Saturday, January 26, 2013

weekending & double-doubles

eating a banana-cocoa-kefir popsicle while browsing some Jamie books from mom's fantastic all-alone date at the library

an array: fragrant peppermint pot, library treasures, pizza dough under the seersucker bowl cover, roasted beans in the mason jar (garlicky and spicey, a snack du moment here), fruit, roasted broccoli and corn for the quiche tomorrow, ready to go. I've been trying to precook for Sundays to make it more fully a day of rest, prayer and fun for us - the quiche has been made, and I used duck fat from our last roast instead of butter. It smells good!

sprouts

green apple tibicos

on my way home from my library outing, I went to the grocery store to get milk. I was also pondering pizza toppings for tonight, but this is a small store and the veg selection this week is particularly pitiful. I had just enough cashola to get three lemons for $1.25. Lemons are like sunshine in my mouth. Pizza will have thin lemon slices, onions, potato and olives. anyway - that wasn't enough. I needed MORE LEMON. So I created double-doubles, the groundwork for which is in the picture above...

double-doubles, omnomnom
Double-Doubles (Amy's Chocolate-Lemon Cookies)

Preheat the oven to 350F.
1 c butter, soft
1 c sugar
--> beat, then beat in 2 room temp eggs. mix in 1 tsp lemon flavouring (I use an organic oil blend, sunflower and lemon) and 1 tsp vanilla.
--> mix in 1/2 tsp each salt and baking soda.
--> stir in:
2 1/2 c oats, quick (I have whole rolled oats so I grind them mostly into flour in the blender)
1 c flour - 2 tbsp (I used sprouted spelt)
2 tbsp cocoa powder
with...
1 lemon, finely diced, seeds removed, put in a measuring cup (is about 1/4 c)
chocolate chips, about 3/4 c (to bring the +lemon measure up to 1 c)

Bake about 15 m, let cool on a wire rack.

Happy weekending! What's on your pizza??

7 comments:

  1. BBQ sauce is brilliant, Julia!

    I've never heard of double doubles...? But LEMON. LEMON YES!!!

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    1. I invented them you crazy girl! Named after the coffee (two sugars and two creams), two kinds of lemon (oil and chunks) and chocolate (chips and powder), get it? :)

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  2. Can I ask which books you got?

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    1. The Jamie ones, you mean? We got Jamie's Kitchen and Happy Days With the Naked Chef this visit. We own Cook With Jamie, Jamie's Italy, and Jamie's America; we've borrowed Britain from friends, and a couple others from the library. I also really like Jamie At Home.

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  3. I bought my first meyer lemon on monday. I am making these double doublez. Meyer lemons smell HEAVENLY. When Im stressed I take it out of the fridge, take a whiff, and I'm like ahhhhh. I just need chocolate chips. MMMMMM

    Amy you are an inventor. innovator. add that to your job description. ;) yesss.

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