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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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Filed Under: asparagus, Boozy Desserts, cookbooks, cookies, dairy free baking, fiori di sicilia extract, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, lime, reviews, shortbread, Spanish cuisine Tagged With: #dairyfree, Charcutería, citrus, cookbook, cookies, dairy-free, fiori di sicilia, lard, lime, review, Spanish, Tuaca

Lemony Blueberry Crumb Pie: Sammy Bakes! Review of Teeny’s Tour of Pie

June 16, 2014 By Laura 6 Comments

Blueberry lemon Crumble Pie: You will not believe how EASY this pie crust is!!!!

Lemony Blueberry Crumb Pie is a delicious celebration of fresh blueberries and summer; the entire family devoured it and yours will too. Teeny’s Tour of Pie was sent to me for free in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to items I would be discussing and linking… 

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Halloween Sprinkled Slice-and-Bake Cookies; Review of 250 Best Cookies

September 23, 2013 By Laura 7 Comments

Halloween Sprinkled Refrigerator Cookies

When Robert Rose sent me The 250 Best Brownies, Bars and Squares they also sent me The 250 Best Cookie Recipes, both by Esther Brody. As I mentioned in my review of the bars and brownies version these books are not really cookbooks you would read or browse for pleasure. They are more utilitarian, a resource of… 

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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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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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