Amaretto & Maraschino Cherry Cookies On Saturday we posted a lime & coconut truffle recipe on Facebook from Shirley at Rhubarb Whine. She has graciously allowed us to repost her Amaretto & Maraschino Cherry Cookie recipe here. For some people, Maraschino cherries are an integral part of the Christmas experience. I love Maraschino Cherries. If you would like to share a recipe, tell us about a recipe you’ve tried from a book you bought here, or just want to post a photo of a scrumptious creation, you can contact us on info@scrumptiousreads.com. A Tasty Recipe: Stuffed French Toast – Tasty Kitchen Blog Since Ree is somewhere in D.C. right now with her gushing armpits (sorry for that visual on a cooking blog), we’ve invited a very special guest to host the Tasty Recipe post this week. Quite coincidentally, this lovely lady was also our very first member featured here in the Tasty Kitchen blog. She’s fabulous in so many ways, and we’re so glad to have her here. And boy, has she picked a great recipe to share with us today. French toast is one of my most favorite foods to eat any time of the day. Here’s a list of everything you need: a loaf of French or Italian bread, eggs, milk, butter, cream cheese, cinnamon, and jam or fresh fruit (if you’re like me, you’ll use both). Before you can invite me over for breakfast, you’ll need to know how to make this. I decided to go with strawberries for the filling. Wash the strawberries, remove the stems, and cut slices in each one. Next, macerate the strawberries, which is fancy way of saying add a little sugar and mix it in. Description Ingredients
Chocolate Chip Cookie Day: Celebrate with 5 recipes! Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! Whether you're more of a crisp and crumbly kind of fan, or you prefer yours soft and chewy, this all-inclusive celebration requires only one thing: a sweet tooth. Oh, and plenty of chocolate. Ever wonder how the chocolate chip cookie came to be? The cookie was created in the 1930s by Ruth Wakefield at the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Mass. So what makes a cookie crisp or chewy? Fat is often key to texture, with recipes typically calling for butter, margarine or shortening: Butter-based cookies typically tend to be more crisp than those made using shortening (butter has a lower sharper melting point and can cause the dough to spread, shortening melts at a higher temperature to generally give cookies crisp edges and chewy centers), while margarine-based cookies often vary depending on the amount of water in the fat. Eggs are also important, whole eggs helping to puff up the cookie and soften texture. But enough science! Easy dinner recipes
Scrumptious Photography I was very excited this week because the TWD recipe, chosen by Di of Di's Kitchen Notebook, called for raisins flamed in rum. I figured that there would be some huge fireball in my kitchen, curling and rising and almost singeing the ceiling. As it turns out, the flame was tiny and blue and you couldn't see it unless you were looking straight down into the pan. Anyway, the rest of the recipe was pretty straightforward. As for the raisins, I normally don't like 'em in desserts at ALL, but I think they were a welcome addition here. --recipe--French Chocolate Brownies makes 16 browniesAdapted from Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan Getting ready: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 300°F. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Serving: The brownies are good just warm or at room temperature; they're even fine cold. Storing: Wrapped well, these can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 2 months. Please visit the TWD blogroll to see how everyone else fared!
30 Favorite Christmas Cookies & Recipes For the first time that I can ever remember, I woke up yesterday on December 1st to look out the window and see the season’s first snow. The start of the holiday season doesn’t get much more perfect than the first snow on December 1st. Not for me anyway So it seems like a perfect time to share some of my all-time favorite Christmas cookie and holiday recipes. I absolutely love baking during December, and will be whipping up new cookies, candies and treats for you all month, along with some foodie gift ideas! Now without further ado, my favorite recipes for the holidays… Candy 1. Cookies 6. 10. 14. 18. 22. 26. Breads and Pastries 29. Wishing you a month full of baking fun! [email_link] | Print
Triple Browned Cake I have recently become obsessed with brown butter. I put it in everything— pancakes, pasta sauces, cakes, you name it. I just can’t get enough. When I went searching for the perfect birthday cake for a family member recently, nothing seemed quite right. l The “triple” in the title refers to the brown sugar and brown butter in the cake itself, and the brown sugar in the meringue buttercream icing. I loved how this cake turned out. If you’ve never tried a meringue buttercream, you have no idea what you’re missing out on. I think this is a wonderful dessert for fall, and certainly a nice break from all of the pumpkin and cinnamon recipes you typically see this time of year. I will definitely be making this cake again. Brown Sugar Brown Butter Cake Adapted from Sky High Cakes Makes one 9-inch triple layer cake Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a saucepan over medium low heat, melt the butter completely. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs and the remaining 3/4 cup buttermilk.
Recipes from Kevin & Amanda This post is in partnership with French’s Sweet Yellow Mustard and Spicy Yellow Mustard. I received compensation to write this post through the Sweet and Spicy Influencer Program. All content, photos, and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting sponsors that allow me to create new content for Kevin & Amanda! Today I’m partnering with French’s Mustard to bring you this fabulous Honey Garlic Shrimp. How fabulous do these veggie noodles look?? Here’s all you need: Shrimp, garlic, honey, red bell pepper, zucchini, squash, parsley, red pepper flakes, chicken broth, and French’s Sweet or Spicy Yellow Mustard. You can use either one of these new mustard flavors from French’s today! First we’ll make a decadent sauce for this Honey Garlic Shrimp. Next, cut the zucchini and yellow squash into noodles (long, thin strips). Delicious yellow squash noodles! Next, dice up a couple red bell peppers and saute over medium high heat. Until slightly blackened. Garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.
Caramel Apple Cake Apples, cinnamon, walnuts, cake, caramel glaze. That’s all I have to say, right? I have you at those four items and hello? I should warn you that like most things associated with Costco, this is not only wonderful but, well, LARGE. I know, it’s almost too much to think about without fainting. So there you go, from me and my friends at Costco (who in case you missed it the last hundred times I have mentioned it, sell the BEST shrimp I have ever tasted in my life. CARAMEL APPLE CAKE, from Costco Connection magazine Ingredients Cake: 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 3 eggs 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans or walnuts 2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla Caramel Glaze: 4 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar pinch of salt 1/2 cup heavy cream Directions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
A brownie by any other name… Love brownies. Love their shiny, flaky top that shatters into micro-thin shards that shower onto your fingers as you eat. Love their dark, gooey center. Sometimes can’t deal with the bake, wait to cool, cutting into squares messiness and fuss of brownies. Every time I make these cookies (which, truth be told, is quite often), I think of a former colleague, Ana, who left King Arthur last year in order to be a full-time mom to her 2-year-old twins. The test kitchen bakers loved Ana. Ana still visits occasionally, 2-year-olds in tow. And when she does, she’ll invariably nose out any chocolate, and treat us to her classic reaction: “Perfect! These cookies are basically brownies: flat, round, 2 ½” brownies. First task: Combine the chocolate and butter. Melt in the microwave till softened… …then stir till smooth. Stir the chocolate into eggs and sugar, which you’ve beaten together. Add the remaining ingredients–including chocolate chips, for an over-the-top chocolate experience. Buy vs.
66 Things You Can Can Grow At Home: In Containers, Without a Gar Growing your own food is exciting, not only because you get to see things grow from nothing into ready-to-eat fruits and veggies, but you also don't have to worry about the pesticides they might contain, and you definitely cut down on the miles they—and you—have to travel. As it turns out, with pretty minimal effort, anyone can be a gardener. My boyfriend and I are essentially first-timers this season and so far have the beginnings of strawberries peeking out, tomatoes are on their way, the basil's about ready for a big batch of pesto, and once the last frost hits, the peppers, kale, spinach, chard, and mesclun will be on their way, too. All on a tiiiny little terrace (with the help of a little DIY carpentry). WATCH VIDEO: World's Greenest Homes: Rooftop Garden If you're up to the challenge—and it really isn't much of one—growing your own food can be so rewarding. Here's a starter list of all the crazy things even urban gardeners, without space for a garden, can grow at home. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Spiced Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies I am having a hard time finding my words today. I am not sure why, but lately I find myself fighting writers block. It happens to everyone. I know I am not alone, but as I sit here struggling to be compelling I find myself feeling kind of isolated. These cookies taste like fall to me. Spiced Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies Yield 4-5 dozen 1 cup butter, browned and cooled 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 2 egg, cold 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/8 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon cloves 1/2 cup toffee pieces 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until well combined. To the butter mixture add the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Enjoy!