Persimmon Cookies

14 Dec 2017 Recipes & Home Remedies

My favorite cookies are Persimmon Cookies and they were my Grandma’s recipe.  I would get them every fall when the persimmons would ripen on the tree and she would make them. We would sit and eat them around her table.  This recipe is similar to hers since I can’t find hers – this one reminds me of the joy of holiday goodness.  This is based on this awesome mom’s recipe.  https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/persimmon-cookies/

Persimmon Cookies

FOR THE COOKIES:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup persimmon pulp (from 2-3 persimmons)

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional, we omitted)

1 cup raisins

FOR THE ORANGE GLAZE:

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1/4 cup fresh orange juice

1 teaspoon orange zest

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking mats and set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. Beat in persimmon pulp, egg, and vanilla. Slowly add in the flour mixture until everything is combined. Fold in the walnuts, if using, and raisins.

Drop by rounded spoonful’s onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for approximately 12-14 minutes or until cookies are brown around the edges and set. Let cool on baking sheets for five minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the orange glaze, in a medium bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar, orange juice, and zest together. Whisk until smooth. Dip the cookie tops into the glaze and twirl the cookie. Set cookies back on wire rack for glaze to harden.

How to stay on the Diet you Choose at the Holidays

14 Dec 2017 Your Overall Health , ,

Present your diet as a get “Healthy Plan” instead of a weight loss plan.

People are pretty excited about someone pursuing health but the we often get jealous of someone potentially losing more weight than themselves (there is an oddly sabotaging attitude about this issue).    Also as a doctor I would much rather people think about making dietary changes for healthful reasons than weight being the motivation.

Be upfront

Tell people what you are eating and what you have to avoid so they won’t think you are insulting their famous cookies or family pot roast recipe.  People are more likely to feel important and validated if they know up front you won’t be eating so they don’t focus on you not eating their food.

Come prepared

Bring your own foods especially if your diet change is due to finding some new food allergies.  If you suddenly can’t eat dairy then some holiday favorites may not be available to you. Coming prepared with your own food/drink will help you enjoy your holidays all the more.

Remember that your family loves you and just wants to share.

Especially grandparents like to cook for people they love and this may be upsetting to them if you refuse their food, but it isn’t about  them.  Your diet is important to you and they should respect that; they may give you a hard time only because they feel hurt you aren’t trying their food.  Remember that you love your family always.

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