Foot and Fire

Rembrandt's The Night Watch 1642. Your gathering screams Victory when Light intently kissed  only the three of you  while darkness embraced  the rest inside these  corners of grand scale.  Your movements chant Celebration; you frame a happy occasion. You are the Dutch Golden Age. But why? 1911. He can't cook in the ship anymore. So he slashed you  with a shoemaker's knife  when he could no longer  use his kitchen knife. 1975. He is a schoolteacher  with a supposed divine mission. He slashed you many times with a bread knife  and when he could no longer do more,   he took his own life. 1990. Donning his long hooded coat,  he was agitated.  Suddenly, he sprayed you with acid concealed in a pump bottle.  Will this be the last?  I am not sure. But please,  enlighten me. You are called the Night Watch: I thought you fix their gaze  towards  the light, away  from darkness.  The Night Watch. Copyright

2 cups sifted flour 2 cups oatmeal 2 cups grated carrots 4 tsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon powder 1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar 1 cup olive oil (or use canola oil) 1/2 cup water In a bowl, put the first five ingredients in a bowl. Add olive oil and mix well. Then add water and mix well. If needs more water to wet all ingredients, add a small amount at a time. Shape into ball and press flat between palms. Arrange in a flat baking tin and bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Makes 24-30 medium-sized cookies.

4 cups sifted flour 4 tsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon powder 1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar 2 cups grated carrots 1 cup olive oil (or use canola oil) 1/2 cup water In a bowl, put the first four ingredients in a bowl. Add olive oil and mix well. Then add water and mix well. If needs more water to wet all ingredients, add a small amount at a time. Shape into ball and press flat between palms. Arrange in a flat baking tin and bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Makes 24-30 medium-sized cookies.

Wet ingredients About 8 overripe bananas (500 grams), mashed 1 cup brown sugar 1 1/3 cup olive oil (or canola oil) 2 tsp cinnamon powder (or vanilla extract) Dry Ingredients 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup oatmeal 2 tsp baking powder Chopped macadamia nuts (any nuts or raisins will do) Combine all wet ingredients in a deep bowl Combine all dry ingredients in another bowl Add small amount at a time the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Mix well. Add the chopped nuts. Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes. Makes 16 medium-sized cupcakes