Jan 01 2010
Christmas goodies!
How do you make Flapjack- a non-seasonal goodie by all accounts- into a Christmas Gifting-worthy present? You ice snowflakes on top! Go me, I thought of this all by my self. And it tasted brilliant.
Also, following on from its warmly received debut in February, I made a metric crapload of Biscotti for Christmas Gifts this year. So far it has gone to three recipients and there is one more to come. At that point D and I can stop eating the slightly over-baked or broken bits and really lit rip with the good stuff. Although my parents may ask for a top up!
Stirring 1.5 volumes of mix was pretty hard going-I had to get D to brace the bowl (note gorgeous Nigella bowl!) for me :o)
wow – flapjack looks amazing. may need the recipe for that one :-)
and the biscotti were definitely up to scratch. However, I am going to have to get to grips with a little , er, weight loss in the new year, so best slip the odd surreptitious biscotti to your mother when you see her… OK, what IS the singular of biscotti??
the rest of us couldn’t make the stars that beautiful. The biscotti were wonderful xxx
I believe the singular is in fact biscotto. I am trying to come up with another Italian word by way of supporting evidence, but am failing!
Jac- the recipe is by Katie Stewart, who I believe was very famous in her time. I’ll pass you a copy some time :o)
stars were just beginners luck….came out exactly as I’d imagined, and how often does that happen?
Spagetto? Tortelino? Camparo?
Some things *always* come in plural form, like sheep (singular form, never used: shap)
I fear you might be pulling my leg there, father dear!
would you mind passing on the flapjack recipe to me too please? i’m rubbish at flapjacks, they’re either fabulous or terrible and my children just can’t take the disappointment one more time…these look utterly fabulous by the way, actually wouldn’t little ’scandi’ designs look marvelous too…? glad the poster went down well btw :)