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- Herbes de Provence Shortbread with Lemon Curd Filling
- White Peach Campari Sorbet
- Sweet Almond Cherry Bars
- Rhubarb Rye Shortbread
- Cranberry Caper Cookies
- Ginger Celery Cake
- Peach Paneer Cookies with Cardamom and Bourbon
- Strawberry Rum Pie Redux — with vanilla bean, custard & cream
- Dragon Fruit Sherbet with Lemongrass and Strawberry
- Green Artichoke Cake
- Chocolate Teacakes with Raspberry and Lavender
- Pecan Brown Sugar Cookies: A Nod to the King Cake
Category Archives: Cookies & Bars
Herbes de Provence Shortbread with Lemon Curd Filling
The common Herbes de Provence spice blend caught my eye when I realized I’d made sweet treats with many of its ingredients: lavender, basil, rosemary, fennel. As a plus, its thyme, oregano, and marjoram were baking additions I’d dreamed of … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking with Herbs, Cookies & Bars, Sweets
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Tagged baking, baking with herbs, cookies, filled cookies, herbes de provence, lemon curd, thumbprints
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Sweet Almond Cherry Bars
It’s funny how a recipe can evolve, branch off, and even come full circle. A couple of years ago, I was determined to make a new blondie-like bar cookie with cherries in it. I played around and came up with … Continue reading →
Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
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Tagged almond paste, bar cookies, blondies, cherries, cherry, sweet almond
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Rhubarb Rye Shortbread
I admit it: I jump on the rhubarb bandwagon every spring. Once they catch my eye, the pink stalks distract and excite me, luring me in with their short season and tart, fruity flavor. This year, I’d gone to the … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking with Herbs, Cookies & Bars, Sweets
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Tagged caraway, caraway seeds, rhubarb shortbread, rhubard, rye, rye flour, shortbread
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Cranberry Caper Cookies
Growing up, my dad added capers (and anchovies) as a salty element to many of the delicious things he cooked: pizza, scrambled eggs, spaghetti sauce. While I’d never reach for anchovies in a sweet context, I found myself daydreaming of … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking with Veggies, Cookies & Bars, Sweets
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Tagged bite size, bite sized, cacao nibs, caper dessert, caper sweets, capers, chocolate, cookies, cranberries, cranberry, mini, miniature, recipe, salty-sweet
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Peach Paneer Cookies with Cardamom and Bourbon
I live in a city full of delicious Indian restaurants, and my addiction to fresh naan and rich curries is real. One of my favorite common ingredients is paneer: a pressed, mild cheese that never really melts – it just … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking with Booze, Cookies & Bars, Sweets
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Tagged appetizers, baking, cardamom, cookies, dessert, paneer, peach, sweets
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Pecan Brown Sugar Cookies: A Nod to the King Cake
A few Februaries ago, we received an unusual delivery at the office: a giant, ring-shaped cake opulently decorated with both icing and colored sugar (yellow, green, and purple). On the side, there were a few strands of Mardi Gras beads … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking with Booze, Baking with Tea & Coffee, Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
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Tagged brown sugar, cookies, February cookies, king cake, mardi gras, new orleans, nutmeg, pecan, pecans, St George Spirits
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Nutty Orange Poundcake Bites with Jack Cheese
My recent weeks have been jam-packed with budgets, hospitals, and notaries — and you know what? All this adulthood has me daydreaming of simpler times. Believe me, I don’t want to go backward, and I’m ever thankful for my life … Continue reading →
Posted in Cakes & Cupcakes, Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
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Tagged baking, bite sized, breakfast, cake for breakfast, citrus, cupcakes, dessert, jack cheese, macadamia, macadamia nuts, mini cakes, mini cupcakes, monterey jack, orange, pound cake, poundcake, salty-sweet, sweet and salty
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