Vegan Choc Chip Cookies

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I was inspired by this recipe: Best Vegan Choc Chip Cookies! and slightly modified it. Namely, I didn’t seem to have any maple syrup, so I used Golden syrup and i wasn’t sure it was chocolately enough, so added 1/3rd cup cocoa powder.

I quite like the outcome, and so at least does Michael – so it so far gets one friend approval.

The complete recipe (what I did, not exactly what’s at the link):

  • 1 1/4 cups plain flour
  • 1 1/4 cup oat flour (to make, grind approximately 2 cups rolled oats in food processor until a fine, flour consistency)
  • 1 1/8 cups rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/8 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used some I found that were about 63% cocoa and supplemented with some crush soy chocolate – if making this vegan, check the choc chips – even dark chocolate chips may contain milk)
  • 1 cup golden syrup
  • 1 cup canola oil (i just used normal vegetable cooking oil… likely canola..)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder

and then:

  1. Mix everything together in a bowl. It will be a moist dough, and yummy
  2. Put it on biscuit trays
  3. 180 degrees C for 18-20 minutes (or a bit longer if your oven is crap like mine)

My 2nd book is available! (MySQL 5.1 Cluster DBA Certification Study Guide)

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Neither of the books I’ve been an author of has been just me. For Practical MythTV (Christmas is coming, buy it for all your TV and tech loving friends!), Michael Still and I worked hard to get a well rounded and practical (not to mention good) book. I think we succeeded – certainly has gotten positive reviews (check the amazon page).

For my second endeavor (just to make it fun, I was working on both at the same time) we have a much longer list of authors. The aim was to write a study guide for those wishing to be certified in MySQL Cluster. Being a developer with a fair bit of knowledge in the product (and somebody who also presents and writes) – I was a natural fit to join the team (some may say “roped into the team”… and they could possibly be me, but I couldn’t possibly comment).

My fellow authors:

  • Jon Stephens
    Among other things, he’s brought the MySQL Cluster section of the MySQL Manual forward leaps and bounds. He also edited the study guide – no doubt a daunting task.
  • Mike Krukenberg
    Author of Pro MySQL (along with Jay Pipes) and numerous blog posts on MySQL and related topics.
  • Roland Bouman
    Who took on the brave task of the actual Certification. This is a certification to be proud of – really makes sure that people deserve it without being overly hard or tricky.
  • Solomon Chang
    founding member of LAMPSIG of Los Angeles and a professional DBA.

So, the book is now shipping, from lulu.com (an on-demand printing service) for $49.99USD.
MySQL 5.1 Cluster DBA Certification Study Guide by Jon Stephens, Mike Kruckenberg, Roland Bouman, Stewart Smith, Solomon Chang

It feels good to have it out there now. Daniel va Eeden has received his copy (shipping box and all!). This is another book you should buy for all your database friends  everybody you’ve ever met.

Stewart’s Wisdom for Today

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