Sunday – 9/7/2017 – Sugar Cookies Day

pussigato, what a good mum your ginger girl was!

Cookie is originally a Dutch word that means little cake. Originally an American name for a sweet biscuit, the derives from the Dutch word koekje or more precisely its informal, dialect variant koekie which means little cake, and arrived in American English with the Dutch settlement of New Netherland, in the early 1600s.

At the time there wasn’t a definite distinction made between people from the Netherlands and low German speakers such as the Pennsylvania Dutch.

Fortunately for cheeseheads like me, there are also savoury cookies or flat biscuits: http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-roundup-savory-cookies-72214 with cheese, herbs or even seaweed (as in the little Japanese rice crackers).

Same kinda weather here too JJ!
So just finished (assuming client is correct) project. Plan to give it the once over afresh tomorrow before I send it. Today for a sec I almost spelled “positive” as “pawsitive.” Hehehe.
Bella Swan – I could not stand the Twilight books (based on ridiculous premise as vampires, being dead, cannot have children) so gave the flicks a miss, but MTM ref is indeed strange.
Much better plan doing new 10:30 am spin class, harder instructor and I get more accomplished with earlier end time. Of course the co-ordinator has not put the correct time on the schedules, necessitating yet another polite email to her boss from KJ. How difficult can this be? As I was getting ready to leave saw the 12:15 instructor who I strongly sense was PO’d at me. I don’t much care.
It’s enough that I get grief from cantankerous old “B” at Knitting Circle. She took instant dislike to me. Her tirades in a retail establishment are not pretty. Anyway I took this up with mgr but this woman spends a lot of money in store (making lots of not pretty items IMHO) so she will not get chastised, woman is clearly “not well”. My plan is to say nothing/avoid her/give her the KJ “look”. Almost tempted to not go back, but the rest of the group are friendly, so why should I be chased away? Now I do have respect for older peeps, but not when they don’t merit it.
Back to cookies. I discovered some maple shortbread with maple glaze. Shaped like maple leaves. Awesome and kosher! At Winners (your TJMaxx) of all places. Never seen them at other store locations. 2 left, might plan return trip to initial store.

I have to admit I don’t know what sugar cookies are. I realise that what is called a cookie in the US is what we call a biscuit(sweet) and an American biscuit is loosely what we would call a scone. Confused? You ought to be. Anyway just for fun and because of the phrase ‘milk and cookies’ that is what I call Shadz kitten milk and kibble, milk and cookies. She knows what I mean when I tell her to go and eat her milk and cookies.
I love the pic of the Mama cat and her tiny ‘swaddled’ baby.
KZ I am at the stage of trying to decide if I will grow my own tomato plants this year or buy the plants as it’s about now that I need get the seeds growing.
Lagatta thanks for the explanation of the term cookie and how it came about.
JJ and KJ, we have sun too today although I am only looking at it through the window as it is cold out there. I need to keep warm with this crud. Ribs ache from the barking cough and I won’t mention the nose situation. I think I have used up an entire tree in tissues though.
I didn’t watch the twilight series but KK and MiniKK were total fans and even visited the area where some filming was done when they were over visiting Mr KK’s family at one stage. Somewhere I have a pic of them and pics of HRH and GreatDanes Bobby taken in Forks. Back when Bobby used to travel the world with TDKers and wear his Speedos.
The country, mainly the south is forecast to get ‘a significant snow event’ for the next week which is the first week of the school holidays. Typical. We don’t get snow where I live but we will get the icy temperatures. 🙁
Oh KJ, pawsitive 😀 oops 😳
You have my sympathy over the cantankerous old B, it is sad that people like her are not taken to task for their obnoxious behaviour because of their spending power. Sad indeed and difficult to hold ones tongue. Respect is earned and not bestowed automatically .
Lunch time here and I think I will see if I have some chicken lemon orzo soup in the freezer.

Evening all! Like KK and mini KK, I liked the Twilight books …. I read them cause Dau wanted to, they were an easy entertaining read. Books always better than movies IMHO ….. i.e. Scarlett had 3 children, not just Bonnie …

My grandmother made sugar cookies, but not liking cookies in general, I can’t say how they would compare, but the rest of my family seemed to love them!

Caddy has been enjoying her ice pack every afternoon, I’m glad she’s ‘got’ the hang of It! Have a great evening all!

Well, I can’t consume cow’s milk, and that particular fresh cheese is not very salty, unlike feta (obviously) and what anglophones call “chèvre”. It is refreshing and nutritious; not too salty or fat. Great with a salad or some fresh tomatoes.

I have very little appetite right now because of my injury, but feel the need to eat (small quantities of) nutritious food.

Far more kosher goat and ewe’s milk offerings in France. Don’t know about Israel; could ask my friend in Paris (of Moroccan origin) as she has two sisters there.

I haven’t been to Décarie Square in a long time. I go there mostly for bérets at Haya Kova. Obviously it is far easier for me to get to Alexis Nihon, as I can do the entire journey on bicycle paths. Décarie is a long (though direct) bus ride on the 160 bus.