My husband’s favorite nut is the almond. They show up in his granola, with a meal think trout amandine and in his desserts. I voted for these knowing that they would hit the spot. These are fairly easy to put together butter, sugar, salt are blended until smooth and then vanilla and almond extract are…
Author: Diane Zwang
Balsamic Chicken with Baby Potatoes and Mushrooms
I love a good sheet pan recipe. Baking all things at once and in a single pan is a win, win for me. I tailored amounts to suit my family, no one is a mushroom lover but I put a few in for flavor. I couldn’t find chicken quarters at my market so I just…
Lavender-White Chocolate Pots de Creme
This week at Tuesdays with Dorie we are cooking from Baking Chez Moi. Our final lavender recipe from both books, some in the group are very happy. These pots de creme were a big hit in my house. This was a rich and delicious dessert that I served with a dollop of whip cream and…
Lavender-White Chocolate Sables
This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are baking from Dorie’s Cookies. This is one of two recipes in which lavender will be used this month. Lavender is not an ingredient I was used to cooking with but Dorie has introduced it to me in a few recipes. This is the 4th sables recipe we…
Chickpea-Tahini Salad
This salad ticked a lot of boxes for me and my husband. We love chickpeas in salads or pureed in hummus. Dorie’s spin on this chickpea salad was a winner with us. This was a light dinner served with arugula and pita. There really hasn’t been a chocolate chip cookie that I haven’t liked and…
Carrement Chocolat, The Simple Loaf
We are a chocolate loving family and I knew this loaf cake would go over well. My son asked if there was any ‘funny’ stuff in it and I said nothing but chocolate. This cake is made very different from other cakes, a food processor is the main piece of equipment. Softened butter, eggs and…
Pink Peppercorn Thumbprints
As I was researching pink peppercorns, I came across this bit of information, “As they are members of the cashew family, they may cause allergic reactions including anaphylaxis for person with a tree nut allergy”. Since my son has a nut allergy I decided to forgo adding the pink peppercorns instead of making yet another…
Pasta with Cabbage, Winter Squash and Walnuts
My first recipe with Cook the Book Fridays! I was looking forward to another interesting recipe from Dorie, pasta is a dinner we turn to often in our house. I chose acorn squash as my winter selection, linguine as my pasta and substituted pecans for walnuts. This was a fairly easy recipe, Dorie’s instructions are…
Puffed Grain and Miso Cookies
I voted for this cookie since I had a container of miso paste in my refrigerator and I was looking for something less sweet after the holidays. I forgot to check the expiration of my miso paste, long expired, so I was out to buy new along with many of the other ingredients for this…
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