French Onion Soup (Working Class Foodies)

I remember finding the cooking channel on YouTube years back when I first got into cooking and this blog. Julia Child has influenced me in many ways, but I think Working Class Foodies is what gave me the drive to create a blog to document the recipes I make up or try out.
The very first video I watched from WC Foodies was 'French Onion Soup'. And at that, I immediately went to go buy beef stock because I had everything else in the pantry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH9S47_3wL0&feature=plcp&context=C3b77adbUDOEgsToPDskILN7R0BFj6D2b0GQY1xECS

If you're interested in seeing what WC Foodies is about, go to that link above. I feel like WC Foodies is modern and contemporary but it's also really 'good food'. They make wholesome, yummy things that just seem to have a lot of thought and love put into them! (:

Almond Tea Cookies!

Adapted from: Bravo! Best of Bridge Cooking

I've been MIA from my blog for so long now, but to be honest, blogging, cooking, photography, and writing are things that just aren't at the top of my list at the moment, With that said, I will try to post more often, but honestly, I have 3 followers on this blog... so it's not very important to me to try to post every single thing I cook.

I found this recipe for these awesome biscuits in a cookbook I received for my birthday a few years ago. However, when I looked at it, I thought... "Butter?" As Julia Child once said, "You can never have too much butter." But in tea cookies? I got kind of grossed out so I switched in the butter for shortening, which is much healthier. Overall though, these cookies are quite healthier because the recipe only calls for one egg white (no yolk), and almonds, when grounded, acts almost like butter, so it's a great substitute.

Ingredients:
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup Ground Almonds (buy whole, blanched almonds and grind them)
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
3/4 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Golden or Vegetable Shortening (You can also mix in 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup shortening)
1 Egg White
1 teaspoon Almond Extract

Step 1: In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, ground almonds, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
Step 2: In larger bowl, cream shortening and sugar together until white and fluffy. Beat in egg white and almond extract.
Step 3: Pour dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir until the mixture becomes a dough. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it sit in the fridge for 45 minutes.
Step 4: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step 5: Roll tablespoons of the dough into little balls and place them on a greased/lined baking pan. Flatten the dough balls out with your fingers or a glass cup. Bake the cookies for about 10-11 minutes, or until the edges or lightly browned.
Step 6: Serve with a hot drink.