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Category Archives: Holiday
Lovely Easter side dishes.
Here are 6 great recipes for enhancing your Easter brunch or dinner, with healthful and seasonal side dishes your family will love. Continue reading
Really good Irish soda bread.
Tis the season for Irish soda bread, and here’s a really good (and easy) recipe that’s studded with raisins and caraway seed. Continue reading
Love-ly chocolate cake recipes for Valentine’s Day.
If you’re planning to dine at home with your Valentine, then you’re no doubt looking for a simple chocolate cake recipe; here are 2 really good ones. Continue reading
Scandinavian almond bar cookies.
Holiday cookie-baking is a tradition in my family, and I have a notebook of old recipes, including these almond bar cookies. Continue reading
Make-ahead appetizers for Christmas Day.
These simple appetizers can easily be made ahead and can stave off the hungries before your big holiday dinner. Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Better than store-bought, Holiday, Snacketizers
Tagged basics, cheese, food, healthy, homemade, nuts, seasonal
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The Clara Project: pecan pie bar cookies.
This Pecan Pie Bar Cookie recipe is much easier to make than mini pecan pies, just as tasty, and a welcome addition to the holiday cookie tray. Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Clara Project, Desserts, Holiday, Recipes
Tagged cookies, easy, food, homemade, nuts, vintage recipe cards
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Christmas cookie primer: recipes and tips.
Come December, I find myself baking ridiculous quantities of cookies. I’m not sure why; there are just two of us here at home, and I don’t usually go to cookie-swap parties [unless anyone wants to plan one and invite me?]. … Continue reading
Classic chocolate eclairs.
My Grandmother Ruth’s chocolate eclairs, a family Thanksgiving favorite, are legendary. I think she’ll be OK with my sharing her recipe. Continue reading
The Clara Project: an update.
Through December, I’ll be sharing recipes from the 1930s for classic Christmas cookies and desserts … recipes your mother or grandmother might have made during the holiday. Continue reading
Posted in Clara Project, Holiday, Recipes
Tagged cookies, food, homemade, vintage recipe cards
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Top 10 recipes for the Fourth of July.
Is it me, or is it super lame when a holiday falls in the middle of the week. I mean, c’mon! Really? Just one day off from work? No long weekend? What gives? [Thanks, Gregorian Calendar.] Well, fine. This just … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails & drinks, Grilling, Holiday, Recipes, Sides, Wine Bear
Tagged bread, cheese, entertaining, food, homemade, rosé, seasonal, zucchini
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