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Todd’s birthday was this week and as usual he requested his favorite cake, black forest. I made one yesterday knowing all the while it wasn’t authentic, but rather the “black forest” we’re used to — American style chocolate cake with cherry filling and fresh whipped cream. It’s probably nothing like what you’d get …
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I’m not particularly crafty, but these ganache & peppermint brownies from Sunset were so cute I figured I’d give them a try. You start by making a batch of ganache topped brownies. That part was simple, and if you absolutely can’t stand mint, you can make the brownies and just stop there or sprinkle something [...]
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Sunday afternoon Fuzz and I attended the Austin Food Blogger cookie swap. Organized by Addie Broyles of the Statesman and co-hosted by some of Austin’s best food bloggers, the swap took place at a lovely house in Tarrytown with a bright, beautiful kitchen. Of course with 30+ bloggers in attendance, each bringing 6 dozen cookies, [...]
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So Todd was a bit miffed when I confessed to using his Blanton’s Bourbon in these cookies, but they’re for an Austin food blogger cookie swap and rest assured, that group knows good whiskey. Or that’s what I told my husband. Only the best for the food bloggers. Use whatever type of whiskey you …
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If you want a break from holiday cookies or just need something with a little more sustenance, I have the perfect cookie for you today. This one’s from King Arthur, and it’s fabulous. Along with the semi-virtuous addition of whole wheat and oats, the cookie is packed with flavors from nuts, fruit and …
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Yesterday I read about a coconut pie served at a New Jersey restaurant called The Claremont Diner. It was a favorite of the cookbook author Richard Sax, who says in his book “Classic Home Desserts” that the Claremont’s pies were “showy”, but also made from scratch and with top quality ingredients. After looking over the [...]
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Anise is an ancient spice used throughout the world as a medicine, flavoring, aphrodisiac and even in magic. Drinking anise infused tea was said to increase psychic ability and keeping seeds in your pocket would ward off the evil eye. But mostly, anise attracts. Hunters use it to lure deer, 16th century mice ate it, [...]
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Announcement! The Austin Statesman has picked the five finalists in the Statesman Cookie Swap. One winner will be announced on December 17th, but until then we have 5 great recipes to try. Good luck to the finalists and thanks to all the people who put recipes in the Statesman’s database.
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