Tag: recipe
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Batch #9: Chocolate Roughs (New Zealand)
I sometimes forget that Covid is still a thing, until I get the dreaded “I tested positive” text from a friend I hung out with recently. After 5 years, our society seems to forget that there was a time we weren’t allowed to leave our homes without a mask and hand sanitizer. A time when…
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Batch #8: Mandelbrot (Israel)
This week is Passover, a Jewish holiday that began on April 12 and will conclude on April 20. I’m not Jewish so I don’t celebrate this holiday, but I do feel like in my own life I’m the one that is a “pass over”. What do I mean exactly? Well, in my professional pursuits, I…
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Batch #7: Kahk cookies (Egypt)
Today is the last day of Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday that marks the end of the month-long fasting of Ramadam. I’m not Muslim, nor do I fast. For me, just skipping a meal is the longest fast I would ever do (you do not want to see me hangry). The closest I came to…
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Batch #6: Scottish Shortbread (Scotland)
Top of the morning to ya! It’s St. Patrick’s Day and I’m wearing green and drinking cold tea. I can hear my downstairs neighbor violently coughing. Seriously, it’s been like that for a few weeks now. She’s either dealing with/recovering from a bad cold, or needs to stop smoking. Ok, I’m not sure if she…
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Batch #4: Mbatata cookies (Malawi)
Love may not necessarily be “in the air” for me, but the aroma of cookies definitely is. I don’t usually celebrate Valentine’s Day since, a) I’m a single lady, and b) it’s my furbaby’s birthday (he’s 14 now). This year, I made a slight exception and made a batch of Mbatata cookies from Malawi. These…
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Batch #3: The Almond Cookie (China)
Happy Lunar New Year! 2025 marks the Year of the Snake, which means the shedding of bad energy and is all about renewal and regeneration [1]. My latest batch: The Almond Cookie, is a traditional Chinese cookie enjoyed during the New Year to bring good fortune as they symbolize coins. There’s not much history about…
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