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Maida is so well-loved that finding her recipes on the Internet is not too difficult. Of course, owning her book is better. One nice thing about the book “Maida Heatter’s Cookies” is that every recipe has a short anecdote. Take for instance, the recipe I made this morning, Chocolate Whoppers. It’s nice to have a [...]
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Last night I became the proud owner of Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook. It may be my imagination, but Martha’s recipes seem to have become more creative over the past year. This book is a gem, and I’m sorry Camilla’s book had to compete with it this morning. Instead of making a brownie mix recipe, I [...]
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Originally appeared in Every Day food. Lemon-Honey Chicken With Olives 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1/4 cup honey 4 chicken breast halves, bone-in, skin on 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons kosher salt 10 sprigs fresh thyme 2 cups mixed large green and black olives Preheat oven to 350° F. In [...]
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This recipe came from one of a Texas cookbooks called Longhorn Legacy. Easy Caramel Corn 6 cups popped popcorn (microwave) 4 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Spray a roasting pan with cooking [...]
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This recipe is an old one from Martha Stewart. Even if you don’t like coconut, you may like these cookies because the coconut flavor is kind of subtle. Coconut Cut-Outs 7 ounces dried, sweetened coconut 3 3/4 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, unsalted (I used salted) 1 [...]
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Today’s recipe, which comes from Bon Appetit, is a twist on classic Christmas snowballs. Since it has no eggs, it was an easy recipe to scale. I quartered it and made only 3 snowballs. The dough was very dry, but the cookies are still excellent. I’ll have to remember this recipe …
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Amidst all the last minute Christmas prep, I’ve tried to fit in some quick cookies. The latest being another biscotti recipe which I adapted from one from one on the Southern Living bulletin board. The original biscotti recipe was blueberry. Here’s my version of Southern Living’s – a strawberry chocolate biscotti. I wasn’t sure it [...]
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My friend Karen Tedesco tipped me off to this recipe. It’s an old one from Gourmet Magazine and can be found on both Epicurious and in the big, yellow Gourmet Magazine Cookbook — one of my favorites, even though it has no pictures. This is a very good and reliable biscotti recipe which has enough [...]
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