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Butterscotch Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting: Treat Number Six

These cookies are soft and cake-like, and the frosting is incredible. My friend Lisa brought these to me after I had my first baby, and they were just the sweet treat I needed. Lisa remembers her mom making these cookies all the time growing up. If you don’t make these cookies, keep the frosting recipe […]

Posted 22 December 2010 | baked goods   cookies   dessert   vegetarian   winter holiday | Comments (2) Tagged: , , , ,

Interlude: Talking with Chef David Tanis, a last-minute gift idea, and a quick, nourishing dinner

We are almost half-way through the holiday treats, so let’s take a moment to address a last minute gift, and a simple, delicious dinner. As I write, I intermittently gaze out the window at the newly fallen snow. A cluster of bright birds are grazing at the birdfeeder. I’m drinking my favorite tea. My baby […]

Posted 21 December 2010 | cookbook review | Comments (1) Tagged: , , , , ,

Dark Chocolate Mint Brownies: Treat Number Five

To make up for the fussy fudge I gave you yesterday, here is a very simple recipe–you only need a single pot! The dark, fudgy  brownie is wrapped around a white peppermint center – a perfect combination if you adore mint. Dark Chocolate Mint Brownies from Everyday Food December 2006 1 stick unsalted butter 8 […]

Posted 20 December 2010 | baked goods   dessert   vegetarian   winter holiday | Comments Off on Dark Chocolate Mint Brownies: Treat Number Five Tagged: , , ,

Penuche Fudge: Treat Number Four

I didn’t mean to abandon you and your holiday treat needs. Treat number four was delayed by an unfortunate turn of events that left me with two treats that didn’t quite turn out, and NO BUTTER. I tried to find a treat that didn’t require butter, but then I came to my senses and went […]

Posted 19 December 2010 | dessert   vegetarian   winter holiday | Comments (1) Tagged: , ,

Brown Sugar Whole Wheat Shortbread: Treat Number Three

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Brown Sugar Whole Wheat Shortbread. And then he ate it all. Seriously. I made this yesterday afternoon. When I peeled back the foil today this is what I found. A few more minutes, and I would have been taking pictures of crumbs. I […]

Posted 10 December 2010 | baked goods   cookies   dessert   vegetarian   winter holiday | Comments (1) Tagged: , , ,