The Chaos Theory

The period leaning towards the end of semester is always a confusing time for me. On the one hand, I have just finished all my assignments and in a real need for a break, the other, I have examinations coming up soon and would benefit from early studying (as opposed to the usual all nighters beforehand). Either way, whether exams are coming up and with assessments finished, comfort food was needed and nothing can escape butter cookies. 

I would remember going to family dinners out at Chinatown and at the end of it, we would receive a plateful of these and each time, I try to eat as many as I can without anyone noticing. It is a creamy biscuit that literally just melts in your mouth. The good thing is, is that it doesn't take that long to make. Give me 15 of these, a cup of tea and I will be good for the night. And alas, here is where I present to you, my darling receipe for butter cookies. 

Butter Cookies 


You will need: 
- half a cup of butter 
- 115 of caster sugar 
- a pinch of salt 
- a 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract 
- 1/1/2 cup of plain flour

Here is the how to: 


1. Beat the butter, until pale, and fluffy (with an electric mixer). Slowly add in the sugar, salt, and vanilla and beat until very well combined. 
2. Add in the flour (this next step is optional, but it's the best fun I'm going to have all week), take out the mixer and mix in the flour with your hands until it is all mixed in. 
3. Press the dough into a pan and leave in the fridge to breathe for an hour. 
4. Preheat the oven to 180 deg.Cel and roll out the dough so it is about 5 mm thick. 
5. Cut the cookies and pop them in the oven for 10 minutes until nicely gold (but not brown). (they make about 30) 

They are absolutely delicious. I have been attempting to study under my snuggie and needless to say, I am too comfortable. Study can wait. 

I did want to try to do an outfit post sometime soon. That can be our Shrodinger's cat experiments till next time. 

Much Love and Eat Fruit. X 

The First Derivative

Everytime Marc and I travel to Mittagong, we stop on the highway to take a break. Everytime we are there we purchase pistachio biscuits from a man with a huge truck. As dodgy as it sounds, they normally don't taste half bad and seeing as I don't generally like pistachio flavoured things, I was desperate to find a biscuit more suited to me. Thankfully, someone seemed to have read my mind and I stumbled upon Mehan's kitchen, who definately knows how to make a good cookie. 


So here I present Chai Biscuits. As I am watching Eurovision, I have to comment, they go perfectly with Chai tea (or any other tea for that matter) 

Chai Biscuits (adapted from Mehan's kitchen, you can find it here, I have made a bit of my changes in it but no drastic changes) 


You will need: 
- 90 grams of almond meal (this saves the whole mashing up the nuts yourself. Alternatively, you may food process this yourself)
- 30 grams of food processed toasted pecans
- 250 grams of unsalted butter 
- 5 tablespoons of caster sugar
- 2 cups of flour 
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence 
- 1/1/2 teaspoons of ground ginger, clove and cademom. 


Here's the how-to: 
1. If you haven't ground the nuts, grind them so that they are relatively fine. Preheat the oven to about 180 degrees Cel fan forced. 
2. Cream the butter and add slowly add in 4 tablespoons of sugar and continue till pale and creamy. 
3. Add in the flour, vanilla and nuts and use your hand to mix it into the butter. 
4. Once well combined, sprinkle in the ground ginger, clove and cardemom. Depending on your tastes you can add/subtract it as you like. 
5. Line a baking tray with baking paper and roll the mixture into small balls approx. 2cm wide and place them on the tray. When you're done, pop them in the oven for about 20 min. (you may need it more or less depending how big they are)
6. With the remaining tablespoon of sugar, put it into a small ball and roll the biscuits in whilst still warm. If you do like your sugar, roll the biscuits in the sugar again when cooled. 

Enjoy them, I shall continue eating mine and watching Eurovision. GO IRELAND AND RUSSIA.