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| Olive Oil-Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies |
Daughter has started baking for Sunday's tea party. Due to the dietary restrictions of one friend, she is trying out new recipes using olive oil instead of butter and lactose-free milk instead of regular milk.
She baked a dozen olive oil-dark chocolate chip cookies (no nuts as her friend can't eat nuts) and we sampled one. I thought it tasted delicious and I couldn't tell any difference in taste from a cookie made with butter. Then, again, it's been a long time since I've had a homemade chocolate chip cookie! We gave one to M to taste test, too, and he thought they were very good.
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| Olive Oil Scones |
Daughter also baked a batch of scones using olive oil instead of butter and they turned out well, too. These will be served with some jam.
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| Chai Muffins |
Daughter also baked a batch of chai muffins. We sampled one and it, too, was delicious. The chai tea gives it a lovely taste of spices.
The final item to be baked is the Earl Grey tea cake, but, that's on the list of activities for Saturday.
There was some rain in the morning, but, it cleared up by the time I had to go for a fasting blood test. Later in the afternoon, daughter and I went to the dollar store and I bought a few items I wanted, including a large grid wall calendar for 2026, some solid air fresheners for the bathrooms, a couple of frozen burritos and some ice cream bars. We shared one of the burritos for brunch, followed by an ice cream bar. Then, we put away some laundry, daughter did her baking, we both tidied the family room a bit, and chatted with M when he came to tend to the garden. I made macaroni and cheese with canned chicken and frozen green peas added to it for dinner.
On Friday, I am grateful for:
- The rain for the garden
- Medical insurance
- Access to medical services, including screening tests
- Safe drives to the clinic and the stores
- M's help with the garden
- Medical insurance
- Access to medical services, including screening tests
- Safe drives to the clinic and the stores
- M's help with the garden
Friday's joyful activity was knitting (and sampling some of daughter's baked goods!)
Plans for Saturday include cleaning the house.
How was your Friday? What are your plans for the weekend?
I can't taste the baked treats, but they look delicious.
ReplyDeleteThere really are delicious. The girl can bake! :D
DeleteIt sounds like it was a busy day. All the goodies look so delicious. I'm glad it all worked out using the oil in place of the butter in the recipes. Now I'm going to have to go make my brunch a bit early, I'm so hungry after seeing all the yumminess here!
ReplyDeleteIt was a busy day, but, it was all a good type of busy. The baked items turned out really well. Hope you enjoyed your earlier than usual brunch! :D
DeleteOh, all those goodies look so good. The friend with the allergy is very lucky to have your daughter as a friend. xx
ReplyDeleteThey do look good, don't they? Yes, my daughter wanted to make sure that her friend with the food allergies could also partake of the meal and enjoy it.
DeleteThose cookies look and sound delicious! I have been substituting olive oil for butter in some of my recipes, too. It works well. Sometimes I add a little whipping cream to the milk for richness.
ReplyDeleteThe baked items with olive oil turned out really well. Adding whipping cream to the milk for richness sounds like a good idea, too. :)
DeleteI love triangular scones- why do they always seem to be round in the uk
ReplyDeleteScones seem to be mostly triangular, here. I think they are easier to make and less re-rolling of scraps, etc. Small round scones, however, probably rise a bit more?
DeleteThe baking looks wonderful. It will be a delightful tea party where everything can be eaten without worrying about dietary restrictions.
ReplyDeleteDaughter finished the baking, today, making a batch of Earl Grey tea cakes. I made a quick batch of strawberry jam, using strawberries I had bought and frozen in the summer. So there's both strawberry jam and peach jam to go on the scones. :)
DeleteAll these photographs are making me feel hungry. It is very thoughtful of your daughter to consider her friends dietary requirements. Xx
ReplyDeleteOops! Sorry, Jules! :) Daughter wanted her friends to be able to partake of the food and enjoy themselves without having to worry about it. :)
DeleteWow, my mouth is drooling!
ReplyDeleteI've napkins at the ready, Anne! :D
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