That sounds like an adventurous, delicious meal!
Does anybody else like ginger snaps? They are not especially healthy, but their small size enable small cookie portion. We buy them in small quantity from a barrel at the local bulk food store.
Supposedly ginger snaps are quite tasty dunked in whiskey, but that would be a topic for another thread.
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I love ginger snaps! They also make a yummy base crust for mini pumpkin or maple cheesecakes.
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I wouldn’t ruin good whisky, but I love gingersnaps (any molasses cookie).
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They are surprisingly good with blue cheese.
Interesting! I am a big fan of blue cheese too.
There’s a really good molasses ginger quick bread recipe that I love from Run Fast East Slow.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup dark rye flour, whole wheat or spelt flour
1 inch knob fresh ginger peeeled and grated, or 1 tsp ground
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 egg
1 cup whole milk yogurt
1/2 cup molasses
4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 tsp orange zest
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with butter.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
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In a separate small bowl, whisk together the egg, yogurt, molasses, butter, raisins, and orange zest. Add to the dry ingredients and stir just enough to bring the batter together. Do not overmix. The batter will be very thick.
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Pour into the loaf pan and bake until a butter knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes.
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Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer the loaf to a wire rack and allow to cool completely prior to slicing.
I guess for that matter any cookie in small size would qualify as “just as healthy as a ginger snap”! If I’m having one I actually want TWO and either put some leftover frosting inbetween them to make a sandwich cookie or take a few ginger snaps and squirt a dollop of whipped cream on top of each. A ginger snap alone, I can pass it up.
I would prefer the quick bread! More substantial and still have the ginger flavor.
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Agreed… but ginger snaps (at least the ones I get) are smaller than most cookies. The quick bread looks wonderful too, but probably I’d end up eating it all myself.
Oh my. I’ve not have a ginger snap in years. But I may have to change that sooner than later.
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I guess my point was with homemade cookies - or ginger snaps - they can all be made smaller!
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I love ginger snaps. I like the Trader Joe’s ones in the plastic container. I love any cookie with ginger. I also love ginger in smoothies. Ginger is supposed to have some health benefits.
The quick bread looks good minus the raisins,.
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Ah, I ma need to try some ginger tea,
I actually have some mince ginger (in a jar, similar to the minced garlic from produce aisle). But it’s probably pretty old (maybe a few years)… toss it, right?
I remember I had a cookie once. 
You probably just had a half of a cookie. Half of a small cookie, low sugar 
While we are talking about ginger, I’m not much for beverages beyond water and a cup of coffee but especially in the winter, I like to make a ginger simple syrup. Here’s a recipe - you can keep it in the refrigerator - I have cut my ginger smaller and not strained it - but this process makes sense:
Then I make a hot ginger lemon “tea” by putting a spoon of this in a mug (to taste), boiling water and a squeeze of lemon. It’s both soothing and gives a little kick to the hot beverage.
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Made a super tasty and healthy dinner last night, thought I’d share:
https://www.muttandchops.com/wprm_print/8864
I only made two changes to the recipe - I added a lot of minced preserved lemon to the onion/tomato mixture for the salad and I didn’t bother with the dry rub for the fish, just seasoned with a bit of s&p before searing.
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Looks like a good recipe. Also could be a good use of salad and cherry tomatoes a bit past their prime.
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This article discusses the benefits of keeping a bag of frozen berries in the freezer. I do that, even though I also sometimes grab fresh berries.
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Happy Monday. @abasket - you won’t be surprised to see there are some sheet-pan dinners there.
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