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Showing posts with label Coffee shortbread cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coffee shortbread cookies. Show all posts
A Curious Girl: Creating Space..... In the Kitchen
I don't like my kitchen.
Okay, to be fair, for the last two years or so I have actively hated my kitchen with a passion.The layout is ridiculous, the space is too small and you cannot imagine how much I miss having a double sink, something I took for granted growing up.
A few weeks ago, I felt something stir within me that ended up being some high falutin' coffee shortbread cookies. Rolled out. Then cut into little hearts. Which is really a lot like work and more time than I ever want to spend in my kitchen.
This past weekend I threw out expired food, I gave away stuff that would never get eaten. I reorganized cupboards and drawers and unlike my usual efforts, I did it one spot at a time. (I am infamous for dumping everything out and panicking because I don't know where to start. Go figure.)
Today, the act of turning on the light made me feel good. I walked into my kitchen and felt....space. There's even room for my new sewing machine tucked away into a cupboard!
When we allow ourselves to remove what we don't need we create space for what we do. It helps create breathing room, leading to more of the good stuff.
What blocks are you ready to clear? What space is ready and waiting to be created by you?
Okay, to be fair, for the last two years or so I have actively hated my kitchen with a passion.The layout is ridiculous, the space is too small and you cannot imagine how much I miss having a double sink, something I took for granted growing up.
This past weekend I threw out expired food, I gave away stuff that would never get eaten. I reorganized cupboards and drawers and unlike my usual efforts, I did it one spot at a time. (I am infamous for dumping everything out and panicking because I don't know where to start. Go figure.)
Today, the act of turning on the light made me feel good. I walked into my kitchen and felt....space. There's even room for my new sewing machine tucked away into a cupboard!
When we allow ourselves to remove what we don't need we create space for what we do. It helps create breathing room, leading to more of the good stuff.
What blocks are you ready to clear? What space is ready and waiting to be created by you?
Coffee Shortbread
Coffee Shortbread
8 oz butter, cold & cut in pieces
4 oz brown sugar
½ tsp sea salt
8 oz Whole Wheat pastry flour
2 tsp coffee (I used a dark roast from Peets, finely ground)
1 tsp vanilla
4 oz potato starch
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place all your ingredients in a bowl, then rub the butter in, as for pie crust. Once it starts to make a dough, shape into a large round for triangles or a rectangle if you want to cut squares. My oven tends to run hot, so I bake them for 20-30 minutes, so just know how your oven is.
Cut into wedges or squares while warm. Enjoy!
4 oz brown sugar
½ tsp sea salt
8 oz Whole Wheat pastry flour
2 tsp coffee (I used a dark roast from Peets, finely ground)
1 tsp vanilla
4 oz potato starch
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place all your ingredients in a bowl, then rub the butter in, as for pie crust. Once it starts to make a dough, shape into a large round for triangles or a rectangle if you want to cut squares. My oven tends to run hot, so I bake them for 20-30 minutes, so just know how your oven is.
Cut into wedges or squares while warm. Enjoy!
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