This recipe offers a delightful way to use up leftover candy canes. Bright with seasonal flavor, Peppermint Meringue Cookies are a good choice when you want a bite of something festively sweet but not too heavy. As an added bonus these gems are not only light and fresh but they are also gluten free.
Year: 2011
Hazelnut Truffle Cookies
These really are some of the best cookies ever. I wouldn’t call them Christmas cookies. Like Chocolate Chip cookies, they aren’t all that pretty and adding extra steps or decorations does little to enhance their appeal. That’s not to say they can’t be adapted, adding nuts or a ½ teaspoon […]
Scandinavian Almond Cookies
Cookies don’t have to take lots of extra work to be special. These Scandinavian Almond Cookies, for example, are neatly trimmed and generously adorned with sliced almonds and a drizzle of frosting. All said, they are quite appealing and still relatively easy to prepare.
Jeweled Crab and Avocado Salad
Pomegranates are the most festive of fruits. Their beautiful garnet skin is the very color of Christmas cheer. Not only is the color of a pomegranate regal but the shape is that of a plump orb topped with a jaunty little crown, suggesting royalty. Like the best jewelry boxes, the […]
Scrumptious Soft Peanut Brittle
This golden Soft Peanut Brittle is studded with nuts and packed with peanut butter flavor. Based on the ingredients, I expected this candy to taste good. What surprised me was the texture. When your first bite buckles into buttery soft shards like the heart of a Butterfinger, you’ll be hooked.
Hazelnut Topped Chevre Cheesecake
Cheesecake is a versatile creation. The cake itself is fairly basic and made from eggs, soft cheese, something sweet like sugar or honey, sometimes a little liquid like cream or lemon juice and maybe a little flour. The crust is even more adaptable. Use graham crackers or cookies, nuts or […]
Cashew Turkey Casserole
Water chestnuts and crispy chow mein noodles add crunch to the leftover turkey meat while cashews provide rich flavor in this Cashew Turkey Casserole.
Classic Pumpkin Pie
This pretty Pumpkin Pie is a perfect complement to the colors and aromas of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Somehow its warm spicy fragrance and smooth texture offer a compelling sense of resolution to the holiday feast.
Pumpkin Seed Brittle
The seeds from fall’s most iconic fruit, suspended in glistening amber tiles of carmelized sugar, captures the essence of autumn.
Banana Cake Squares with Vanilla Wafer Streusel
I have never been a huge fan of bananas. It’s not that I dislike them. Occasionally I will even pick one up to eat for lunch or a snack. Bananas are good but in my view so many things are better. Give me the choice of a banana or a […]
Cornbread for a Crowd
With a touch of honey and the addition of sour cream this cornbread recipe is a crowd-pleaser. Fast and easy to put together, this practical cornbread can also feed a crowd inexpensively and on short notice.
Greek Feta Chicken
A Bookcase Full of Recipes I have an entire bookcase full of cookbooks. It is always overflowing with some sitting on the floor propped up against the side. Having decided that my cookbook collection must remain limited to this space, I frequently find that I need to pick and choose, […]