tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post7161322246164750035..comments2024-03-19T18:45:56.286+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Paula's Carob BikkiesJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-67223212825253877672011-08-17T00:58:15.704+10:002011-08-17T00:58:15.704+10:00I don't have kids but I think you're so ri...I don't have kids but I think you're so right that having kids means change, not sacrifice. I can understand people who don't want kids would see it as a sacrifice though. These carob cookies look so perfectly round and sliced!eatme_delicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657772782487330009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91253007061921561292011-07-17T22:09:26.438+10:002011-07-17T22:09:26.438+10:00Hello. Thanks for popping my recipe up :)
I love...Hello. Thanks for popping my recipe up :)<br /><br />I love your idea of adding rice flour too. Rice flour is very dry (absorbent). You seem to achieve the stiffness with half a cup rice flour, that would take me an extra cup of two of quinoa. And quinoa flour being quite expensive, this is an excellent tip!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818779398572118565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-20463920165848193382011-07-17T20:42:14.935+10:002011-07-17T20:42:14.935+10:00Women are so lucky now to have the choice of how m...Women are so lucky now to have the choice of how many children to have, even if that number is equal to zero, unlike older generations. Life is to be enjoyed with our own, or sometimes other people's, children. <br />Your carob cookies look delicious!Penehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055949280420755227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-3862306007739380032011-07-16T21:49:49.673+10:002011-07-16T21:49:49.673+10:00Thanks Emma - kids really give you a different per...Thanks Emma - kids really give you a different perspective on life! Hope you enjoy the dinosaur exhibition - hope we might get to it soon once the school holidays are over. Glad you think that is reasonable to give sylvia a cookie if she eats dinner - tonight she asked for more broccoli which always makes me feel hopeful and then tomorrow night she probably wont even see it - so at least we don't need cookies every nightJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-21910823596319075142011-07-16T21:38:43.238+10:002011-07-16T21:38:43.238+10:00P.S I really wouldn't worry about the possibil...P.S I really wouldn't worry about the possibility of getting into "bad habits" giving Sylvia a cookie if she eats her dinner... why else was dessert invented? ;-)Emma Gallowayhttp://mydarlinglemonthyme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-74352195442298527142011-07-16T21:38:40.253+10:002011-07-16T21:38:40.253+10:00Thanks Kari - indeed it has been a hectic week - r...Thanks Kari - indeed it has been a hectic week - roll on my holidays!<br /><br />Thanks Mel - we are off to canberra and orange - into the cold apparently - but am looking forward to it - I love winter holidays - where are you off to?<br /><br />Thanks Ricki - and brickbats to blogger - it was your sos challenge that got me thinking about these recipes but I didn't enter it because they were full of eggs<br /><br />Thanks Hannah - am sure you would like them - after all you and sylvia share so many foodie loves - hard to predict what will happen - though I hope you get to make the sacrifice of your choice :-) but I think sometimes you have to just enjoy the present which you seem to be doing with a vengeance<br /><br />Thanks Juliet - hope you enjoy the carob - it seems a good thing to like if your tastebuds are so inclined - I guess I could try and get used to it but I love cocoa too much<br /><br />Thanks Kath - yes there are always consequences for any decision and you do need to weigh the pros and cons - though I think the hardest thing about having kids is that you can make the decision but you might find that nature makes a different decision - however at least you can be informed<br /><br />Thanks Adam - sounds like you thought through the decision and had really sound reasons - am sure you enjoy your lifestyle - travel and yoga sounds a great way to spend your days<br /><br />Thanks Choclette - I love the use of coconut sugar - it seems far more nutritious than regular sugar - I hoped it would make these more healthy as well as add more flavour<br /><br />Thanks Sarah - it amazes me how much other people feel that one's decision about child bearing is their business - I also think it is quite valid to have meaningful relationships with children of others in our family or our good friends. Children are born into a community not just a nuclear family unit. Hope you enjoy the biscuits - rice flour is great at lightening gf cooking but can be a bit grainy as the only flour in baking - for non-gf baking it is great for shortbreadJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-42049787943448106132011-07-16T21:36:45.303+10:002011-07-16T21:36:45.303+10:00You hit the nail right on the head with this one J...You hit the nail right on the head with this one Johanna! Pre-kids I would have never thought just how much energy, time, space, money is needed each and every day. I have my days when I would just love a little time and space to myself, but just like you said, it is a sacrifice worth making.<br /><br />There is a dinosaur exhibition on at the Perth museum too, a few other kindy mums and I are taking our kids there on Monday, on the train too! I may look into buying tickets online ;-)<br /><br />These cookies look perfect for our family! The kids and I adore carob and quinoa... and in cookie form, even better :-)Emma Gallowayhttp://mydarlinglemonthyme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-27635591221241958092011-07-16T11:18:10.710+10:002011-07-16T11:18:10.710+10:00Your discussion about children and sacrifice is ve...Your discussion about children and sacrifice is very interesting to me. I don't plan to have children, and it is precisely because I know that I do not want to make the sacrifices (or changes) in my life that are required to be a good parent. Of course I would if I did have children, but I've thought ahead enough to know that I'd rather not. When people ask me about why I don't want to have children, they usually scoff at me. When I explain the ways in which my life would have to change if I had them, they usually tell me I'm over-thinking it. But honestly? I think a lot of people don't think about it enough. I have friends that are nonchalant about having children and those that have accidentally fallen pregnant, and I am always amazed at how surprised they are when the children arrive that their lives are barely recognisable. Anyway, my point is that I am very grateful to people who choose to have children because, though I don't want them myself, I do recognise the work that is required in raising them!<br /><br />And those carob biscuits are going on my favourites list right now. I love quinoa and I love carob, and I have tons of both in my cupboard right now waiting to be used. I also have some rice flour that I haven't figured out how to use yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-3865442516812641522011-07-16T05:36:15.578+10:002011-07-16T05:36:15.578+10:00These sound positively healthy especially if you a...These sound positively healthy especially if you aren't using sugar (although I haven't come across coconut sugar before) and might be getting Sylvia into good habits :-SChoclettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173996730095174268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-33671542964817356262011-07-15T23:40:42.559+10:002011-07-15T23:40:42.559+10:00Hi Johanna,
as per the comments above I really enj...Hi Johanna,<br />as per the comments above I really enjoyed reading these balanced and thoughtful insights into parenthood that you have shared. Theresa and I decided a wile back not to have kids. It took a while. Sometimes we wonder whether it was the right choice, but as you said, you can't have it all, and it doesn't fit very well with our lifestyle of going to India a few months of the year, or the lack of stability that the life of a yoga teacher seems to entail!Yogi Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675786498522531127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-23654562821791486722011-07-15T22:57:25.750+10:002011-07-15T22:57:25.750+10:00I loved your thoughts about children and sacrifice...I loved your thoughts about children and sacrifice. You're right, you have to give up things, but you also get back so much. Isn't it like this with all decisions we make? You always decide *for* something and *against* something at the same time. Having children is one of the biggest and most life-changing one can make, though. :)Kath (My Funny Little Life)http://myfunnylittlelife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-15625076310346110772011-07-15T22:37:09.082+10:002011-07-15T22:37:09.082+10:00I bought a carob biscuit thing tonight, I haven...I bought a carob biscuit thing tonight, I haven't tried it yet though I will have it tomorrow cause I had too much soy milk so it won't agree with me tonight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-47727774234962424122011-07-15T22:15:02.894+10:002011-07-15T22:15:02.894+10:00I love your waffle :) When I think of how I enjoye...I love your waffle :) When I think of how I enjoyed the raw carob biscotti I made, I know I"d love these baked cookies of yours, and in fact I ave bucketloads of carob yet!<br /><br />I can't help feeling a pang as I hear you talk of sacrifice. I wonder if I'll ever get the chance to make such sacrifices?Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-86640241492388382832011-07-15T22:10:54.533+10:002011-07-15T22:10:54.533+10:00I think Blogger just ate my comment--argh and boo ...I think Blogger just ate my comment--argh and boo hoo! In a nutshell, thanks for the realistic description of parenthood. And so glad Sylvia liked the cookies!Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-77358839953403486762011-07-15T20:48:07.729+10:002011-07-15T20:48:07.729+10:00Definitely agree that being a parent is a sacrific...Definitely agree that being a parent is a sacrifice but one well worth making. Time passes so quickly that kids grow up in a flash and become easier in so many ways.<br /><br />I can relate to having a hectic week at work and am also busy planning a trip in 2 weeks time! Where are you off to?Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10057980932079998162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-44825437629422020432011-07-15T17:29:43.911+10:002011-07-15T17:29:43.911+10:00Life sometimes does get in the way - and it sounds...Life sometimes does get in the way - and it sounds like you have had a seriously hectic week - but I very much enjoyed your take on children and parenting. I imagine it would certainly be a change, and I like your views on the balance and adjustments one has to make.<br /><br />Also, I think I may be like Sylvia in liking the look of those cookies! Thanks for the recipe.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350144954173714085noreply@blogger.com