To boil eggs, place them in a pot and cover with cold water by about one inch.
Bring the water to a full boil, then turn off the heat, cover the pot with a lid, and let the eggs stand for 9 to 12 minutes for hard-boiled eggs.
Immediately transfer the eggs to an ice bath for at least 15 minutes to stop the cooking process and make them easier to peel.
To disable the Caps Lock key on your iPad Magic Keyboard, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Hardware Keyboard > Modifier Keys and set the option CAPS LOCK KEY to NO ACTION.
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.
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.
