It’s been a while since I’ve posted a shortbread recipe, and I would like to share this almond marzipan variation with you. I’ve been looking for ways to gussy up my shortbread, and these Chinese moon cake molds, that I found online, seem to be doing the trick. They’re made for thicker cakes, but instead,…
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Lemon Ginger Miniture Biscotti
I tried out a new biscotti recipe that incorporated spelt flour alongside the usual white flour. I would have never attempted this flour combination for biscotti, if I hadn’t come across this other recipe from a supposedly reputable source, due to the hard consistency of regular biscotti. As it was, I should have trusted my…
Cherry, Marzipan, and Poppy Seed Strucla
I made strucla, an Eastern European poppy seed roll, for my holiday bread this year. I adapted this recipe from the one my Mom used to make which is found in The Vegetarian Epicurean. My Mom would make the bread dough, with a little aid from her kitchen helpers (i.e. my brother, sister, and I),…
Almond Joy Iced Coffee
There is a wonderful coffee/donut shop along Massachusetts’ southern shore that serves up New England style iced coffees inspired by classic American candy bars. Four hours, usually more due to Boston traffic, is a long ways to drive in order to get an iced coffee, no matter how good it is, so I have taken…
Honey Almond Biscotti
Honey Almond Biscotti – a delicately flavored, crunchy Italian cookie that is perfect proportioned for dunking into your coffee. In my experience store-bought biscotti has always been hit or miss with a tendency to be cloyingly sweet and hard enough to break your teeth. In direct contrast homemade biscotti can be crisp, crunchy, come in…
Oatmeal Apricot Almond Bars
An oatmeal breakfast bar that is chock-full of dried apricots, coconut, cardamom, and almond butter. This is oatmeal cereal on the go. Bake these ahead of time, and zap them in the microwave briefly (or eat them cold) for a homemade, nutritious breakfast that is high in protein and fiber while simultaneously being low in…
