While drinking sparkling wine should really be a year-round obligation, opportunities to consume it rise exponentially during the last six weeks of the year. Basically … read more
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Cookie of the Day: Chocolate-Orange Pinwheels and Checkerboards
Despite their whimsical names, these are not children’s toys — though they are child’s play to make! These slice-and-bake cookies use two differently colored — … read more
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Cookie of the Day: Meyer Lemon Squares
The filling for these delicious sweet-tart squares is a homemade lemon curd, a thick, smooth lemon-butter sauce that’s often spread on muffins, cakes or even … read more
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Gift Wrap Ideas for Homemade Gifts
One of our favorite holiday gifts to give is a gift from the kitchen. Beautifully decorated cookies, decadent brownies and cakes, sweet chocolate truffles…they’re just … read more
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Cookie of the Day: Almond Cookies
Delicate almond cookies are a nice treat for the cold months, when nuts are newly harvested. Serve these with hot cider at holiday time.
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Cookie of the Day: Alfajores
Alfajores are arguably the most famous Argentinean dessert, sold worldwide and prepared in most countries in Latin America. The dulce de leche filling is also made throughout the … read more
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Cookie of the Day: Russian Tea Cakes
The name may change — from Mexican wedding cookies to Austrian kipferln and Russian tea cakes — but these cookies have a lot in common. … read more
