Prune Hamantaschen
A day late and a dollar short as they say. My intention was to make prune hamantaschen in time for Purim but I didn’t have prunes in the house. That wasn’t the only reason why they weren’t ready. I had wanted them to have a closer consistency to the real thing and the dehydrator wasn’t cooperating. I like my new dehydrator. Marie and her family got it for me for Christmas. The problem is I got so used to having Marie’s professional one in the house that I get frustrated; my home dehydrator takes a lot more time. I hadn’t allotted for that difference and depending on which dehydrator you…
Lemon-Lavender Tea Biscuit
Sometimes you just want a light biscuit for a sweet snack. Reminiscent of the taste of Pez, I absolutely love this flavor combination. Lemon-lavender go together like PB&J, like “milk” and cookies, like Lucy & Ethel. I made this little biscuit because I like something sweet with my tea late at night. I drink more tea than most which gives me enough excuses to eat cookies before bed. With all the raw things I eat or drink, I refuse to give up my hot tea in winter. In summer I switch to a sun brewed tea. So there’s a trick to these biscuits. Raw cookies in general don’t have that…
