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Entries from December 2008

Bittersweet Brownies

December 24th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Of all the things I’ve baked in my life (which is a lot), I’ve never, ever baked brownies from scratch. That mostly has to do with the fact that brownies aren’t on the top of my list (Sacrilege? Naw, I prefer a cookie to a brownie any day). But after my sister sent me some [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Cookies · Dessert

Tempeh with Spinach and Wild Rice

December 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Ever since I joined Tuesdays with Dorie, the majority of what I post has been desserts. Which is not a bad thing at all! I mean, everyone who knows me knows that I have a terribly weak spot for sweets. But those close to me also know that I follow a pretty strict diet of [...]

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Tags: Main Course · Sides · Vegetarian

Tuesdays with Dorie: Buttery Jam Cookies

December 16th, 2008 · 16 Comments

Butter and jam…who doesn’t like that pair? It’s been a winning combo for centuries, with people spreading it on toast, scones, biscuits… and now, they’re together in a cookie!

This cookie tasted a lot like the Linzer Sablés we all made a few weeks ago, but can you believe that I didn’t love these? Don’t get [...]

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Tags: Cookies · Dessert · Tuesdays with Dorie

Turkey Pot Pie with Whole Wheat Crust

December 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Is it strange that I didn’t grow up on pot pies? You always hear about chicken pot pie being such a comfort food…I actually never had one until I was in college. Pies were always considered a sweet in our home, never a savory. But I’ve always been fascinated by them. It’s like the perfect, [...]

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Tags: Chicken and Turkey · Main Course

Tuesdays with Dorie: Grandma’s All-Occasion Sugar Cookies

December 9th, 2008 · 20 Comments

Mmmm, sugar cookies. The absolute holiday classic. Easy to make, easy to decorate, easy to wolf down. :) Dorie’s sugar cookies are delicious!

You know me–always having to play around with the recipes. I chose to make half the batch using a star-shaped cookie cutter and the other half using a snowflake-shaped cookie cutter .

As I [...]

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Tags: Cookies · Dessert · Tuesdays with Dorie