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Handmade Italian Chocolate Hazelnut Sandwich Cookie Baci Di Dama

Baci di Dama (pronounced Bacay dee damah )which translates to Dames Kisses or Ladies' Kisses, are Handmade Italian Chocolate Hazelnut sandwiches taste great with the crusty/ short bready (crumbling) exterior and chocolate layer spread in between. You will not stop at one. Once you are over the high of the texture, you realize tiny pieces of hazelnut too. Novel. David Lebovitz recipe has the same shape as the ones in the box. so you can satisfy that curiousity of how they were made and enjoy them even more.

Wow Egg Noodles

I made it with some onions and frozen vegetables. We all enjoyed the wholesome taste.

Some Foodie observations

1.  Kirkland Organic Sweet potato chips taste like banana chips and tapioca chips. Its the sweet flavor working 2. Adding  gongura chutney  in lentils reminded me of  chintakaya pappu  , which is lentils with tangy raw tamarind flavor.

One Sheet Eats

Pad Thai with Kame Wide Noodles

When I found these two on sale at Albertsons, you can imagine what I had in mind. I made Phad Thai noodles. I had to boil the Lo mein Noodles longer than the 4 min suggested on the wrapper. The seasoning was easy to prepare. Add some soy sauce, water and oil and mix. I liked that the seasong wasnt on the sweet side. for extra hot, you can add the chili flakes.

Fitness bread pakora

My husband got home a Famous German 'Fitness Bread' packet. I had some idea of what to expect of the  German bread . earlier I would have dunked it in tea. I had a fallback recipe for it if it was still languishing in the pantry. Making a bread upma. In few days, the packet moved into the fridge. The sense of urgency has increased. Friday night, my daughter said that she wants something special for breakfast on saturday. No idea what the special had to be. I did get an answer that the special was because of the holiday. I promised Bread Pakora  (Yes, bread pakora can be pan fried) which she didnt care for as it has been a long time since I made it. With these things in background, my saturday afternoon, my brain had churned enough with brand new Fitness bread pakora idea.  ( Hint for innovation - stock up good ideas if you want those to be incorporated for new materials.) On the left is the scrambled egg with the fitness bread which I made last. To make it ...