Anna’s Italian Orange Scented Ricotta Cookies These luscious Ricotta cookies are typically flavored with lemon. However, Anna prefers a more distinctive orange flavor kissed with cardamom. She uses whole milk ricotta only; giving them a soft, cake-like texture and the fresh orange zest imparts a burst of bright citrus essence. The icing also has orange…
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Elf Donuts Recipe & Find Your Foodie Elf Name! Lollipop Jingly Drawers At Your Service!
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale Yes, this is silly, but quite fun 🙂 Mine is Lollipop Jingly Drawers…what yours? Slightly off the wall, but I bet you can’t resist finding out what your Foodie elf self says about you this…
Holiday Fare of Film & Song “The Best Pumpkin Pie” From “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” Brenda Lee
The Best Pumpkin Pie Few things say “The Holidays” than smooth, creamy, spicy pumpkin pie. I’ve tried many recipes over the years; mostly with the called for condensed milk. All were good, but always needed a mask of whipped cream to be completely palatable. “Why not put the whipped cream ‘in’ the pie?”I thought to…
Reflections: “Christmas I Knew” By The Co-Author of Our Cookbooks Ken Bayliss
If you have ever read, or seen the film of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales you have an idea of my early version of Christmas. Growing up forty miles from him, and thirty three years after him, things were not too dissimilar. The coal fire, glowing red and encouraged by my father for…
Guest Chef Christmas Cookie Exchange! Dolores’ Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies
Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies Here’s a buttery twist to an all-time classic recipe. The addition of brown sugar and butterscotch pudding not only adds a wonderful depth of flavor, but a special softness to the texture as well. Santa will love a taste test after his descent from your chimney top–remember the milk! The dunk is fantastic!…
Guest Chef Christmas Cookie Exchange! Mary’s Mini Cinnamon Cookie Rolls
Mini Cinnamon Cookie Rolls These spicy little spirals offer intense cinnamon flavor and are a crispy, buttery cross between snickerdoodles and cinnamon rolls. These luscious Christmasy bites are our friend Mary’s most popular requests for cookie exchanges. Mary says, “Most people say they taste like Christmas!” Grab a mug of steamy coffee or a tall glass of…
Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
These luscious, creamy & lightly spiced bars are a fine fusion of apple pie and delectable cheesecake–sure to satisfy your craving for both. Everywhere you turn foodies near and far are latching onto the craze of making pie cakes. Have you seen them? Already prepared baked pies, of varying flavors, enveloped in cake batter of various flavors…
Christmas! Eat Drink & Be Merry! Holiday Fare of Film & Song! “Let it Snow!” Popcorn Garland
“Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we’ve got no place to go Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!! Oh, it doesn’t show signs of stopping And I’ve brought some corn for popping The lights are turned way down low Let It Snow! Let It…
Holiday Fare of Film & Song! “Chestnuts” from “The Christmas Song” & Chocolate Chestnut Truffle Cake
For me, Christmas would not be complete nor begin without listening to Nat King Cole croon his beloved popular “Christmas Song.” As a young girl I eagerly watched mama’s hand place the needle on the round, black vinyl and knew Mr. Cole’s tender, tenor voice would soon begin singing our favorite holiday tune. “Chestnuts roasting…
Guest Chef Christmas Cookie Exchange! Maria’s Mexican Chocolate Wedding Cookies
The cookies that are served at most weddings and celebrations are known in Mexico as biscochitos. The basic ingredients are nearly identical to Russian teacakes or shortbread: ground nuts, flour, butter, sugar. In Mexico they are rolled into balls or formed into crescent shapes and covered with confectioner’s sugar. Maria has twisted the traditional recipe…
Once Upon a Spice 