by Brian | Apr 12, 2019 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Jean Anderson is one of our favorite cookbook authors. Her From a Southern Oven in 2012 is a staple for us. We’ve tried with delight recipes like her Peppery Cheese Rounds and her Open-Face Vidalia Pie. I cannot urge you strongly enough to find and enjoy...
by Brian | Dec 27, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
It’s the Holiday Season now in full force. Right until Super Bowl Sunday. It’s a time for beverages and desserts. Snacking desserts. Today’s TBT recipe is a cookie delight. If you like “filled” cookies and cinnamon, then this is your...
by Brian | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
It is the holiday season aka Cinnamon Season. Here’s a penultimate cinnamon recipe. In his lovely Comfort, John Whaite describes a trip he made two years ago to Sweden. To see one café — Café Saturnus. For one particular dish: Cinnamon Buns. Well, if it was important...
by Brian | Dec 14, 2018 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Rugelach is now a ubiquitous cookie in our culture. Is it a cookie or a pastry? The name does not matter. The taste does. And the texture. We think of rugelach as a Jewish treat. It is, but — according to Gil Marks in the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food — the origin is...
by Brian | Mar 7, 2018 | Recipes
I have been doing Muffin Mondays but this past Monday we were getting over a Nor’easter and muffins were not on the agenda. Just feeding the fireplace with wood was all we had time for. No power, no heat. I’m back in our upstate house and, guess what, it’s another...