Comments on: Rosemary, Raisin and Pecan Crisps http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/ Real food. Real life. It ain't always pretty. Mon, 21 May 2012 13:17:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Charmian Christie http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3828 Charmian Christie Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:51:11 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3828 "Full of goodness" is the perfect description. These are actually healthy, but taste like a decadent snack. How perfect is that! “Full of goodness” is the perfect description. These are actually healthy, but taste like a decadent snack. How perfect is that!

]]> By: Charmian Christie http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3827 Charmian Christie Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:50:15 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3827 Dried cranberries are a perfect seasonal substitution. I've got a few variations in mind for this versatile and easy recipe. Can't imagine them without rosemary. We seem to be living parallel lives. My current stove is temperamental and the oven fluctuates wildly. I'm not betting on Santa bringing a new stove since he thought we needed a snow blower more. Oh well, there's always my birthday in June! Dried cranberries are a perfect seasonal substitution. I’ve got a few variations in mind for this versatile and easy recipe. Can’t imagine them without rosemary.

We seem to be living parallel lives. My current stove is temperamental and the oven fluctuates wildly. I’m not betting on Santa bringing a new stove since he thought we needed a snow blower more. Oh well, there’s always my birthday in June!

]]> By: Charmian Christie http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3826 Charmian Christie Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:43:45 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3826 Dana, these have no added fat and are relatively healthy. Flax seed, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds... and very little sugar. Go on. Make a batch. You know you want to! ;-) Dana, these have no added fat and are relatively healthy. Flax seed, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds… and very little sugar. Go on. Make a batch. You know you want to! ;-)

]]> By: Charmian Christie http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3825 Charmian Christie Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:42:28 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3825 Glad you liked then Laura. I found I liked them better once they'd cooled so they were extra-crunchy and crackerlike (if that's a word). My second batch is a few days old and tastes just as good as the day it was made. If you are concerned about freshness, you can bake the loaves and freeze them until you're ready to bake the slices. Glad you liked then Laura. I found I liked them better once they’d cooled so they were extra-crunchy and crackerlike (if that’s a word).

My second batch is a few days old and tastes just as good as the day it was made.

If you are concerned about freshness, you can bake the loaves and freeze them until you’re ready to bake the slices.

]]> By: Laura http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3823 Laura Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:01:04 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3823 Thanks for sharing this recipe. I made some on the weekend and was very pleased with the results. Did you find they tasted better as a party dish fresh out of the oven? Thanks for sharing this recipe.

I made some on the weekend and was very pleased with the results. Did you find they tasted better as a party dish fresh out of the oven?

]]> By: Sophie http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3820 Sophie Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:09:14 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3820 Oooooh,...I like this recipe a lot!! A wonderful creation full of goodness! Thanks a lot, my dear friend! Oooooh,…I like this recipe a lot!!

A wonderful creation full of goodness!

Thanks a lot, my dear friend!

]]> By: Kathryn http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3798 Kathryn Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:53:30 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3798 I love this recipe (and Julie) too! When I first made them, I could not believe that I was capable of such a lovely creation. I made a few substitutions, but can only recall that I did not have any sesame seeds and I substituted cranberries for the raisins. Dates would go nicely too. I think that the fresh rosemary, or other herb, is a must, though. Santa delivered a brand new stove yesterday (YAY) and I am anticipating better results (the old one had a thermostat that changed temperature at will). The cats dislike anything that does not come from a container labelled 'cat', however, like your resident felines, see nothing wrong with tossing people food about the kitchen (particularly when the floor is clean and the food gooey). I love this recipe (and Julie) too! When I first made them, I could not believe that I was capable of such a lovely creation. I made a few substitutions, but can only recall that I did not have any sesame seeds and I substituted cranberries for the raisins. Dates would go nicely too. I think that the fresh rosemary, or other herb, is a must, though.

Santa delivered a brand new stove yesterday (YAY) and I am anticipating better results (the old one had a thermostat that changed temperature at will).

The cats dislike anything that does not come from a container labelled ‘cat’, however, like your resident felines, see nothing wrong with tossing people food about the kitchen (particularly when the floor is clean and the food gooey).

]]> By: Dana McCauley http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3797 Dana McCauley Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:34:15 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3797 I don't even want to read Julie's recipe since if I do, I'll just make them and then eat them and make them again! I have no self control any more. What happened to the model of restraint I used to be? Oh, yeah. I got married and lazy since I didn't have to impress new boys anymore. I don’t even want to read Julie’s recipe since if I do, I’ll just make them and then eat them and make them again! I have no self control any more. What happened to the model of restraint I used to be? Oh, yeah. I got married and lazy since I didn’t have to impress new boys anymore.

]]> By: Charmian Christie http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3796 Charmian Christie Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:36:40 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3796 Shhh. Don't say the "healthy" word. No one will eat them. You're right. This is similar to biscotti in that it's baked twice, but it has no added fat and is much crisper. I love these and will be experimenting with the basic recipe. At $7/box for the artisanal version, I'm more than motivated. Let me know how they turn out! Shhh. Don’t say the “healthy” word. No one will eat them.

You’re right. This is similar to biscotti in that it’s baked twice, but it has no added fat and is much crisper. I love these and will be experimenting with the basic recipe. At $7/box for the artisanal version, I’m more than motivated.

Let me know how they turn out!

]]> By: Charmian Christie http://christiescorner.com/2009/12/16/rosemary-raisin-and-pecan-crisps/#comment-3795 Charmian Christie Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:34:39 +0000 http://christiescorner.com/?p=2124#comment-3795 Droooooolll. Droooooolll.

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