2011 Holiday Cookbooks
This holiday season, my goal is to bring “different” foods to the table. The same old turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes just doesn’t cut it for me anymore. My focus this year, is on desserts. I have been fortunate enough to have a huge selection of cookbooks sent to me to browse and find what will fit the needs of my family. (1) The Butch Bakery Cookbook by David Arrick This is number one on my list. These are not your ordinary cupcakes. Think Jack Daniels and...
Read MoreMy (not-so ribbon) Spiced Torte Cake
First give credit where credit is due. This is Bon Appetit’s recipe from 1984. They republished it this year, since it has been the most popular recipe they have published ever. I thought it was really pretty, so decided to give it a go. 3 hours in disaster strikes. The ribbons break and there was NO WAY IN HELL those things were going to curl. Not to mention, the picture isn’t nearly as lumpy as mine was. *But* the best part, it was...
Read MoreOur first gingerbread house
We made a gingerbread house yesterday. I threw it away today. 24 hours later, the pound of candy was gone, and mostly eaten by the adults. I had to force the girls into putting ANY of the candy on the house. This may be the saddest looking gingerbread house ever. But who cares? I enjoyed eating the candy. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend...
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