Venice 2013: Art, Vongole and Aperol Spritz

Let’s use this day to flood the world with goodness and light.

It’s Day 613 of the Israel-Gaza war.
It’s Day 613 and 55 hostages are still being held in Gaza.
613 is a significant number, the number of deeds/commandments in the Torah.

I’m inspired by Rachel and Jon @bring.hersh.home to use this day to flood the world with goodness and light.

And how am I going to do my (tiny) part?
(Unsurprisingly) I cooked. And I gave what I cooked to someone else. (Mine was chicken soup and matzo balls which I dropped in to someone who really needed comfort food!)
And if we all undertake a (tiny) part, together we can flood the world.

I thought I’d share this (simple but bloody delicious) recipe today so that if you’re looking for some cooking inspo, looking for something that’s perfect for gifting, here it is.

Knackerbrod: Seed Crackers
(Monday Morning Cooking Club)

100 g (⅔ cup) white sesame seeds
100 g (½ cup) pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
100 g (¾ cup) sunflower seeds
50 g (¼ cup) linseeds (flaxseeds)
100 g (⅔ cup) besan (chickpea flour)
1 teaspoon salt
50 ml (2½ T) extra virgin olive oil
200 ml (¾ cup + 1 T) warm water
Preheat the oven to 150°C and line 2 baking trays.

Mix together the sesame seeds, pepitas, sunfl ower seeds, linseeds and salt until
well combined. Add the besan flour.
In a small jug, mix together the olive oil and water, then add this to the dry mixture and stir.
Set aside for 15 minutes.
Spread the mixture thinly on the trays to around 3 mm, sprinkle with a little extra salt.
Bake for 1 hour or until deep golden brown.
Allow to cool then roughly break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

#bringthemhome
#goodnessandlight
#day613

(And a shoutout also to my friend Dan, for the inspo to keep doing good things) ...