From the monthly archives:

December 2007

Favorites of 2007

December 30, 2007 | 5 Comments | Email | Print

I hope that all of you had a lovely holiday season and that you head into the new year relaxed and happy. I thought I would take a moment to share with you some of my favorite recipes from this past year. Perhaps you missed them, perhaps you weren’t reading my blog yet, but regardless, [...]

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Christmas Baking: The Peanut Butter Blossom

December 21, 2007 | 6 Comments | Email | Print

These are the quintessential Christmas cookie. They show up, without fail, at every cookie exchange and on every cookie tray. If there is anyone who tires of these cookies I’d love to find them. Yet another peanut butter cookie I can’t enjoy, but back in the “good old days” I’d gobble them up without abandon. [...]

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Christmas Baking: Chocolate Chip Tea Cookies

December 19, 2007 | 7 Comments | Email | Print

I have made these cookies numerous times over the years and they are one of my favorites because of their light and airy texture. They taste like a buttery shortbread ball with little chocolate chips. You can’t go wrong with this one!

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Christmas Baking: Biscotti – A New Recipe

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Behold the beautiful biscotti that will be gracing my gift tins to family and friends. Now I know that I just posted a biscotti recipe not too long ago, but I wanted to share this one as well because they have somewhat different properties. The previous biscotti recipe produced a soft and tender cookie, which [...]

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Christmas Baking: Peppermint Bark

December 18, 2007 | 15 Comments | Email | Print

I made peppermint bark for the first time last Christmas and I found it so easy yet such a luxurious-looking treat that I decided I would make it once again for the gifts I am giving to some friends and family. I do not include any peppermint oil or extract in mine, as I like [...]

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Christmas Baking: Buckeyes

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My history with peanut butter is a sad and tragic one. I grew up infatuated with peanut butter and would put it on everything and anything imaginable, no doubt eating it in some form everyday. I even had a peanut butter and jelly sleeping bag when I was little. Then about three years ago I [...]

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Roasted Red Potatoes

December 13, 2007 | 14 Comments | Email | Print

I have made these potatoes at least a handful of times now but have never managed to snag a picture until tonight. So here they are, finally gracing my blog. These are by far the best roasted potatoes I have ever made. These are incredibly easy to throw together and complement most any meal. I [...]

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