Sandwich sugar cookie

Sugar cookie with raspberry jam, perfect time for Christmas.

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Bakery 22 Apron

Spice up conversations in the kitchen or around the BBQ with this tasty-looking apron (made of high-quality cotton twill, it's rugged and wears great too). Ideal for cooking, baking, grilling or bartending, it's perfect for foodies of all sizes. Simply slip the apron over your head and pull the waist-level drawstring to tighten it around your neck and waist. Two generous pockets hold utensils and more.
31" long & 29" wide
100% heavy cotton twill
Machine washable

Colors: White, khaki and yellow
Price: C$24.50 + shipping
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Christmas Fruit Cake

This dense fruit cake use 80% of dried fruit soaked in brandy overnight, then baked for 2 to 3 hours slowly. To be consume in Christmas, you need to bake 3 to 4 weeks beforehand, in order to let the fruity flavour blend into the cake.

Ingredients: Sultana, raisin, currant, galcé cherry, mix peel, brandy, cinnamon, mix spice, nutmeg, almond extract, lemon zest, orange zest, brown sugar, egg, butter and unbleach-flour

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Christmas packing

One of my Christmas packing this year.

Banana Bread

100g sultanas
75 ml water
175g plain flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
125g unsalted butter, melted
130g sugar
2 large eggs
4 small, very ripe bananas, mashed
60g chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Put the sultanas and water in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat, cover and leave for an hour, or until the sultanas have absorbed most of the liquid, then drain.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium-size bowl. In a large bowl, mix the melted butter and sugar, beat until blended. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the mashed bananas. Stir in the walnuts, drained sultanas and vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture,a third at a time, stirring well after each bit. Scrap into the loaf tin and bake in the middle of the oven for 1 to 1-1/4 hours. When it's ready, an inserted toothpick or fine skewer should come out clean. Leave in the tin on a rack to cool.

Makes 8- 10 slices.

Brief history of tea

Shen Nung (神農), who was a herbalist and scholar. An interesting fact that he only drank boiling water due to the sake of hygiene. One day in 2737 BC, while he was resting under a wild tea tree, a slight breeze brew a few leaves into the simmering water that he was preparing. He found the resulting brew was delicious and refreshing, so tea was discovered.

Apple Walnut Cake

This is not a fancy cake, but an apple cake with olive oil. I read this recipe from Nigella Lawson's book, she suggest use rum to cook down the sultana and use walnut oil. Well, I think the rum's flavour will cover most of the cake and walnut oil is hard to find as well. Thus, I follow her side path to use olive oil and water to cook the sultana instead.

Ingredient: Sultana, walnut, lemon zest, cinnamon, egg, apple and flour.

$18 for a 8 inch. cake.