This past weekend, I made a lot of food for a holiday party, which means I have a few new recipes to share this week! One of this first things I made was this almond snack. Putting out a bowl of nuts or snack mix is easy, but this – roasted almonds with fleur de sel, fresh… Read More Roasted Almonds with Rosemary and Fleur de Sel
When I bake, making the final product look its best isn’t usually my primary goal. I think food is more about how it makes you feel (and how it tastes, of course) than how it looks. Holiday cookies, however, are different. Seeing a festive cookie gets you in the holiday mood and instantly lifts your… Read More Almond Wreath Cookies (Mandelkränzchen)
The recipe I’m most proud of calling my own is my Chocolate Cherry Biscotti – I’m happy to say that people actually prefer this low-fat, twice-baked cookie to other things that come out of my oven. But I’ve been making them for a few years now, and I wondered if I could create another type of … Read More Almond Biscotti
Last week was a good week. Why, you may ask? Amazon delivered Gesine Bullock-Prado’s new book, Sugar Baby, over a week before its release date! You may think I’m a nerd for considering this the highlight of my week, but the book is absolutely fantastic and I strongly advise you to run out and buy it. Sugar… Read More Florentines