November 2007

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White Chocolate Peppermint Pistachio Bars

by Anna on November 30, 2007 · 12 comments

peppermint pistachio cookie

A few months ago, I found a really swell cookie recipe that seemed perfect for the holidays. As usual, I forgot about it. Yesterday’s mention of pistachios must have jogged my memory, so I went back to the recipe today. It’s called White Chocolate Peppermint Pistachio Bars and it was submitted to Better Recipes by [...]

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Published on November 30, 2007
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Ribbon Cookies

by Anna on November 29, 2007 · 6 comments

Ribbon Cookies

I’m trapped at home without a car, so here’s another cookie for you. This is an old Southern recipe. Unlike some ribbon cookie recipes, these spread a little. Their texture is more sugar cookie-ish than shortbread-ish. I made these with ingredients I had around the house…..like the cherries leftover from the sundae cookies.  Ribbon Cookies [...]

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Published on November 29, 2007
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oatmeal cookies

This morning’s cookies were derived from a recipe in the book Great Cookies — Secrets to Sensational Sweets , by Carol Walters. Freya made a few changes and put the recipe on her blog, Writing at The Kitchen Table. Mindy took the recipe from Freya’s blog and made her own changes. I took the recipe from Mindy [...]

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Published on November 29, 2007
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Cocoa Cheesecake Streusel Bars

by Anna on November 28, 2007 · 13 comments

Cheesecake Brownie Bars

It’s been quite busy today, and if I told you all that happened, you wouldn’t believe me. Okay, just kidding. But didn’t that sound mysterious and exciting….as if there were more to my day then the usual housewife stuff? But Wednesday is actually my super busy housewife stuff day so this recipe is getting posted [...]

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Published on November 28, 2007
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Chocolate Stuffed Snickerdoodle

by Anna on November 28, 2007 · 5 comments

Chocolate Stuffed Snickerdoodle

I’m posting this old hacked together recipe by request. I made these in January 2006 then took the recipe down during a period where I felt experimental recipes or recipes I’d only made once shouldn’t be up. But since it’s the holidays and people are looking for new ideas, here’s the recipe again. Maybe you [...]

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Published on November 28, 2007
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Aunt Ann’s Chocolate Sundae Cookies

by Anna on November 27, 2007 · 27 comments

Chocolate Sundae Cookies

Well, it’s late in coming, but we have a cookie….. This one is from Sue who wrote the following: My grandmother, now 89, cut out this recipe from either a newspaper or magazine way back when. Last year she gave me the clipping. It’s all yellowed and she used some kind of tape to laminate [...]

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Published on November 27, 2007
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Ginger and Lentil Soup

by Anna on November 27, 2007 · 7 comments

This is a recipe from Fran Berman. I’m not sure who she is, but a friend gave me the recipe and it said it was from Fran Berman. FRAN BERMAN’S GINGER AND LENTIL SOUP 1 pound brown lentils 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, chopped (1 1/2 to 2 cups) 3 to 6 [...]

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Published on November 27, 2007
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National Public Radio Cookie Swap

by Anna on November 26, 2007 · 2 comments

Care to share? Sure you do! Public radio in NYC wants to hear about your favorite holiday cookie recipe. If you have a recipe (and you know you do), submit it at this link and make sure to say why the recipe is special. Your recipe might be part of the …

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Published on November 26, 2007