December 2009

Spiced Espresso Meltaways

December 10, 2009
Spiced Espresso Meltaways

For the past few days I’ve been fighting an awful cough. This cough has kept me home from work (therefore kept me from my daily lunchtime Starbucks coffee run), it has kept me from exercising, it has even had the NERVE to wake me up every hour or so at night after taking a proper [...]

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Tagged as: all-purpose flour, borghetti espresso liqueur, confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, crystalized ginger, ground cinnamon, kosher salt, nutmeg, unsalted butter, vanilla extract

Baklava Inspired Palmiers

December 8, 2009
Baklava Inspired Palmiers

Ok class, time for a little history… a little Baklava History that is click here for a quick overview. Now that you have a little background on the subject I will share the reason why I decided to make these. Last year, my niece Mary was brave enough to host Christmas at her house. We [...]

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Tagged as: Coffee, honey, Lime, Nuts, orange blossom water, puff pastry, Walnuts

Pecan Logs

December 8, 2009
Pecan Logs

Well here we are, at the debut of cookie number two of Cookie Month. These cookies are a staple during the holidays at my house. In years past I have usually just rolled the dough into a large log rolled in the chopped pecans then chilled, sliced and baked. This year, I decided to try [...]

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Tagged as: maple, pecans, Vanilla

W’s

December 6, 2009
Whittamer W's

I hope I don’t dissapoint anyone, but I’ve decided to post nothing but cookies for the month of December. Not sure why… just felt like the thing to do this month. As I was going through my cookbooks trying to pick a few cookie recipes to try out this holiday season, I came across this [...]

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Tagged as: Vanilla

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