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Tag Archives: Christmas
Chocolate Pecan Tart
For folks who like to cook and entertain, Thanksgiving dinner is kind of our Olympics. We are decathletes of starch and sugar and tryptophan, and Turkey Day is the ultimate endurance race. The day after, though, there are no laurel … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, Christmas, dessert, fall, pecans, tart, Thanksgiving, winter
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Chocolate Crinkles
These holiday cookies were a favorite of mine when I was growing up. I loved the contrast between the crackly bits of snowy powdered sugar and the chewy, chocolatey cookie beneath, the specialness of their only-at-Christmas appearances. They’re a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged baked, baking, chocolate, Christmas, cookie, dessert, holiday, powdered sugar
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Panforte di Siena
Panforte di Siena is a specialty of that Tuscan town, a chewy-gooey confection that tastes like Christmas even if you’ve never set foot in Italy: sweet spices and honey, candied citrus, dried fruits, almonds and hazelnuts. On the books as … Continue reading
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Tagged cake, candy, Christmas, confection, dessert, dried fruit, edible gifts, fruit, holiday, homemade, italian, Italian Christmas cake, nuts, traditional, Tuscan
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Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies, the hallmark of the holiday season, are so reassuring in their simplicity: flour, sugar, eggs, butter, a pinch of salt & vanilla. It’s the arrangement (and the temperature) of those ingredients that counts: are the cookies chalky or … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, butter, Christmas, cookies, cut out cookies, dessert, frosted, gifting, royal icing, Santa, sugar, sweets, traditional
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Gingerbread
We are in full Christmas swing, friends. The tree is trimmed, the halls are decked, I’ve had about three gallons of seasonal lattes, I’ve already indulged in a little wassailing (hello, amaretto) and my “Hot Toddy Holiday Mix” is steady … Continue reading
Homemade Amaretto (Part Two)
It’s been four weeks since we embarked on this little kitchen project, but I’m happy to report that our amaretto is ready! Exhale that bated breath, uncross those fingers and wonder no more, dearhearts: it is marvelous. The amaretto tastes … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, almond, amaretto, beverage, Christmas, cocktail, cordial, dessert, drinks, gift, holiday, homemade, homemade gift, hostess gift, infused, infusion, kitchen craft, liqueur, project, simple syrup, sweet
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Pfeffernüsse
Pfeffernüsse! Perhaps the only cookie to beat out snickerdoodles in the “fun-to-say-it” department, pfeffernüsse literally translates from German to “pepper-nuts”, a nod to its spiced molasses flavor (a bit of actual black pepper included), finely chopped almonds and nuggety little … Continue reading
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Tagged almonds, cardamom, Christmas, Christmas cookies, cinnamon, cookies, German, German spice cookies, holiday, molasses, pepper, powdered sugar, spiced, traditional, types of molasses, vegetarian
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