Delicious Dojo Cookbooks Series

The Delicious Dojo Presents: Awesome Almond Cookies A Cookbook Full of Quick & Easy Baked Dessert Recipes [Volume 1 in the Delicious Dojo Cookbooks Series] This quick, simple, and easy cookbook gives you 33 recipes on the most delicious cookies with almonds, almond extract, and all things related to almondy goodness. We hope you like almonds because these cookies are nuts! While we are about to embark on a journey through baking happiness, there's no reason to ignore the goodness that is hidden inside of the wonderful almond. Come with my interested deshi and let us learn more of this lovely treat before we use it to bring new creations to the table. Even though the fruit almonds bear are called nuts, they are classified as peaches. They grow on deciduous trees that originated in the warm, humid climate surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Once a seed is planted, the plant takes anywhere between three to six years to begin bearing fruit. After six, it has reached full maturity. The fruit of an almond tree is the seed. Beautiful soft pink flowers cover the precious shell, and the shell contains the seed itself. Almonds can be sold either shelled or unshelled, but only the seed can be consumed. Each shell contains a single nut, although in some instances there may be two. Again, you'll be eating and making cookies so it probably doesn't help to be bored to death with all of these health-boosting ideas. However, if it helps you justify taking another cookie off the freshly removed rack of treats, then have at it. It's time to grab your almonds, grab your tools, fire up your oven, and get your almond cookie baking skills going. This is a fun trip full of almondy rewards for you and those you care about the most. Ready? Be prepared young student. You are embarking on an adventure that will either deliver you delicious treat for many days to come or a road of bruised egos and tummies. Respect the almonds and they will treat you well. ===== | ===== | ===== Table of Contents: Welcome to the Delicious Dojo Kyoshi Pocchari's Notebook RECIPES: #01: Almond Dusted Honey Nips #02: Fruity Almond Cookies #03: Butterscotch Almondeese #04: Almond Zwieback #05: Amazing Almond Chews #06: Swedish Almond Nips #07: Almond Opera Treats #08: Pineapple Almond Nips #09: Topped-Up Almond Treats #10: Jack-O-Almond Cookies #11: Bee's Knees Almond Bars #12: Glace Almond Graces #13: Basic Almond Shortbread #14: Rolly-Polly Almondolly #15: Almond Tortelettes #16: Almond Rice Mushies #17: Persimmony Almond Cookies #18: Chopped Almond Cinnamon Chippers #19: Austrian Almond Tartlets #20: German Beehive Toppers #21: Fruity Almond Rings #22: Choco-Almond Drops #23: Mexican Rolled Oats Brownies #24: Almond Fudge Brownies #25: International Almond Biscuits #26: Blanched Almond Bits #27: Cream Cheese Almond Brownies #28: Coconut-Oatmeal Almond Nips #29: Fluffed Almond Treats #30: Spicy Almond Cookies #31: Almond Bee Sting Bars #32: Gritty Swedish Tarts #33: Finnish Coffee Treats ===== | ===== | ===== Gather your wits, hone your tools, and inventory your ingredients - it's time to open the doors to the Delicious Dojo, my ambitious deshi. Your taste buds and future growth to mastery await! Ready to Enter the Delicious Dojo?

The Delicious Dojo Presents: Irresistible Almond Cookies A Cookbook Full of Quick & Easy Baked Dessert Recipes [Volume 2 in the Delicious Dojo Cookbooks Series] To ignore the healthy qualities of this fine treat would be a true travesty. We will be making deliciously decadent baked goods that are far from fit-fare, but this does not discount the goodness within. Let's learn a bit more about this wonderful ingredient before snacking on the treats to come. Although we categorize almonds as nuts, they are in fact the seed - or pip - of the fruit of the almond tree. Almonds are often avoided if we are trying to eat healthily and lose weight, because they are regarded as a high fat food. On the other hand, they work wonderfully in baked goods when the primary concern is not creating a healthy treat. On top of this, the great nutritional benefits of almonds deserve further consideration and, although they are high in fat, they can actually help you lose weight rather than gain it! In this respect they are much better for you than more complex carbohydrates, which even when lower in fat are more difficult for the body to digest. How Almonds Help The Body Almonds are high in oleic acid - a monounsaturated fat which is "good fat". Oleic acid is thought to have beneficial effects on reducing cholesterol levels, heart disease, and breast cancer. Almonds are a very strong source of protein and also contain a wide variety of other nutrients such as manganese, magnesium, potassium and copper. They also contain various B vitamins. All these different nutrients help activate energy production within your body. How Almonds Help The Mind Another benefit of the combination of the magnesium and vitamin B content of almonds is that they have a calming effect on you and reduce the impact of stress. When we are stressed, cortisol is released into the bloodstream and this can cause weight gain. So in this instance, almonds can be beneficial both in reducing stress and preventing weight gain. The nutrients in almonds also help to boost brain activity and - according to the traditional practice of Ayurveda - they can help extend both your level of intellect and length of life. It is also thought that almonds may possibly help in the fight against Alzheimer's. Ways to Eat Almonds But the more common usage is of sweet almonds which can be either be eaten whole on their own, or used whole in savory recipes such as chicken korma or trout with almonds. They are also often used ground to give flavor and/or texture to food such as cakes and biscuits and are also often used in desserts, such as pastries, macaroons and marzipan. ===== Recipes: #01: BUTTERY-ALMOND BARS #02: ALMOND LAYERED COOKIE #03: ALMOND BROWNIES #04: LONGEVITY TREATS #05: DUTCH ALMOND COOKIES #06: TASTY ALMOND CAKES #07: BUTTERSCOTH ALMOND TREATS #08: GERMAN ALMOND NIPS #09: CAKEY ALMOND BITES #10: PLAIN-JANE ALMOND BARS #11: CHERMOND COOKIES #12: ALMOND SPICE (SO NICE) SNAPS #13: ALMOND LOVE LETTERS #14: TOEHEAD ALMOND BROWNIES #15: CHOCO-ALMOND DROPS #16: ALMOND MACAROONS #17: ALMOND CORDIALS #18: "ORANGE YOU GLAD" ALMOND BARS #19: SIMPLE ALMOND SHORTBREAD #20: WHIPPED ALMOND TREATS #21: SPICED CHOCOLATE ALMOND COOKIES #22: BUTTERY ALMOND-OVER COOKIES #23: CHIPPER EGGNOG BALLS #24: BUSTED ALMOND NUT COOKIES #25: CHEERY-CHERRY ALMOND NIPS #26: ALMOND CHALLENGE COOKIES #27: BAG OF ALMOND BARS #28: CREAM CHEESE ALMOND TREATS #29: NUTTY-BLOCK COOKIES #30: CUTEY-TOO-FRUITY ALMOND GEMS #31: ALMONDY COCO CRISPS #32: CRISPY ALMOND TREATS #33: COCO-CA-CHEW ALMOND BITES