Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A New Tasty Treat Hannahmax Cookies

For those who love those real crispy homemade style cookies , there's a newer  more compact model out there. Usually these are the size of small hubcaps but Hannahmax Bakeries have baked their cookies  palm sized . These are fun little bites that have all natural goodness.

The company is based in Cortera California and was created by Joanne Adirim, a baker since the age of twelve. I like her philosophy which is all natural with milled cane sugar and fresh butter and eggs.She uses an all natural approach to create cookies that not only taste natural but have a natural look and feel.The flavors are original brown sugar, chocolate chip, cinnamon, and peanut butter sea salt.

I've tried the chocolate  chip and it's like they came fresh out of the oven,It's a very buttery   cookie with a lovely chocolate under taste.This would make an excellent base for a homemade ice cream sandwich or even as a cookie topping. I'm eager to try the other flavors, especially the brown sugar along with the cinnamon.Unfortunately most East Coast stores don't carry all the flavors. Hopefully this will change in the future.

If you're craving home baked goodness then try Hannahmax Cookies. These are wonderful gems that are made with goodness and taste good too. Havne them plain or with  ocecream

A Sweet Secret

All writers have secrets. Martha Rose Shulman is no different. She creates healthy and original recipes for the New York Times Food and Nutrition  column in the Tuesday Science  Times.However she also writes and whips up  some of the most decadent desserts and treats. Yes, she wants us to eat nutritious but she also teases us with eating naughty as well.

This foodie dichotomy was the subject of a self written piece in today's New York Times Wednesday Dining section. Ms. Shulman , not only contributes to the newspaper, she also has written several cookbooks on healthy eating and cooking. While she pushes quinoa and veggies  one minute in the next she and her son are whipping up incredibly decadent fancies such as ganache covered cupcakes and butter rich cookies.Forget the granola bars and brown sugar. Say hello to the lush Gateau St Honore and uber rich Alsatian German Christmas cookies.

Ms. Shulman also shucks the healthy ingredients. (although readers should stick to cooking and serving her recipes. She also has some really tasty looking fruit recipes that you can make for a good for you dessert). Her pastries and cookies usually have Plugra butter in them. This is one of the richest butters  with a fat content of 82 per cent..Also on her list is the best chocolate, the dark, seductive Valhrona along with heavy cream Instead of brown  and unbleached flours she uses the bad  for you white and cake varieties.Luckily she has also written pastry cookbooks so we can enjoy these treats too.

Every writer has a secret side. Ms. Shulman is no different. She may want us to eat healthy with whole grains and fresh produce. However she also tempts and teases us with tasty treats that can be sinfully good.