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Archives for December 2010

Merry Christmas!!!! (and a winner announced)

December 24, 2010 By Laura 2 Comments

Merry Christmas, everyone!! I feel certain that the next 2 days are going to be too hectic for me to finish my new post on African Peanut Stew with another giveaway (stay tuned), so I just wanted to wish everyone a fabulous Christmas. I also wanted to announce that Alex picked the winner (randomly) of… 

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Coconut and Dried Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

December 20, 2010 By Laura 12 Comments

Oatmeal raisin cookies have never done much for me. They are my mom’s favorite cookie, so I ate them plenty growing up, but I never lowed the raisins and the overall cookie I found blah. Enter Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies by Alice Medrich, my new favorite cookbook. I have not made one dud… 

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Filed Under: cherries, Coconut (flaked), cookies, Dried Cherries, dried fruit, oats Tagged With: cherries, coconut, coconut flakes, cookies, dried cherries, dried fruit, nut-free, nutfree, oatmeal, oats

Chocolate Mint Sandwiches

December 15, 2010 By Laura 10 Comments

These cookies, adapted from another winner in Alice Medrich’s Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies by Alice Medrich, have been every bit as much of a revelation as Scottish shortbread, another holiday cookie I came to late in life but have since adopted as my own tradition. This is actually the first time I have ever… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, mint chocolate Tagged With: chocolate, cookies, dark chocolate, mint, peppermint, sandwich cookies, white chocolate

Hunter Chicken Stew

December 13, 2010 By Laura 22 Comments

It’s that time of year again, when packages of canned tomatoes start showing up at my door. I love my job as a blogger! This year I actually got packages from 2 companies, Muir Glen and Red Gold. I am excited to try the Red Gold, a regional canned tomato company, but I started with… 

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Filed Under: chicken, mushrooms, rice, tomatoes Tagged With: chicken, mushrooms, rice, stew, tomatoes

"Hawaiian" Wedding Cookies

December 10, 2010 By Laura 11 Comments

Growing up, wedding cookies were always present in our Christmas cookie tins. I did not like them–I wonder if they are a taste you need to mature into, because I adore them now, while my kids in turn do not care for them. Karma–what are you going to do? Anyway, my mom uses Rose Levy… 

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Filed Under: cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, Macadamia nuts Tagged With: christmas, cookies, Holidays, macadamia nuts, nuts, tea cookies, wedding cookies

Lemon-Vanilla Pizzelles, Take 1

December 7, 2010 By Laura 21 Comments

Growing up, there were several cookies that graced our Christmas tins every single year without fail. Wedding cookies, decorated sugar cut-outs, date-nut pin wheels, pizzelles…. Some traditional cookies I have kept, such as the wedding cookies and painted sugar cut-outs. Some, mostly those involving dried fruits, I have left behind. I have never made pizzelles… 

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Filed Under: cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, Italian American, lemon baked goods Tagged With: christmas, citrus, cookies, Holidays, Italian, Italian American, lemon, pizzelles

Sugared Cranberries & Cranberry-Citrus Twist with a Hint of Vanilla

December 1, 2010 By Laura 6 Comments

I cook by feel (cook, mind you, not bake so much). Glugs of this, dashes of that. And I love really intense flavor, so in most cases I err on the side of more, not less. If I mess up, no big deal–I am usually cooking in such quantities that I can such add a… 

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Filed Under: cranberries, drinks, oranges Tagged With: cranberries, drink, mixed drink, orange, orange juice, vodka

Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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