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Mucky boy cookies

I do believe I have found my new favourite Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. I borrow lots of recipe books from the library, copy recipes and magnet them to the fridge. I picked up Milk and Cookies Bakery and decided to try the classic choc chip recipe with a twist of my own. I was dubious about the hassle of grinding the oats. It was worth whizzing them into a fine (ish) consistency with my little hand held blender, even though I had to hold a tea towel over the bowl to stop the grinding oats covering the whole kitchen and me!  There are lots and lots of choc chips in here and the more the merrier I say!  I also added 2 Heath bars which I had bashed with a rolling pin into itsy pieces. I picked up a fabulous cookie making tip from the BBC Good Food magazine, which is to remove the tray from the oven half way through baking and gently drop it onto the work surface before placing back in the …

Arizona Grapefruits.

We were given some lovely grapefruits this weekend, fresh from the fields…greenhouses…suddenly I realise I am not sure where or how grapefruits grow. They are from the warm climes of Arizona, but from a warm tree? Field? Sandbox? I am not sure. They were delicious especially when sliced in half and covered in sugar the night before. At room temperature the next morning, a fresh citrus treat.