Anna | December 31, 2005
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 [...]
Anna | December 28, 2005
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 [...]
Anna | December 27, 2005
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 a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, broth, and honey. [...]
Anna | December 26, 2005
Today’s recipe is something I stole from Linda (aka “Kayaksoup”). It’s a recipe she adapted from a Canadian baker named Anna Olson. The secret ingredient in these cookies is cornstarch, which gives them super crisp/crumbly edges. They are high, dense but tender, and quite handsome. They would have been great with pecans, but I wanted [...]
Anna | December 26, 2005
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 spray; Spread popcorn in pan.
In a heavy saucepan, melt [...]