Monthly Archives: December 2009
Holiday Eggnog with Grand Marnier
| December 27, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under Drinks and cocktails, eggnog, holidays, oranges, winter |
We had some good neighbors over with the kids and Abi (who always makes amazing cocktails and drinks) brought over a pitcher of delicious spiked holiday eggnog. I am not sure exactly what she put in it, but I tried replicating the flavors and mmm… was it delicious!!! Holiday Eggnog with Grand MarnierServes 46 large egg… more
Christmas cookies galore (10 recipes)!!!
| December 23, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under caramel, chocolate, cinnamon, coconut, cookies, cranberry, currants, dessert, holidays, nuts, oranges, peppermint, raisins, raspberry, rum, sugar, winter |
Merry Christmas (and happy holidays to everyone that does not celebrate Christmas)!!! Baking is in the air and the house smells like sugar dust!Here are a few cookie recipes:1. Chocolate-peppermint wafers2. Chocolate-coconut Needhams with Chocolate Dip 3. Old-world raspberry bars4. Cranberry-orange cookies5. Neiman Marcus chocolate chip cookies6. Frosty snowballs7. Rum-currant cookies8. Cinnamon raisin cookies9. Chocolate… more
Pfeffernüsse (German pepper cookies)
| December 23, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies, dessert, holidays, pepper, winter |
Pfeffernüsse (recipe from Martha Stewart) These are aromatic Germany cookies with molasses, pepper, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg and they are typically made over Christmas. 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper (I used regular pepper – my peppermill grinds much too coarsely) 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground… more
White Christmas cookies
| December 23, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies, dessert, holidays, white, winter |
Count down… -3 days to Christmas. I have been baking a lot of cookies these past days but I have not had a chance to post a lot. So I will be catching up with the coming days. These above are what I call ”white Christmas” cookies :) Lime Meltaways (recipe adapted from Martha Stewart) These are basically… more
Gingerbread castle
| December 22, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under castle, dessert, gingerbread, holidays, icing, sweets |
The kids have been asking for me to build them a special gingerbread construction.We opted for a castle. So I had my oldest (6 yo) sketch the castle and then daddy transformed their sketch into cut-outs. I made the dough from a King Arthur Flour recipe and then we customized the whole castle with sprinkles… more
Kumquat pâte de fruit (fruit jellies)
| December 18, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under any season, candied fruit, candy, dessert, kumquat, winter |
I bought some kumquats from the market… mmm … what should I do with them???I have always wanted to make pâte de fruit (little fruit jelly jewels) so I thought I would try that.Another option was to candy them whole. There are basicaly 3 ways to make pâte de fruit (pronounced: PAHT duh fruit): 1) The sloooooow way:… more
Almond crescent cookies
| December 17, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under almond, cookies, crescents, dessert, holidays |
Almond crescent cookiesSweet Lisa is in my book-club and made these delicious and buttery cookies for our cookie exchange. The recipe is from her grandmother (Melissa Tristano). 4 sticks unsalted butter (450 gr. or 2 cups or 1 lb.)4 cups flour (500 gr.)1/2 cup sugar (112 gr.)1 Tbsp. vanilla extract1/2 tsp salt1 cup chopped almonds… more
Mexican fusion: Chili con carne, Mexican pickled carrots, Corn-bread Poblanos, Lime pie
| December 16, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under carrots, dessert, lime, mexican, peppers, soup, winter |
I had book-club over for dinner. We just finished reading “Still Alice“, a powerful account of Alzheimers.The best thing about hosting book club is that I get to pick the next book! So I chose “The Elegance of the Hedgehog“, a book my mother brought for me from Italy (translated in Italian, yeah!) last time she visited.… more
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