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Cheese Sables. Ok, this one is so easy even Debz can make it. Hehehe. Neener, Neener, Puppy!!  It's a little something I whip up for company, and it's great with soup or a cup of Earl Grey tea.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cheese Sables 1+1/4c. all purpose flour 1+1/2c. grated cheddar or other sharp cheese 2/3c. butter, cut into small bits. 1 egg yolk sesame seeds for sprinkling Lightly grease several cookie sheets. In a large bowl, mix the flour and cheese together. Add the butter and mix with your fingers until well combined. Stir in the yolk and mix to form the dough. Wrap the dough and chill for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400*f. On a floured surface, roll the dough very thin and cut with into 2+1/2in. (about 3cm)rounds, reroll the trimmings to form more rounds.....you should have about 35 of them when all is said and done. Place the rounds onto the prepared cookie sheets, sprinkle the tops with the sesame seeds and bake for about 20 minutes or until the sables turn a nice golden colour. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool before serving. NOTE: You can use other shapes for these. I find that enjoy them cut into animal shapes....and I like mine cut into the shape of gingerbread men. Hehehe. Enjoy!!Many Blessings. Bear. 
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OOOOO, I don't know it requires greasing, mixing, adding, stiring, preheating, rolling and rerolling, lol! Not to mention sprinkling (whew, I'm breaking into a sweat just thinking of all that work) (Opens up a package of perogies and throws them into boiling water) Hmmm, maybe I'll make this tomorrow... yeah tomorrow, tee hee!
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++Chases Puppy out the kitchen++ That's it, you!! Back on the porch, because you obviously can't run with the big dogs. Hehehe. By chance....those aren't potato perogies, are they?? Hehehe. A little dill in the water will take the "freezer taste" right out. Many Blessings. B.
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n8t, Dill? Dill gives me diarrea. Opps, I shouldn't tell you. If I ever come to your restaurant, you will put it in the soup! Tee hee!
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Bear. Just a hi and envy your passion for fine cooking. Best wishes, Swallow
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Swallow....You are MOST correct. It is indeed a passion. But if you really think about it, it makes perfect sense. We have to eat to live, so why should food just be bland?? Oatmeal and toasted soy beans are enough to keep the body alive, but it's the variety, tetures, colours and spices involved that make eating a note-worthy experience. Really, would you want to eat unflavored porridge and unsalted soy nuts every day?? Of course not, I would not want to eat that ANY day. Hahaha. Maybe if I could add some maple syrup to the oatmeal and some fresh ground sea salt to the soy.....well, who knows?? Many Blessings. Bear.
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Virgo Serpent.....It seems you and my mother have a few things in common. The extent of my mother's food allergies is almost laughable, but to make a long story short, Having to cook special items for my mother can be a chore, but to let you know, there are alternatives out there for you. You can start with lactose free dairy products. If that still doesn't work, try using your favorite fruits instead of cheese. And you don't have to use wheat flour when there are many other substitutes, my mother uses buck wheat or flax flour and I use oat flour. (Be ware though, oat flour absorbs more moisture than reglar flour so you have to use a LOT less oat flour in your recipes.) Also, I never really use butter, unless it's for someone else. I have found that extra light olive oil, though a little pricey, works just as well, just reduce the ammount you use. If a recipe calls for 500 ml of butter than use 335 ml of extra light olive oil. (if the mixture looks a little dry, then add a little water to thin it out.) One last tip, olive oil is a cold pressed oil. Most "cookng oils" are hydrolyzed or hydrogenated (hot pressed), they are very hard for the body to digest and can cause serious health problems later in life. And unlike butter, which is a saturated fat and clogs the arteries, olive oil is a monounsaturated fat and can actually help unclog the arteries by lowering the LDL (bad cholesterol) without lowering the HDL (good cholesterol). Let me know how things turn out for you. Many Blessings. Bear.
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5/12/2006 5:08 pm |
In Singapore we say....wa lan.... Later today I will share about peanut butter...yummy-yummy wa lan eh, and the million things you can do with it....
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Yang.....This is a very interesting recipe you sent me. You may see it put up on this blog very soon, my friend. Many Blessings. Bear.
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