Tag Archives: butter

Buttery Special K cookies.

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

These buttery cookies can be made with any flake-type cereal you may have on hand. This recipe is inspired by homemade cookies we had at a B&B years ago. Continue reading →

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Christmas cookie primer: recipes and tips.

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

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 →

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The Clara Project: potato chip cookies.

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

You can whip up a batch of these fantastic old-fashioned potato chip cookies with 5 ingredients you probably have on hand in your kitchen. Continue reading →

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Almond-oat-buttermilk scones.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

These not-too-sweet almond-oat scones would be perfect (along with a bit of butter and jam) for Mother’s Day breakfast or brunch. Continue reading →

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Perfect butter-roasted potatoes.

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Sliced potatoes, perfectly roasted with butter and bay leaves. Get the recipe! Continue reading →

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Better than store-bought: compound butter.

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

I regularly have herb butter on hand in the freezer—so last weekend when Rob grilled some good steaks, I topped each one with a sliver of basil-garlic butter made with ingredients from my garden. My herb bed is still hanging … Continue reading →

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Kitchen disasters (and why they don’t totally suck).

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

We’ve been invited to dinner, and so I offered to bring dessert. I immediately thought of this recipe for Blackberries and Peaches in Sweet Basil Syrup with Cornmeal Pound Cake, which I spotted recently in an e-mail newsletter from Garden … Continue reading →

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Summer fruit shortcakes.

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

Where is it written that a girl can’t bake her own birthday cake? And who says it has to be a quote-unquote cake at all, really? Why not shortcakes, topped with luscious summer fruit? Absolutely. And so I baked my … Continue reading →

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This week at the farmers’ market.

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

One word: Strawberries!!! The first crop of strawberries showed up this week—not too many, yet, but they’re absolutely delicious. I had a bowl of sliced strawberries with vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt and a sprinkle of Turbinado sugar for a bit … Continue reading →

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A better Christmas fruitcake (cookie).

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

I don’t love fruitcake, but I’ve always loved fruitcake cookies. I recall making them as a kid, using a recipe from a special-edition holiday cooking magazine. I’ve no idea what happened to that Christmas fruitcake cookie recipe, but I found … Continue reading →

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