Holiday – Fennel*Twist

February 13, 2014July 13, 2020

Valentine’s Day Baking: Heart-Glazed Cornmeal Almond Cookies

So here's the thing about these cookies. I actually made them last year, fully intending to post them at that time and then this happened and I kind of lost interest in getting a Valentine's Day post together. But this year, I decided that since I had liked the cookies and I had some nice …

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December 21, 2013

Christmas Cookies: Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Generally, my cookie repertoire is fairly boring - chocolate chip, peanut bitter, an occasional oatmeal raisin. But sometimes, especially during the holidays, I like to mix it up a bit. These Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies do just that and are quite festive as well! Of course, now I have a bunch of extra candy canes …

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November 18, 2013

Spelt Biscuits with Sage, Orange Zest, and Black Pepper

I have a new favorite baking product - and it is Spelt Flour. I'm not quite sure what it is about it, but everything I've baked with it just has a velvety, rich, full flavor that I am in love with. When using, I'll typically replace one half of the white flour in a recipe …

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November 15, 2013

FFwD: Chestnut and Pear Soup

This week's French Fridays with Dorie was a fairly straightforward soup - Chestnut and Pear. In fact, the hardest part was finding the jar of chestnuts (New Seasons, but I also saw them at Cost Plus). Like I do for a lot of the FFwD recipes, I cut this one in half and we still …

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March 10, 2013

Guinness Braised Lamb Shanks for St. Patrick's Day

Over the next couple of days I'm going to be posting two ideas for St. Patrick's Day meals and this first one uses two very Irish ingredients -- Guinness stout and lamb. It does take awhile to cook but the reward is worth it. Of course, there's also the challenge of finding a pot big …

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