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Why Have I Never Tried Lemon Sugar Cookies For Painting Before?

April 3, 2009 By Laura 8 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that even though decorating cookies is my number one kid craft of choice, I don’t really like eating painted sugar cookies. The texture is usually too cardboard-y for me and the icing is always too sweet. Nonetheless, it is something we kids LOVED doing every single Christmas and today I paint cookies… 

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Filed Under: cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, kids cooking, lemon baked goods

I Attended A Family Function… And I Did Not Bring Bundt Cake!

March 13, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

OK, now that you have all recovered from the shock. I am headed to Pittsburgh tomorrow (actually this will be published after I leave so I am there now but let’s not confuse things, shall we?) and I wanted to take some food. First we are staying with my Great Aunt Blanche in Wheeling and… 

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Filed Under: Creek in Ohio, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, oranges, shortbread

Prozac For Dogs & Decorated Sugar Cookies For The Holidays

December 9, 2008 By Laura 7 Comments

Many of you probably remember the travails we have experienced with our middle dog, Finnegan. The one who stole my naan. The one who gets in the garbage. The one who ate half a bundt cake in 15 seconds flat. Yeah that one. Well we put him on Prozac and my sugar cookies have been… 

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Filed Under: cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, kids cooking

The Theme Of The Moment: Stress & Peppermint

December 7, 2008 By Laura 10 Comments

It suddenly feels like finding a spare moment to do anything, much less post to this blog, is not to be had. Certainly not take pictures in daylight, as these photos can attest. In light of that, this will be short, but sweet. Very sweet, rich, chocolatey and full of minty goodness. Smooth and slightly… 

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Filed Under: chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, mint chocolate

Mini Chip Peppermint Crisps, OH MY

December 4, 2008 By Laura 10 Comments

These are my first huge discovery of the Christmas cookie baking season. Every year I make an effort to try some new recipes, create some new traditions. Some of the really successful cookies of past Christmases (that are not family recipes) include Gale Gand’s Hungarian Shortbread, Carole Walter’s Scottish Shortbread, and a recipe found on… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, mint chocolate

Finding My Christmas Zen: Holiday Cottage Cheese Sugar Cookies

December 1, 2008 By Laura 9 Comments

Cottage Cheese Cookies are an excellent canvas for holiday themed sanding sugar, and the tang from the cheese makes them a little more interesting than your average sugar cookie. Affiliate links were used in this post. I “got zen” as we say in my family several months back about this whole house building process. When… 

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Filed Under: cookies, cottage cheese, Holiday and Christmas Cookies Tagged With: cheese, christmas, cookies, cottage cheese, Holidays

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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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