YaDa Chef Private and Personal Chefs

Using sesame seed butter - either store bought or homemade - is egg, nut, soy, and dairy free. Sweetened with  honey, we used organic raw, and fruit, this delicious oatmeal base cookie is exceptionally easy. What you will need: 6 1/2 tablespoons of tahini (we think that peanut butter can be used - though the recipe will of course have nuts in it - the taste will not be quite the same but should work) 1/2 cup of honey 1/2-3/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1 1/2 cups uncooked oats (quick cooking oats are optimal but old fashioned will work too) 1/2 cup chopped dates (and/or raisins, and/or banana, and/or chocolate chips, and/or walnuts) What you do: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 C). Grease your cookie sheet(s). ** We over greased our cookie sheet in fear the honey would crystalize and stick. Was a mistake. It does not appear much greasing is needed in our experience **. In a medium bowl, combine the tahini, honey and cinnamon. Mix in the oats and fruit(s)

Do you have fond memories of those favorite cookies that no will make anymore? You probably not only miss them, you also miss the tradition. How about a Family Cookie Party!!!!! You provide two to three recipes (depending on how complex). — Go to the attic and pull out those old family recipes!  We will plan, shop and do ALL the prep aration for your family (or just kids) baking party. The party usually takes less than an hour (kids baking is sometimes closer to two hours). YaDa Chef provides the ingredients and you provide the equipment (we bring oven thermometers to ensure your cookies are baked properly). There will be enough cookies for the party and some to store in the freezer. *** Disclaimer. Often grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, mom, dad, will omit an ingredient in “their” recipe to ensure no one else can make it. Please be sure and have the best copy of the recipe available. *** The cost for Cookie Party is $175 with up to five family members. Avail

This recipe was given to us by a client, Bridget Moreno. It was passed down from her Great Grandmother to her Grandmother, Elaine Gleason nee Thomas. The story is that Welsh housewives would make this for their husbands’ lunch pails/buckets, most likely to take with them down in the mines.     Make by hand or with an electric mixer with a paddle attachment. Cook on an electric griddle.  Enjoy with a cup of tea.  These cookies keep well in a Ziploc bag or sealed container. 4cups/500g flour (1cup/125g for rolling out dough) 1cup/192g white sugar 1tablespoon/11g/15ml baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons/7ml cinnamon* 1cup/220g Crisco or vegetable shortening (we imagine that the original recipe used lard) 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup/125ml milk 1teaspoon/5ml vanilla 1 cup/150g raisins Combine dry ingredients.  Cut in Crisco (this can be done with a fork or a paddle attachment of a mixer).  Add wet ingredients.  Add raisins.  Do not over mix.  Roll dough on floured surface to