Looks Like Christmas
December 4, 2024
While I might just be the only one left who prefers whipping things up with a whisk, stirring things up with a wooden spoon or kneading dough by hand, this KitchenAid Artisan Design Series Stand Mixer might have me rethinking my position. I don’t like a cluttered kitchen countertop which is where this machine will surely make it’s home. And the clean-up discussion we’ll save for another day. But, look at it. It just looks like Christmas with it’s matte Evergreen finish and gorgeous walnut bowl. I’m getting a vision of cranking out a big batch of gingerbread in some upstate farmhouse. How bout you?
KitchenAid Artisan Series Evergreen Stand Mixer photo: Crate and Barrel
photo: Crate and Barrel
Photo: Crate and Barrel
Unless otherwise noted photos by gp
Making the Cut
November 29, 2017
Well, it’s time to cull through the stack of Christmas cookie recipes, hold some auditions and see who makes the cut. Sounds brutal, but editing to one selection keeps things simple while still keeping the holiday festive. Espresso Hazelnut Cookies, classic Shortbread and Walnut Horns are being edged out by a twist on last year’s selection…the Chewy Molasses Cookie. By pressing a thumbprint into the center of the cookies while they’re still warm from the oven and filling them with 1/2 teaspoon of raspberry preserves…well, they were simply the hands down winner.
Chewy Molasses Thumbprint Cookies. Chewy, spicy with a little extra Christmas magic.
Photos: gp
All you could ask for…
December 10, 2016
in a holiday cookie. Gently spiced with deep rich molasses flavor. A crispy edge with a chewy middle. And, best yet…simple. Fifteen minute prep and less than one half hour to bake them off, my adaptation of a Chewy Molasses Cookie from Epicurious.
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Cookie?
December 15, 2014
Nothing says Christmas like a plateful of homemade Christmas cookies. If you have the time, great, but who wants to run out for that list of ingredients? Relax. Simple shortbreads…using only 3 ingredients you have on hand…to the rescue. Pull out that rolling-pin, some vintage cookie cutters and turn on that oven. If this is the only baking you do this season, no one will be disappointed.
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