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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Ben Gingi’s Olive Oil Pistachio Halva Cookies

Ben Gingi’s Olive Oil Pistachio Halva Cookies














Ingredients

75 gr Graza High Quality Olive Oil 

90 gr brown sugar

70 gr white sugar

1 large egg, at room temperature

5 gr salt

5 gr espresso powder (optional)        

         • 3 gr baking soda

140 gr all-purpose flour

150 gr dark chocolate bits

100 gr whole pistachios

100 gr halva


Instructions

Preheat your oven to 340°F or 170°C.

In a bowl, whisk olive oil, brown sugar, white sugar, and egg until combined.

Add salt, espresso powder, baking soda, and flour; fold until almost fully combined.

Add chocolate bits, pistachios, and halva; fold until combined.

Scoop with an ice cream scooper ping-pong–sized balls. Round in your hands to a ball.

Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, 3–4 inches apart from each other.

Bake for 14 minutes.

Remove from the oven and immediately use a cookie cutter round to a perfect round cookie.


Ben Gingi’s recipe on Instagram

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Where to go in Nova Scotia and on Prince Edward Island.


When in Halifax you can stroll the Harbor walk and visit The Daily Grind Cafe and Bar for a fabulous Bagel and Lox. 

Carol and I traveled to Nova Scotia for a family event and added on a side trip to Prince Edward Island. We visited Peggy’s Cove to see the world famous lighthouse and were lucky to see the famous Bluenose II sail by. If you are planning a trip to Nova Scotia, it’s a quick flight from Boston to Halifax.  











Not to be missed is a tour of Alexander Keith’s Brewery, make a reservation. 










Make sure you try the best craft beer in Nova Scotia, Propeller Galaxy IPA. 










On Prince Edward Island we visited Green Gables Heritage place to learn all about the author of Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery.