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…
Chunky Chocolate Fruit-and-Nut Bars
This is a dessert bar that is chocked full of goodness; 5oz nuts, 8 oz mixed dry fruit, 1/4 cup shredded coconut and 7oz chocolate. I worked with the ingredients I had at home so my choices were: pecans, pistachios, hazelnuts, dried cranberries, raisins, one dried fig, candied ginger, dark chocolate and I used sweetened…
Meringue Snowballs
Our next baking assignment comes from Dorie’s Cookies, the perfect dessert for the new year as they are as light as air. Made with few ingredients but takes planning ahead and some extended baking time. The egg whites need to come to room temperature before whipping. Granulated sugar, confectioner’s sugar and cream of tartar are…
No-Bake Double-Decker Cookie Cubes
I have had this recipe by Dorie Greenspan in my queue for quite some time. I made it part of my holiday treats to give away this year. This recipe is similar to Dorie’s Dessert Roses from Baking Chez Moi. The crust is made with graham crackers and butter. The dark chocolate is melted with…
Honey-Nut Nougat
Merry, happy, whatever…My co-workers have been sick for some time but I thought I had over come it all. Sadly my body gave up and I got a cold. I managed to make this last dessert of the year before I was too far gone. My lack of experience with candy making made this a…
Double-Ginger Molasses Cookies
For this week’s recipe I followed all of Steph’s recommendations; portion dough 28g, flatten like a puck, dredge in sugar, place in pan and bake! It worked like a charm and came out perfect. These double-ginger cookies are made with both ground and crystallized ginger. The molasses makes it the quintessential Christmas flavor and the…
Touch-of-Crunch Chocolate Cake
When I told my husband what our next baking assignment for Tuesdays with Dorie he said, “I don’t think I can eat a cake made in a pie plate”. He was kidding of course. It is a chocolate month for us and this one more chocolaty than the last. This is a flourless chocolate cake…
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