holiday baking
favor- “ette” friday (holiday edition, part five): wrapping things up
December 23rd, 2011
Literally. Now that you’re finished with your baking, how do you put it all together? Here’s how I wrap up my cookies and cakes to give as gifts –it’s simple, inexpensive and always gets lots of oohs and ahhs. Here’s what you’ll need: Lunch-type paper bags – I love the plain brown but you can [...]
brittle and bark smack down, part two!
December 22nd, 2011
Did you enjoy yesterday’s recipe for white chocolate peppermint bark? Here are the other two I promised you – and these brittles are just as easy to make. The first one is a honeycomb brittle – it gets its name both from the honey in the recipe and the honeycomb pattern that appears when the [...]
holiday baking: it’s a brittle and bark smack down!
December 21st, 2011
GAAAHHH! We’re running out of time and I have so many more recipes to share! Okay – here are three delicious, easy recipes – one bark and two brittles – that would make a nice addition to your holiday “sweets” mix. They all come together very quickly, with minimal measuring, fussing and clean-up. First up [...]
favor- “ette” friday (holiday edition, part three): staying organized
December 9th, 2011
As I’ve written before, I do a LOT of baking to give as gifts for the holiday. And, needless to say, with a toddler in tow there is rarely the luxury of uninterrupted hours of baking happening around here. I get a few hours here and there, at best. So it is imperative that I [...]
holiday baking: raspberry ribbons
December 5th, 2011
Fruity, sweet and slightly tart. I wish I were describing myself, but sadly, it’s only today’s recipe. In an effort to assemble a variety of flavors in my holiday baking, I wanted to include something with fruit. I’ve found, however, that most recipes turn out a cookie that has a hard, almost leaden dough and only a tiny [...]
favor- “ette” friday (holiday edition, part two): spiced nuts
December 2nd, 2011
For most of us, the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s are hectic, to say the least. And as organized as I think I am, invariably the unexpected happens. I forget a gift for someone. We get a last-minute invite to a holiday get-together. A friend stops by for an impromptu cup of tea (or glass of [...]
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