Layered Red and Green Pesto with Cream Cheese
The vivid red and green layers make this great for the Christmas holidays, and also as an appetizer for an Italian dinner party. Continue reading Layered Red and Green Pesto with Cream Cheese
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Gingersnaps
Carla wheedled this recipe from a friend , who wheedled the recipe from an ex-boyfriend, who in turn wheedled the recipe from his grandmother, who made him promise not to share it with anyone ever. We say the statute of limitations has expired – enjoy for yourself. Continue reading Gingersnaps
Glazed Sugar Cookies
Here are sugar cookies that are firm enough to hold a glaze, while still soft and tender inside. Not too-sweet or sickly-sweet, but fragrant with vanilla or almond or rum. There are never, ever, enough – they’re always eaten up too soon. These are the sugar cookies that put all other sugar cookies to shame. Continue reading Glazed Sugar Cookies
Jean Shelton’s Toffee
No matter what you do, this won’t cut into neat little squares. It will, instead, break into shards. No worries. When you or your gift recipients taste it, no one will care what it looks like. They will be too busy reaching for the next piece. Continue reading Jean Shelton’s Toffee
Two recipes for Lebkuchen
The Lebkuchen I recipe is probably closest to what Grammy actually made; there’s no question that her best versions contained almonds and a wee drop of spirits. Godiva chocolate liqueur works pretty well but doesn’t give quite the kick of the Jim Beam Granddaddy kept hidden under the kitchen sink Continue reading Two recipes for Lebkuchen
Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls
Our holiday menu was inflexible: on Christmas Eve, beef vegetable soup to give us some protection against the effects of the next day’s treats, and on Christmas morning, before we were allowed to set foot in the room with the tree and the presents and the stockings, a breakfast of orange juice, scrambled eggs, the tiny smoked sausages called “little smokies,” and these soft and fluffy cinnamon rolls Continue reading Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls
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