Janairu lokaci ne da yawancin mu suka yanke shawarar cewa za mu yi canji. Za mu rage kiba, mu samu siffarmu, mu rage cunkoso, mu kara yin girki, mu rage kashewa, ko kuma mu bar mugun hali. Muna ɗaga sabon ma'auni, muna saita babban mashahuran ƙwarewa kuma muna yin manyan buƙatu don kanmu.
Hali na "Nau'in A" yana son ra'ayin fara sabbin ƙalubale a ranar farko ta sabuwar shekara saboda wannan dalili da nake son rataya tufafina bisa ga launi, amma na gane cewa wannan "sabuwar shekara, ƙarin aiki" ra'ayi yana ɗan baya baya.
Ka yi tunani game da shi: akwai ƙarancin hasken rana a watan Janairu, dusar ƙanƙara da sanyi suna tilasta mu a cikin gida a sassa da yawa na ƙasar, ƙasa tana daskarewa, dabbobi suna yin barci, kuma tsire-tsire ba sa girma. Wannan duk lokacin hunturu da alama an tsara shi ne don tilasta mana mu rage gudu. . . tsaya . . . hutawa.
Lokacin da nake ƙarami, lokacin sanyi ya zama kamar lokacin mafi tsawo, mafi wahala. Amma tun lokacin da ni da mijina muka fara noma da adana kayan amfanin gona da zai ishe mu a lokacin sanyi, a zahiri na fara sa ido ga sanyi. Yana nufin hutu daga aikinmu—daga ƙarshe mun mamaye tsaunin tumatur da zucchini, kuma muna iya yin maraicen mu yin wani abu banda gwangwani, safiya kuma muna yin wani abu ban da ciyayi. Yana nufin cewa za mu iya hutawa, kuma yanzu lokaci ya yi da za mu more ’ya’yan itace masu daɗi na aikinmu.
Kwanciyar hankali aiki ne na son rai. Don hutawa motsa jiki ne a cikin kamewa. Me ya sa muke musun kanmu wannan abu da muke bukata sosai, kamar maido da rai sha'awa ce? Tsammanin zamantakewa da bukatun al'adu sun yi nisa daga abin da Allah ya nufa na lokacin hunturu.
A cikin makonni masu zuwa, bari mu yi amfani da kyautar hunturu. Mu ji dadin shiru. Bari mu ƙyale kanmu abubuwan jin daɗi a cikin wannan kakar da aka tsara don al'adar kasancewa har yanzu. Bari mu saita sabon ma'auni na nagarta don raguwar lokaci kafin sake inganta aikin mu. Mu huta, mu yi godiya ga dimbin albarkar da muka samu, mu ji dadin aikinmu.
Da yake magana game da 'ya'yan itacen aikinmu, ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da na fi so in yi tare da adana rasberi a cikin watan Agusta shine yada su a kan waɗannan kukis masu sauƙi. Haka kuma tare da adana blueberry da strawberry kuma.
Classic Shortbread Kukis na Yaren mutanen Sweden
Preheat tanda zuwa digiri 300.
Cream tare 1 kofin margarine mai laushi da 1/2 kofin da 2 tablespoons na sukari.
Yayin hadawa, sannu a hankali ƙara 2 1/4 kofuna na gari a gauraya sosai.
Juya kullu a ko'ina cikin kwanon jellyroll har sai ya rufe dukkan kasan kwanon rufi. Yi amfani da wukar man shanu don raba kullu zuwa jerin dogayen layuka huɗu. Yi ɗan ƙarami mai nisa zuwa ƙasa tsakiyar kowane jere da yatsa. Yada tulun 'ya'yan itace da aka adana a cikin indentations.
Gasa ga minti 10-15.
Yayin da shortbread ke yin burodi, haxa 1 kopin powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons na ruwa, da 2-3 teaspoons na almond cire a cikin wani glaze.
Yayin da kukis ke da dumi, yayyafa su da almond glaze.
Idan ya yi sanyi, a yanka gajeriyar biredi cikin filayen diagonal kuma a yi hidima (musamman da kofi).
Amanda J. Garcia marubuciya ce mai zaman kanta da ke zaune a Elgin, Ill. Ziyarci ta kan layi a instagram.com/mandyjgarcia