I have done lots of cookie swaps, but this was my first cyber exchange and it was great fun! Each participant made 3 dozen cookies and sent 1 dozen each to 3 other participants. Sponsored by Julie and Lindsay of thelittlekitchen.net and loveandoliveoil.com. In case you missed out or want more information, you can sign up to […]
These are wonderful holiday cookies and is one of five recipes chosen to be published in the Las Vegas Review Journal . Starting with a basic sugar cookie dough I added two of my favorites, pecans and cherries and of course for the rest of the family they had to have chocolate. I’ll be posting […]
Once again, the Daring Cooks choose a great project for us. Sarah from Simply Cooked was our November Daring Cooks’ hostess and she challenged us to create something truly unique in both taste and technique! We learned how to cook using tea with recipes from Tea Cookbook by Tonia George and The New Tea Book […]
This was another challenge I could totally appreciate – a great sweet bread with nuts, cinnamon and sugar swirled throughout! As a special bonus, this one is pretty good for a workout – lots of kneading and rolling but totally worth it. Thanks so much to Jenni of The Gingered Whisk where you can find her beautifully photographed […]
As I’m sure you’ve all noticed, I’ve been adjusting to my new job and move so I haven’t been posting much lately. The good news is that now I’m settled and should be getting back to it! In the meantime, thanks so much to Jenna Sagen for the wonderful guest post she prepared: Menu […]
This weekend’s episode was Chicken Canzanese and it looked so good I had to give it a try. I was not disappointed nor was the family! The chicken skin was crisp, the interior was moist and the sauce was fantastic. This is a chicken meal that you could definitely serve to company and was […]
Wonderful candy recipes for chocolates, white chocolate lime, honey almond paste, honey caramel with red pepper flakes and Pate de Fruit
I’ve had such good luck with the summer fruits I just couldn’t resist getting more. This time they were even better, the raspberries and cherries were great and I have never seen such large white peaches – only 5 of them weighed over 4 pounds and they were sweet and juicy! Since Son is about […]
