Got the new Hairy Bikers "Big Book of Baking" Last week and it is good. So many recipes I want to try.


This weekend, I've made the Cardamom and Lemon Cookies, Cardamom Cake and the Pies with Jarlsberg Cheese and Ham.


The cookie recipe can be found here:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cardamom_and_lemon_74033 

I haven't got a cookie stamp so I used the bottom of a glass, which happened to have a nice little pattern on the bottom.  I just knew those glasses that came from the Shell garage in the 1980's would come in handy one day !


The pie recipe is found here:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/savoury_pies_with_14115 

Now, the pies were lovely, BUT, I felt they needed more filling.  Next time I make them, I'm making double the filling and I'm making 24 smaller pies instead of 12 large ones.