These hermit cookies are such an unassumingly delicious treat. Chock full of fruit and nuts they're a classic New England cookie. If you love wholesome cookies full of nuts, raisins and dates then these are for you! This is a pushy recipe Dear Reader! Hermit cookies date back to the 19th century New England. There's a lot of theories about why they're called Hermit Cookies. Some love the idea of a cookie named for hermits while others say that these cookies were named after hermit bags. Taste-wise the spices give the hermit cookie a gingerbread sort of feel in the same way that molasses cookies have.

https://www.notquitenigella.com/2022/10/26/hermit-cookies/

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Zucchini flowers are a real treat and if you happen to be growing them and are looking for delicious ways to cook them then please try this zucchini flower pizza. This bianca or white pizza is topped with mascarpone stuffed zucchini flowers, baby zucchini and pistachios. Use fresh pizza dough or a ready baked base to make your own pizza at home. This is a pushy recipe Dear Reader! In the last few months, whenever I get zucchini flowers in my vege box, they always go to making this zucchini flower pizza.

https://www.notquitenigella.com/2023/10/02/zucchini-flower-pizza/

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It's date night in the city again and this time Mr NQN and I are headed to Monopole where amazing food is served in a casual wine bar and bistro setting. If you're looking for a wine bar that happens to serve phenomenal food then bookmark this review. It has been 3 years since Monopole moved from Potts Point to the city. The new space is slightly hidden away in Curtin Place among a cluster of other restaurants behind towering Australia Square. It's a casual space with an open kitchen.

https://www.notquitenigella.com/2023/10/03/monopole-sydney/

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