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All from scratch this time! This year, Purim begins at sunset tonight! To celebrate, I decided to revisit a favorite treat, but with a twist. Some of you might remember I’ve made hamantaschen before. One of the great things about them is how versatile they can be. Although the traditional flavors are apricot and prune, you can fill them with just about anything, and even tweak the dough to make chocolate, almond, or orange cookies. But whenever I’ve made them in the past, I’ve always gone the lazy route and used a store bought filling. This time, I decided to shake things up and see just how difficult it would be to make my own from scratch! Will it be worth it, or proof that going store bought isn’t so bad? Read on to find out! Purim commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, a vizier under Xerxes I who was planning on killing all the Jews until Esther, a Jewish woman who was Queen of Persia, thwarted his plans. Hamantaschen are named after his triangle shaped hat. Although Purim is not featured in any of Rebecca’s core series stories, she takes inspiration from Esther’s bravery in A Bundle of Trouble, a Rebecca mystery involving Rebecca investigating kidnappers and a case of mistaken identity. Apricot jam is my favorite traditional filling for hamantaschen (although my favorite non traditional filling is Nutella!), and I thought it might be fun to try making my own jam or apricot butter from scratch. Although it’s possible Mrs. Rubin, Aunt Fannie, or Bubbie would have bought apricot jam from a store, it’s equally possible they would have decided to make their own for their hamantaschen. One of the things I’ve enjoyed about this blog is exploring how easy or difficult it is to make food from scratch. Sometimes it turns out to be totally worth the effort, like the really delicious bagels I made back in the early days of A Peek into the Pantry, while others have felt like a little bit of a time waster, like the peaches I sliced up for my VJ Day cobbler, which ended up tasting exactly like canned peaches! Once again, I turned to my favorite food blogger Tori Avey for a recipe for apricot hamantaschen filling. Her blog features a lot of different delicious sounding fillings to try, and I’ve always enjoyed making recipes from her blog, so I was decided to give this a try. You start out with two cups of dried, pitted apricots. I love dried apricots, but I have to admit, buying two whole cups of them did give me a little sticker shock. I know living in DC means most of my groceries are more expensive than if I was living in the suburbs, but I was still cringing a little to know that they were costing me about $12 when a jar of apricot jam is usually at least a little cheaper than that, if not significantly cheaper! You put your apricots in a pan with 1 cup of water, 1/4 cup of orange juice, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and a pinch salt. Mix it all up, and then bring it to a boil. Let it boil for one minute, and then reduce the heat to medium low to get it simmering. Cover the pot, and let it simmer for 30 minutes. I stirred it a couple times to make sure nothing was burning or sticking to the base of the pot. When you uncover the pot, you’ll see your apricots have plumped up a lot. Let it continue simmering until about 2 to 3 tablespoons of liquid are left in the pot. Get out a potato masher, immersion blender, or just two forks if you want more of a work out to mash up your apricots. You’ll be left with a thick, tasty looking jam. The jam should be allowed to cool to room temperature at least before you try to fill your cookies, but is probably most cooperative when fully chilled in the fridge, so I let mine sit overnight to get nice and cool. Now you’re ready to make your cookie dough! There are lots of great hamantaschen dough recipes out there. You can follow the one I used in my first hamantaschen post, or Tori Avey has a great one that makes an almost shortbread like cookie, especially when you’re eating them almost straight out of the oven. My homemade jam was pretty thick because I decided an immersion blender wasn’t historically accurate, so it was a bit of a pain getting the teaspoon of filling I needed to fill my three inch in diameter cookies. I felt like I had to keep picking out chunky bits of skin that hadn’t quite mashed up enough. But they baked up into nice looking cookies! I really love hamantaschen. They don’t have to be enjoyed only during Purim – it’s a perfect cookie for a tea time snack or after dinner treat. Let me tell you, it was really hard sitting in my apartment with the packed up cookies waiting to bring them into the office for everyone to try. Speaking of which, I was also really pleased to discover that some of my coworkers are very, very into hamantaschen and were very excited to see the cookies in the kitchen. It’s fun bringing in new treats for people to try, but it’s always fun to realize you surprised someone with a favorite snack or dessert. It also meant I didn’t have any left overs to bring home, which is good for someone who’s really trying to stay on track with eating better in 2018. But I bet you’re all wondering what I thought of the filling. It was really tasty, and honestly tasted a lot like most apricot jams I’ve bought from stores. It was super thick, and mine was definitely chunky, but it was still scoopable and spreadable, so it works for hamantaschen, other jam filled cookies, sandwiches, or toast. It also wasn’t sickeningly sweet, and the apricot flavor is definitely what shines through the most, as it should! It also really wasn’t hard to make. Although anything involving a stove should have some form of adult supervision, any younger Rebecca Rubin fans out there could confidently make this themselves. It’s a great one pot recipe that basically just requires dumping, boiling, stirring, and mashing. As long as you don’t forget it on the stove, you should do fine. That being said… I’m not sure this was actually worth it outside of being a fun peek at what making hamantaschen would have involved for people who didn’t have access to prepackaged jams. It wound up being a little pricey to make, and also made a lot of jam. I don’t think I used half of it to make the hamantaschen, which means I’ve got a huge amount of leftovers. I’m even considering making another batch of cookies to bring into work since they were such a big hit. I don’t eat a lot of jam on a day to day basis, and while it does keep in the fridge for a while, I do think it would have been more cost effective just to use a store bought jam. This might be one of those times where the product of convenience ends up creating a finished product that can be just as good as the homemade version. But hey, I’m not really complaining. I love hamantaschen, and folding up the corners to make the triangle shaped cookies is always going to be a favorite way to spend an afternoon. I guess having extra jam really does just give me an excuse to make more! Happy Purim!
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Pro This is how things started. I was off and about one day, and I saw this jacket. I dare say it was one of the most amazing jackets I ever did see. I'd never seen anything like it, honestly. It was just... perfect. It was long, but not to long, dressy, but comfy, with a nice big hood, and some pockets. And it was olive green. I quickly drew out this, and drafted out a pattern. THE DESIGN: Well, that amazing jacket sparked this: The outfit. Here is a complete photo of what I envisioned, colored and all. I wanted a longish, army/olive green jacket to match the one I'd seen, with two pockets, completely lined, even the hood, with a zipper. A sleeveless, baby blues collared top, with the collar and hemming peaking out from underneath a gray knit t-shirt. The shorts would be made of khaki material, board short style, with the cuff rolled up. The pockets would be lined with white. The black converse I would order from Release rain. Now, since this outfit is a 'meet outfit', let's meet the owner of this meet outfit. Full Name: Matilda (Tillie) Jean Parks Age: 13 Tillie was born and raised in the Rachel Park's Orphanage (est. 1848) on the outskirts of Philadelphia. She is the great, great, great, great granddaughter of the founder of the orphanage, Sarah Connor. Tillie's great x4 grandmother was adopted into Sarah Conner's family, and her family has owned the building ever since. “Tillie”, as she prefers to be called, parents both died when she was very little and she grew up living in the orphanage her family had owned. She is very interested in History and did countless hours of research on the Orphanage, nearly all the information that is known about the building today is because of her. Growing up around so many children, she learned plenty about caring for them. But that has also pushed her more into studies and reading. She often desired to get away from all the noise and commotion. These two things combined, being so intellectual, and knowing so much about children, gives her trouble when it comes to making friends her age. She's very much socially awkward. Whenever she wanted to get away from all the noise, she go outdoors, exploring. Her outfit is comfortable, but tasteful and nice. She can play with the younger kids, study and complete homework, or go off on adventures. This outfit slightly reflects her beloved school's uniform she wears each day to school, but with a twist. The jacket is perfect for rainy spring days spent outdoors, getting away from all the noise. She rarely goes anywhere with out her beloved backpack, to carry all of her books in. THE FABRIC: The blue, khaki and green fabrics I purchase from Joann's. I had the gray knit fabric, and the brown fleece already. The olive green fabric is soft, sleek, and slightly stretchy. The khaki is, well, khaki, like you would find in a pair of pants you'd wear for a school uniform. The blue linen is soft, thin, and very light weight fabric. The fabric I used for the backpack is a brown fleece, It is lined with a floral patterned fabric. IN PROGRESS: The shorts, t-shirt, and collared top are all made using Liberty Jane Clothing Patterns. The jacket is a pattern that I drafted. A few base pieces such as the sleeve bodice are adapted from LJC patterns, but the rest is of my own making. Same goes for the backpack, it is also pattern I drafted myself. Cutting out the pieces... Testing out the hood pattern, lining up the lining for the jacket, sewing the rolled cuff on the shorts, attaching the Velcro to the back of the gray shirt, lining up the front pockets straight, adding shoulder seams... Two completed elements of the outfit, ready to roll. Now everything is completed. The shoes I purchased from a seller called releaserain, on eBay. Here is the finished outfit: I call it... the Bibliotrek. Biblio (book) Trek (traveling with struggles) If you would like to see more of my work, shoot me a message, or whatever else, you can find me at the following places. I blog, sell on Etsy, and post on Instagram quite a bit. The Doll Blog My Etsy Store, Zellawear Instagram (@zpobonck) Thanks so much for taking the time to read and look at the outfit I created. :) __________________ Voting for the 2014 Spring FDC Starts On May 28th, 2014. Voting Ends June 11th, 2014. Please vote for this entry by commenting below or emailing us at [email protected]. Vote for Entry #24, by writing -- "I vote for Entry #24." We recommend voting for one newbie entry, one intermediate, and one pro, at least. Thank you!
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Dur de sortir de sa couette quand il fait si froid ! Bonjour les amies ! Tout d'abord, merci pour vos voeux pour mon anniversaire ! Et merci pour l'accueil réservé à la petite Loukia ! ça me fait très plaisir ! Aujourd'hui, je voulais remercier Vaniline...
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