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“Twisted Tollhouse” Shaved Chocolate Cookies

April 4, 2013 By Laura 28 Comments

"Twisted Tollhouse" Shaved Chocolate Cookies

OK I joined yet another blogging group, and they all post the first week of the month (or thereabouts) and they are all baked goods, so… Hope you’re in the mood for sweets! This one is called The Leftovers Club, and it is not limited to sweets, just to items that ship well. The idea… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookbooks, cookies, hazelnuts, reviews Tagged With: baking, chocolate, cookbook review, cookies, hazelnut, hot chocolate, shaved chocolate, The Sugar Cube

#ChocolateParty: Chocolate Dulce de Leche Bars

March 4, 2013 By Laura 23 Comments

When Roxana from Roxana’s Home Baking announced the theme for this month’s Chocolate Party was caramel, I had mixed feelings. I am very picky about caramel, and often do not care for it with chocolate. It is just so sweet. But then inspiration struck, I could use milk caramel, i.e., dulce de leche, about which I am… 

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Top 13 Foodie Recommendations 2012, The Spiced Life Style

December 29, 2012 By Laura 7 Comments

OXO Chef's Mandoline

It’s that time of year! Lists, lists, and more lists! I love them! I spent the day perusing the 50 top singles and albums of 2012 from Rolling Stone. My Pay Pal account is lighter because of it. I have been checking out the top cookbook lists, although I have not seen a ton yet…. 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, End of year "best" lists, misc, reviews, Tools Tagged With: 2012, baking, cookbooks, cooking, cooking tools, lists, recommendations, reviews

Chocolate Butter Balls AKA Lump of Coal Cookies

December 14, 2012 By Laura 5 Comments

Chocolate Butter Ball Cookies

Chocolate Butter Balls are a fantastic and chocolatey twist on wedding cookies, which makes them perfect for the holidays, when I love to refer to them as Lump of Coal Cookies. My kids love them, so when Sammy made them for the holidays in 2020 I updated my pictures. Original photos are still included because… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookbooks, cookies, hazelnuts, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, reviews Tagged With: baking, butter balls, chocolate, christmas, cookbook, cookies, hazelnuts, Holidays, lumps of coal, nuts, wedding cookies

Salted Browned Butter Honey and Oat Cookies

November 2, 2012 By Laura 5 Comments

Browned Butter Honet and Oat Drop Cookies

When I was growing up, my grandparents lived within easy driving distance of my home. My maternal grandpa and grandma, whom I have written about here before, lived 45 minutes away in the country. My dad’s parents lived around the outer belt in a different suburb of Columbus. I was very close to both of my grandmothers,… 

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Filed Under: browned butter, cookbooks, cookies, oats, reviews, whole grains Tagged With: baking, browned butter, cookies, honey, oatmeal, oats, recipe, whole grains

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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