Merry Christmas Cookies !!

Merry Christmas!!!

Wonder what these cookies are?

Super easy vegan gingerbread cookies from food 52

Makes 25 to 30 small cookies

What you'll need:

2 2/3cups all-purpose flour (plus extra for rolling) 

1 1/2teaspoon baking soda 

1/2teaspoon baking powder 

1teaspoon cinnamon 

1teaspoon ground ginger 

1/2teaspoon ground cloves 

1/2teaspoon salt 

1/2cup molasses  - or subsitute for maple syrup ( honey, not vegan)

1/2cup melted coconut oil 

1/2cup demerara sugar, coconut sugar, or evaporated cane juice 

1/4cup almond milk, soy milk, or rice milk 

1teaspoon vanilla extract 

How to make them:

Preheat oven to 350° F. 

Sift dry ingredients together into a large mixing bowl. 

Whisk together the oil, molasses, sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. 

Mix wet ingredients into dry, using a whisk, an electric hand mixer, or your hands, until uniform. Flatten the dough into a disk and refrigerate, wrapped in saran, for 30 minutes (or overnight). 

Dust a clean surface with flour. Roll the dough out till it's a scant 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes. 

Bake cookies for 8 minutes, or until the edges are just browning. Let cool before serving. 

From a great cooking website

Food 52

To Watch - Mr. Porter's The Way I cook

Ather  watching the ' The way I get dressed series' Mr.Porter also has ' The way I cook' video's

easy recipes I need to try!

Find more on..

Mr. Porter's You Tube channel

To Travel - The Mill in San Fransisco

one of our reader is heading to San Francisco over the holidays.

Jealous me?

Never?

Knowing that she will go and munch on some toast made out of fantastic bread make by Josey Baker Rye or whole wheat Bread, topped with pumpkin butter- honey - maldon salt  or peanut butter - honey - maldon salt - or cream cheese or - cinnamon sugar and butter -, and that while relaxing during the early morning with a cup of Four Barrell Coffee latte knowing that you are in one of the best city's ever...

Jealous me?

Never! 

Can't you tell!

For the ones who's morning ritual is a cup of coffee and toast.

This is the place!!

Four Barrell Coffee teamed up with Josey Baker Bread and opened up this place!

aaaah the smell of toast in the morning..

the simple pleasures!

Oh and look for #hipstertoast on instagram!!

Seriously... hipstertoast....

To Go:

The Mill

736 Divisadero St, San Francisco

Tune - Sampha with Happens

Discovered this one while 

watching one of the best late night show out there: Jimmy Fallon on You Tube

I clicked through to a performance of Drake with Too Much ft Sampha.

as soon as I heard that voice...

SOLD!

And completely sold to this song as well!!

check it out...

lights

spotted this light on the Trendland website...

you should know I have a thing for tortoise shell print..

and so do I for this lamp!

Now I just need a white beach house  filled with linnen furniture, wood and green plants to put it in!

Josephine Choquet

To Bake - Zucchini Chips

To kick my Kale chips addiction, maybe I should give these a try!!

Zucchini Chips!

So easy

ingredients:

5 medium zucchini's

3tbsp olive oil ( or coconut oil, or unflavored coconut oil)

2 1/2 tbsp basil

3tbsp rosemary

1 1/2 tbsp pepper

2tbsp sea salt

directions:

Preheat oven to 325*

Rinse five medium zucchini and cut into 1/8″ slices.

In a large bowl, coat zucchini slices in olive oil, slowly pour olive oil while mixing. Be sure to not over coat any individual slices.

On a parchment lined baking sheet, lay out a single layer of slices. Season one side up with rosemary, basil, salt, and pepper.

Bake slices for 45 minutes one side, remove from oven and flip. Season opposite with rosemary, basil, salt, and pepper. Bake for another 45 minutes. TIP: Pay attention to individual slices as bake time may vary depending on thickness.

Finished zucchini slices will be crisp and golden brown. Serve immediately and enjoy!

from:

Rue Mag

Tune - Pharrell

How can I not post this...

Want 24 hours of this song?

Click here...

24 hours of happy

Acme - New York

This one has been on the top of my must-try list!!

Why aren't  flights to New York cheaper?

Would hop on one!!

Just to have a local organic, with nordic influences, dinner there right now!!!!

To Go

Acme