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Nibby Chocolate Crinkles For Finnegan; Review of Cookie Love

May 12, 2015 By Laura 23 Comments

Nibby Chocolate Crinkles: scrumptious dark chocolate cookies filled with cacao nibs and rolled in powdered sugar! And unlike most crinkle cookies, not at all too sweet!!!!

These Nibby Chocolate Crinkles are rich, intensely chocolate, and and not at all too sweet; instead their bitter complexity is complemented by the burst of sweet from the powdered sugar. I was provided with a copy of Cookie Love by Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used to link… 

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Vanilla Citrus Perunillas: Alex Bakes!; Review of Charcutería

July 8, 2014 By Laura 11 Comments

Vanilla Citrus Perunillas with Fiori di Sicilia

Vanilla Citrus Perunillas are a crumbly, shortbread-type cookie that everyone loves! We loved them so much we made them a second time for my sister’s cookie table at her wedding! A copy of Charcutería: The Soul of Spainfollow was sent to me by the publishers for purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links were used… 

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Hazelnut Cookies with Mini Chocolate Chips: #TheLeftoversClub

March 6, 2014 By Laura 12 Comments

Gluten Free Hazelnut Cookies with Miniature Chocolate Chips

Hazelnut Cookies with Mini Chocolate Chips are a deliciously nutty gluten free and dairy free cookie that will especially thrill the gianduja lovers out there. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing in this post. I hate Nutella. There, I said it. I just do not understand the attraction and… 

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Strawberry Rhubarb Meringues: #CreativeCookieExchange

January 21, 2014 By Laura 15 Comments

Strawberry Rhubarb Meringue Cookies

Tonight Sammy and I decided that the best thing in the world would be to take a cruise from Miami, through the Panama Canal, to San Diego–eating our way through ports all along eastern and western Mexico the whole way. She thought it sounded like heaven. How many 7 year olds do you know with… 

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Flourless, No Butter Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips, Reese’s Pieces and Oats

July 20, 2013 By Laura 9 Comments

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies with Oats

Guys! I have been married 10 years! Turning 30 did not phase me. 40 is coming soon and I feel pretty unbothered. But for some reason, realizing that I have been married for 10 years really makes me feel way too grown up! The funny part about it is, I did not even realize. John… 

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#BundtaMonth: Moroccan Inspired Olive Oil Bundt Cake with Ras El Hanout

November 7, 2012 By Laura 19 Comments

whole spice ras el hanout

We’ve all been there. I’ve been there more than once. There was the cream of mushroom soup I had right before getting sick on Vicodan when my wisdom teeth were removed, the vegetarian samosa I ate from a street food cart in Bath, England that made me queasy for the rest of the day, the… 

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Ruperto’s Tender Flaky Cookies: A Great Dairy Free Cookie to Satisfy Shortbread Cravings

May 14, 2011 By Laura 18 Comments

With apologies to my dairy free friends who also keep kosher or halal, I have to tell you that these cookies were so delicious, so sublime, that they might have replaced traditional butter-based Scottish shortbread for my favorites of this type of cookie (I will continue to make both though, because Scottish shortbread is fabulous… 

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Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

May 5, 2011 By Laura 7 Comments

I am pretty certain this post can be filed under “ironic.”  I am finally caught up enough to share my first deliberately dairy free recipe, and guess what?  I had a CT scan today and am re-introducing the dairy.  Wee-hoo! 

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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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