Hello all. I’m back after taking a much needed break. We had a really tough week last week and we’re just surfacing from some serious grieving over the loss of someone very special. Dealing with your own grief while dealing with the grief of your children can be quite overwhelming.
But we’re getting our life back together and starting our daily grind again. And we’re all happy about it.
Today is a beautiful day here in Northern Italy. The sun is shining and the mountains are in clear view. Absolutely stunning scenery all around me.
View from my sewing room this morning
Since I started my sugar hiatus five weeks ago I haven’t done much baking. I had to steer clear of all sweets those first weeks because the temptation was overwhelming. But the cravings have subsided and I can actually bake without wanting to stick my head in the mixing bowl to devour whatever dough I’m preparing (okay it did cross my mind with these cookies but the urge passed very quickly).
These Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cranberries and White Chocolate are probably one of my favourite cookies (and similar to these that I made a few months ago). They are sweet with a touch of tart and very hearty. I could imagine these would be the perfect apres-ski snack with a mug of hot chocolate.
I made up a batch of these and baked half the dough and froze the other half . As I’ve said in the past, having cookie dough ready in your freezer is great for last minute guests, hungry school kids or late-night cravings. And people, Christmas is coming up really soon! We’ve got to get on the holiday baking now!
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Jillian In Italy 