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So Sweet!: Cookies, Cupcakes, Whoopie Pies, and More by Sur La Table Back-of-the-book blurb: Proving that life is indeed oh So Sweet! cooking authority Sur La Table offers 50 fabulously sweet baking recipes with intriguing flavor combinations. From cookies and cupcakes to doughnuts and whoopie pies, you’ll find them all in this attractive [...] Several months ago I downloaded GroceryIQ, a free mobile app and web-based program to organize my grocery lists. It has truly saved me time, money, and sanity, so I want to spread the savings (and the sanity!) to you. I’ve told my mother, sister, best friend, neighbor, and an innocent bystander about it … no one [...] Hoppin' John from Cook's Country We’ll welcome in 2012 tomorrow with a dinner of Hoppin’ John, said to be a harbinger of good luck and prosperity in the coming year. It’s a traditional southern dish consisting of black-eyed peas, rice, onion and bacon/ham. I plan to follow this Hoppin’ John recipe from the Cook’s Country site. [...] A few weeks ago we received a gorgeous plate of assorted homemade holiday cookies from my nephew’s wife (is she my niece-in-law?). I wish I had taken a photo of the platter before we unwrapped it – so festive, with a nice assortment of both “shaped” and “drop” cookies. One treat caught my eye immediately – [...] About a year ago I organized a virtual cookie swap where we exchanged holiday cookie recipes – what a fun way to gather several tried-and-true favorites! While I didn’t spearhead an online swap this year, my friend Kristine and I again co-hosted an exchange for some of our friends this past week: eight woman Really, it’s true! To celebrate the publication of The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book, author/owner Judy Rosenberg is hosting a Free Chocolate Orgasm Brownie day (while supplies last!) at her three Rosie’s Bakery locations on Tuesday, December 6. They are: 9 Boylston Street; Chestnut Hill, MA If you’re not in the [...] Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual written by Michael Pollan, illustrated by Maira Kalman Back-of-the-book blurb: Michael Pollan’s definitive compendium, Food Rules, is here brought to colorful life with the addition of Maira Kalman’s beloved illustrations.This brilliant pairing is rooted in Pollan’s and Kalman’s shared appreciation for eating’s pleasures, and [...] No, not cupcakes that taste like turkeys … cupcakes that look like turkeys (sorta)! It’s all about having fun – not perfect presentation or gourmet taste … as long as there’s sugar involved (lots and lots of sugar), these silly cooking projects we do keep us happy and help pass the time when J’s traveling. Start with [...] I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I have drunk the Cook’s Illustrated Kool-Aid, and it is as addictive as it is delicious! Cook’s Illustrated is the parent company of Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, as well as the CooksIllustrated website (with recipes, equipment ratings, taste tests, tips and techniques as in the [...] |
 
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