorable! But I always gave up at the idea of using suet, or anything similar to it.
That is why this recipe is perfect: besides being suet-free, both the pastry and the filling are delicious, with a not-very-Christmas-but-yummy hint of chocolate.
Cinnamon-chocolate fruit mince tarts
slightly adapted from