More TOAST inspiration

Toast (UK site/ online sotre) is one of my favorite places to go for inispiration (also see Monday's post).  They sell amazing items online, but for me the way they catalogue their items, is quite simply - fascinating.

Here for example, is a swlection of iamges from one of their catalogues .....    above ... crockery and linen tablecloths ...

cutlery with bone handles - or a very good imitation..

a snack .....

old style towels ....

and even something as simple as white wire hangers ....

I just simply love the way they put things together! I love photography (see my photoblog Thinking Aloud), so a regular pop into their site is a must ... to see what they're up to, what new goodies they have, and how they are styling them for their catalogue ...

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Gena

Chocolate Chip Cookies

A few weeks ago the Choc chip cookie urban legend was doing it's rounds (see my write up about it on Thinking Aloud. It appears that this recipe (or a version of it anyway) has been around for a long time and was last touted as the Nieman Marcus Choc Chip Cookie. In South Africa it has been "rebranded" as the Woolworths cookie. Be that as it may, I understand that this recipe makes outstanding chocolate chip cookies, I'm calling it :

The Chocolatiest Choc Chip Cookie Recipe

1 cup (250mls) softened - not melted - butter
340g chocolate chips
2 cups (500mls) cake flour
1 cup (250mls) brown sugar
1 tsp (5ml) bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 (250mls) cup white sugar
250g grated chocolate
2 1/2 cups blended oatmeal
2 eggs
1 tsp (5mls) baking powder
1 tsp (5mls) vanilla
1 1/2 cups (375mls) chopped nuts (optional)

1. Measure oatmeal, and blend until fine.
2. Cream the butter and both sugars.
3. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.
4. Add chocolate chips, grated chocolate and nuts. Mix together well.
5. Roll mixture into balls and place 5cms apart on a baking tray. Quantity makes approx 56 choc chip cookies,
6. Bake for 10mins at 180C. Cool and Enjoy!

Let me know your thoughts on this recipe.

Picture from Chocolate rewards

Cold weather and comfort food

Taking Leslie Newman's words to heart (see Thinking Aloud Blog) i.e. with the cooler weather the creative juices flow regarding interesting foodstuff.... I experimented with a new recipe yesterday. Roast Tomato and Pumpkin soup .... delicious!! Just need to refine the ingredients and watch this space .... recipe coming up!
G