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Sweet and savory recipes for holidays throughout the year.
At this time of year in particular, when stopping by to visit the site of someone who lives in a more northern region of the country, I’m often indulged with engaging scenes and descriptions of wintery weather. Narratives filled with tantalizing visions of powdery snow, …
It was only a matter of time before I gave into temptation and changed one of the cookie recipes I’ve been sampling from Bon Appetit’s Holiday Cookie assortment this year. Actually, that’s only partially true. The collection includes several mix and drop cookies, and I …
The math isn’t exactly challenging: 12 cookies in 12 days; this is December 11th; tomorrow is the last day; and I have posted five cookies. Five. Bear in mind that I’ve made eight, and have dough for a ninth sitting in the fridge just waiting …
I’m not sure what it is about mint, but it’s never been one of my favorite flavors. I could blame it on the Junior Mints I ate too many of one afternoon in at a matinee when I was a kid. But then again, it …
Each year that the holiday cookie spreads come out in food magazines, the Linzer cookies catch my eye. Most often, they appear in bar form, constructed on a sheet pan, spread with jam, covered with a lattice top, and perhaps sprinkled with powdered sugar. Thinking …