I confess. I bought a bag of that granulated brown sugar (Domino’s calls it Brownulated, or something like that). Anyway, I used that instead of packed light brown sugar in a few recipes with varying degrees of success. But yesterday, as I blended, stirred, dropped and baked double chocolate chip cookies, I realized that...
Read more →Jelly Thumbprint Cookies 3/4 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour jelly, jam or fruit preserves Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, brown sugar and...
Read more →It’s almost time for me to start baking. Christmas is 11 days away and I have dozens of cookies to create. I am not the best baker, honestly, but for some reason I just love baking Christmas cookies. Maybe it’s a sickness. I just like to see mounds of sweets piled high for the...
Read more →After forgetting the cocoa at the grocery store Thursday and getting snowed in on Friday, I was jonesing for a nice hot chocolate. Alas, we had none left. At least, we didn’t have any of the usual suspects: Nestle, Swiss Miss, etc. But I wasn’t going to be deterred by that unfortunate fact.After a...
Read more →I am obsessed with flavor. And by flavor I mean poignant, memorable, recognizable aromas and tastes. I don’t know why, but everything I make has to “sing,” as an editor of mine always says. I’ve noticed that there are a few things in my spice cabinet that get pulled out a lot. And it’s...
Read more →My husband loves beef. Sirloin, filet, ground, flank, stew, tips – it doesn’t matter as long as it’s red and juicy. There was a time during our courtship where I allowed him to do the majority of the cooking. Adhering to his love, it was sirloin strip steaks all the time served in two...
Read more →I’ve never done this before. I never thought I would do this before. I mean, how can you plan a week ahead for what you’ll want to eat on Wednesday? But truth be told, I think it’s going to positively effect our wallets and waistlines. It will also ensure that we don’t go through...
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