I avoided oatmeal cookies and all things oatmeal related for many years. Not exactly sure why. Actually, I remember watching a cartoon version of Oliver Twist or some other orphan rags-to-riches story (where all the characters are played by cats). There’s that famous scene in the mess hall in which Oliver asks, “Please, sir, can [...]
I am not a natural baker, which is funny because the name of my blog kind of indicates the opposite! Unlike cooking, baking requires concentration and most importantly, discipline. Though I am learning to curb my naughty baking ways, I still find it hard to follow the rules sometimes. I am impatient, I skip steps, [...]
Dorie, I adore thee. These thumbprints are ahhhh-mazing. Seriously. Could be the ground almonds or perhaps it’s the sinful amount of butter that makes them so light and crisp. You barely even have to chew—God, that sounds lazy—they just crumble and melt away in your mouth. I don’t really have anything to say about the [...]
So sweet of me, I know—to bake cookies and then ship them far, far away and beyond…to Lima. Little did I know that this modest, little Valentine’s gesture would cost $23 JUST TO SHIP. I’m kind of worried that in the 10 days it will take these cookies to reach Peru, they will have hardened, [...]
Before all the New Year’s Eve craziness got started (great night out, btw), I baked these delightful little peanut butter and jelly biscotti. I’ve never seen dual-layer ones before, so making these was kind of exciting—like I was creating something new and of my own imagination. My base recipe is a peanut butter biscotti one [...]
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Posted in American, Baked Goods - Sweet, Breakfast/Brunch, Cookies & Biscuits, European, holiday, Italian, My Recipe
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Also tagged American, berry, breakfast, holiday, Italian, nuts
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Christmas Day. Liam and I are in Portland again for the long weekend. Getting together with my family—no matter how long we’ve been apart—is a frenzy – of stories being told, voices wanting to be heard and a lot of very different personalities trying to get through. It can be a little overwhelming. Actually, I’ve [...]
Biscotti Batch #4 that I made during my Thanksgiving weekend in Portland. I actually remembered to take (blurry :/ ) pictures of these, and of all the batches I’d have to say this one was the prettiest and also the tastiest! My family and I were dunking these in steaming cups of coffee and milk [...]
I don’t really get Black Friday—I don’t think I even knew it existed until a few years ago because some of the students at my parent’s house were talking about it. It seems there are a lot of typically American things I don’t know about. My boyfriend Dennis commented about it the other day over [...]
Meant to post these on Wednesday…while I was still home in Portland. That obviously didn’t happen since it’s now Tuesday!?!?!?! These were the beginning of the Thanksgiving Weekend Biscotti Baking Extravaganza—Batch #1 of 4! I made the first for the family and the subsequent three at my mom’s request. She wants to serve them when [...]
The city celebrated L-O-V-E this weekend at San Francisco LovEvolution (fka LoveFest and The Love Parade). Thousands danced their way down Market to Civic “in the spirit of tolerance, respect, peace, justice, and yes evolution, and—yes love.” So what if it felt more like an excuse for 16 year-olds from the East Bay, co-eds and [...]
