By lindsay on 4/2/2015
12 T unsalted butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 cups packed dark brown sugar
2 cups plus 2 T flour (I use whole wheat pastry flour)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 T vanilla
Heat 10 T butter in a 10-in skillet over medium-high heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Continue to cook, swirling pan constantly until butter is dark golden brown and has a nutty aroma, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and transfer browned butter to a large heatproof bowl. Stir remaining 4 T butter into hot butter to melt; set aside for 15 minutes.
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. In shallow baking dish or pie plate, mix granulated sugar and 1/4 cup brown sugar, rubbing between fingers, until well combined; set aside. Whisk flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in medium bowl; set aside.
Add remaining 1 3/4 cups brown sugar and salt to bowl with cooled butter; mix until no sugar clumps remain, about 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula; add egg, yolk, and vanilla and mix until fully incorporated, about 30 seconds. Scrape down bowl. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined, about 1 minute. Give dough final stir with rubber spatula to ensure that no flour pockets remain and ingredients are evenly distributed.
Divide dough into 24 portions, each about 2 T, rolling into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter (I used a small cookie scoop and made about 20 portions). Roll the balls in the reserved sugar mixture to coat and set on baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Bake one sheet at a time until cookies are browned and still puffy and edges have begun to set but centers are still soft (cookies will look raw between cracks and seem underdone), 12 to 14 minutes, rotating baking sheet halfway through baking. Do not overbake.
Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes; transfer to cooling rack to cool to room temperature.
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By lindsay on 3/11/2015
Here is a conversation from this morning:
“Amelia, did you ask about doing the assembly?”
“No”, with an eye roll. “I get stage fright. I don’t think we can do it.”
After a few questions I discovered that, after watching a nature program about Orcas, polar bears, and climate change a couple weeks ago, the one that drove Will to hysterical tears about the state of our world, he wants to educate the population and make some changes! Will has decided that he, and perhaps Amelia, should give an assembly to the whole school about how we need to use less, turn off lights, and save the polar bears. He said he would talk without any papers (notes), just him. I’m thinking he may want to start out with a smaller audience, his class maybe, so I will discuss it with his teacher:)
I’m feeling good about this next generation.
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By lindsay on 3/6/2015
Sauce
1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce
3 T tomato paste
2 T chopped fresh basil
1 T sugar
2 tsp dried oregano
Cheese
We use half mozzarella and half Provel, about 3 cups total
Dough
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 T cornstarch
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup plus 2 T water
2 T olive oil
Whisk together all the sauce ingredients and set aside.
Combine the flour, cornstarch, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Combine the water and olive oil. Stir the water mixture into the flour mixture until the dough starts to come together. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured counter and knead 3 or 4 times, until it is cohesive.
Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position, place a pizza stone (or inverted baking sheet) on the rack, and heat the oven to 475 degrees. Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces. Working with 1 piece of dough at a time, press the dough into a small circle and transfer it to a piece of parchment paper dusted lightly with flour. Using a rolling pin, roll and stretch the dough to form a 12-inch circle, rotating the parchment as needed. Lift the parchment and pizza dough off the counter onto an inverted baking sheet.
Top 1 dough round with half of the sauce and half of the cheese. Carefully pull the parchment paper and pizza off the baking sheet and onto the hot baking stone. Bake until the underside is golden brown and the cheese is completely melted, 9-12 minutes. Remove the pizza and the parchment from the oven and transfer the pizza to a cooling rack. Cool for 2 minutes. Repeat with the second dough round and the remaining sauce and cheese. Cut the pizzas into 2-inch squares and serve.
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By lindsay on 2/24/2015
When I asked Will if he wanted to do an exercise video after school yesterday he gave me an enthusiastic yes! Next he explained that he and three other boys in his class were going to have a “show-off” and who ever won got to marry his friend Ellie. According to Will he needed to get stronger because his only super powers were being able to shoot lasers out of his fingers and do magic. Dave and I are wondering what the other boys super powers are.
http://photos.dspencer.net/Backup/Photostream/i-PcZ5nct/A
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