My first ever cookie exhange. I tentatively show up with my Earl Grey Chocolate Shortbread Coins and Mexican Crackle Cookies (both from “The Art & Soul of Baking”). Would I measure up? Whew, mine disappeared off the trays and into our tins, right along with everyone else’s. Humiliation averted, I scurried home with my haul, … Continue reading
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Swirly Goodness
I just love toffee. And a colleague, Lee Morgan, brought in a cookie tin full of the concoction pictured here, made by his wife Shelle, the other day. We all enjoyed it, and I was so impressed by the creative touch of swirling white and brown chocolates on top! And the toffee itself was buttery, … Continue reading
Faux Food
You just never know when and where you might learn something interesting about food. I’d heard of mock apple pie, but never really gave it much thought. Until, that is, I ran across a recent article in Chemical & Engineering News Weekly, when I was looking for information on online recruitment advertising for my day … Continue reading
Cutie Pie Too
Now here’s a real cutie pie, as opposed to the peach pie of my August 12 post. This cutie pie is my sister-in-law’s granddaughter, and she’s adorable – and can you tell she knows it? Her mother and grandmother are big fans of good wholesome home-cooked food, and are encouraging the new generation to follow in their culinary footsteps with fun … Continue reading
An Apple for the Teacher?
Go figure. I’m one of those people who enjoy ice cream just as much, if not more, in winter as in summer. So I’ll be sashaying over the the Whole Earth Center soon to try the latest batch of Princeton School Garden Ice Cream. These special “limited edition” flavors are created by the bent spoon, … Continue reading
Chocolicious!
Take a good look at this photo. I know, it’s not easy to orient yourself to what’s going on there, because, silly me, I dove in with my spoon before remembering to take a picture! But that’s how good it looked; I could not restrain myself. But I quicky regained my blog consciousness and staved … Continue reading
Dark Days Call For Dark Chocolate
Financial news got you down as low as the stock market? Dark days call for dark chocolate in my household! My current “arsenal” is pictured here. I always have a few bars stashed away, and I have to say a couple of squares of the good stuff really does seem to release some pleasurable endorphins. But be … Continue reading
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