coconut

chocolate coconut cookie bars

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Sometimes I’m in the mood for cookies, but I hate to make cookies because of the batch process.  The scooping, into the oven, rotate pans, out of oven, cool, start over, etc.  I inevitably burn the last batch.  So bar cookies it is.  This is my version of a chocolate chip cookie.  Great homework helper, [...]

Ugliest, Healthiest Cookies

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Ugly but good. Today my baby boy, who is 10 years old, told me that when he grows up he wants to be like Snuggles.  He wants to be like Snuggles because Snuggles is big, buff and hairy.  Now Snuggles is a player on the University Rugby team that my husband coaches.  Snuggles is also [...]

baby banana loaves with coconut, flax & walnuts

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Blackening bananas on the counter = something delicious in the oven Warning: this will make your house smell heavenly! They took on a wonky look from the rise, I don’t know why, but I am assured that it does not affect the taste. I am not bothered by it, I think it looks cool. There [...]

the hearty cookie

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Do not be put off by the title, I couldn’t think of anything more fitting. This one is almost a meal in itself. I wanted not just a sweet treat but something that will fill those grumbling bellies between meals. I used my recipe for anzac cookies as a start, since they are well loved. [...]

anzac biscuits

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For weeks now my husband has been asking about Anzac biscuits. He has been looking for them in the shops to no avail. I decided it was time to step up to the plate and bake some. Some say that these are the national biscuit of Australia and New Zealand. They were developed during WWI [...]