Can you tell I like alliteration? Anyway, I loved these cookies but for some reason I just completely blanked out on taking pictures of them. Let’s blame it on the power outage, shall we? Pretend I was out cleaning up branches or something (unless you are John in which case, uh, since you know you…
Searching For A Savannah To Love–While Ducking 75 MPH Winds
The golf course took the brunt of it. Insane statistic of the day: last I heard Ike was being blamed for 34 deaths, 19 of which were very inland and 6 of which were in Indiana and 4 in Ohio. What a crazy few days! Who would have guessed Hurricane Ike would still be that…
Holy Moly What A Night… But What A Cookie, Too: Ginger Spice Crinkles
I made Nancy Baggett’s Ginger Spice Crinkles last night, intending to enjoy 1 before bed. It was a somewhat stormy night when I went to bed, thunder rumbling in the distance. Radar showed a lot of red, but I was not convinced it would hit us–which I thought was too bad because boy do we…
Brown Butter Blondies With Milk Chocolate
I was looking through my dessert cookbooks the moment I tasted that blueberry custard pie. There is nothing more frustrating than craving dessert and realizing you have none–at least for us sweet tooths anyway. I am sure some of you may have noticed that I am a Scharffen Berger fanatic. I just find their chocolate…
Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies from the NY Times
Bill Yosses’s Chocolate Chip Cookie’s reign as my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe was short lived.Don’t get me wrong, it is a great recipe, and its usefulness is large batch make-ahead situations (because it can be frozen and sliced and baked in mid sized cookies) is not to be under-appreciated.But I, like everyone else, have…
Summery Lemon & Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
This is not the most aesthetically pleasing cookie I have ever baked, but it is probably the tastiest lemon cookie I’ve ever eaten. The edges browned a bit more than I would have liked, but it really only affected their look, not their taste. I actually baked three different renditions of this dough, in various…
When Life Hands You A Screaming Toddler, Make Strawberry Lime Bars
Sammy screamed for 2 hours last night, starting at 4 am (after screaming for an hour upon being put to bed). Weren’t we supposed to be done with this after the first 12 months of her life? I know some of you who know us are probably thinking karma—after all, Sammy was unnaturally good as…
Joe’s Mini Peanut Butter Cup Bars
Before I forget, I wanted to share a great way to prepare local greens that really hi-lights the flavor of the greens: greens tossed with a crumbled cheese (we love French feta, any blue cheese, feta or goat cheese will work), grape or cherry tomatoes, sliced sweet bell peppers and/or cukes, and a white wine…
The Best Laid Plans… Go Awry and End Up Fine: Bittersweet Decadence Cookies
I had this wonderful plan today to try these new Bon Appetit cookies that have been making the rounds over on the CLBB. Full of lots of dark chocolate and made with egg whites but no butter or flour they look super intriguing—and are getting great reviews. Then I realized they called for loads of…