Cookbook Reviews
The Cookie Swap! recipe, which is better than the typical Hello Dolly or Magic Cookie Bar thanks to the almonds, also includes copious amounts of coconut. Okay, maybe not “copious” but a lot – -a full 3 cups. It’s the top layer of coconut, which you press down into the chips before drizzling with condensed milk, that gives the bars and almost macaroon like top. Because I was abstemious with the coconut, my bars appear more like Magic Cookie bars with almonds. Either way, the recipe makes a great cookie.
Published on October 4, 2010
If you’re thinking about hosting a cookie swap or just looking for tips on how to do it better, Workman has a new book out which I heartily recommend – Cookie Swap!
, but Lauren Chattman
Published on October 4, 2010
Chocolate Cake with Coffee Frosting
Published on September 21, 2010
A few weeks ago I discovered a cookbook author named Mary Ann Esposito. With 7 cookbooks, 20 years of writing about Italy and 14 seasons hosting a TV show called Ciao Italia, you’d think I would have heard of her, but her books are new to me and I am now happily looking forward to [...]
Published on September 20, 2010
A few months ago I bought The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Recipes from the World-Famous Bakery and Allysa Torey’s Home Kitchen. There were so many good recipes, it took me weeks just to settle on something. That someting turned out to be the coconut cake, which is one of Todd’s favorite desserts. Like a lot of [...]
Published on March 29, 2010
For Christmas, Todd gave me this gem of a cookbook, copyright 1983. It even has a forward from household hint guru Mary Ellen Pinkham who says the recipes are ones you’ll actually use. At first glance, I wasn’t so sure. I’m not a food snob, but recipe titles like Curried Oriental Tidbits, Ham Cakes Mauna Loa and [...]
Published on January 23, 2010
Here’s another chance at a free book! Nicole from Baking Bites is giving away a copy of The Baking Bites cookbook. I got a sneak peak at The Baking Bites Cookbook last month. The recipes are scratch, the design is bright and cheery, and the directions are concise yet thorough enough for novice bakers to [...]
Published on October 22, 2009
‘Tis the season for giveaways, and I have 3 copies of Camilla’s Saulsbury’s new book “Shortcut Cookies” to give to 3 of you. To win a copy of the book, just leave a comment with your favorite cooking or baking shortcut. I’ll pick 3 at random and email the winners between now and …
Published on October 12, 2009
