Food, Photography and Bon Mots
Sad. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). That kind of sad. That’s what I think has been causing my sense of self worth to crater for the last week. Those menacing dark clouds and torrential rains may have nourished my garden, but they sure tipped my mood…
Uh-oh! I’m in a dangerous place. I’m binge cooking cookies. Fortunately, I have neighbors who are willing to humor me and take some of my cookie glut off my hands. I recently posted a chocolate cookie recipe from Dorie Greenspan’s new book, Dorie’s Cookies. Now…
Me, too. These cookies, called World Peace Cookies, are from renown baker Dorie Greenspan’s bestselling new cookbook, Dorie’s Cookies. (Buy the book for someone you love. It is a wonderful cookbook with inspired recipes for both sweet and savory cookies.) In the introduction to Greenspan’s…
OK. Let’s call it what it is. I’m on a cookie binge and yesterday’s oatmeal cookie plate is sitting on my counter empty. It must have been Juliet. Sweet little Juliet does have a few priors for helping herself to whatever is on the…
I’ve had a tough week and oatmeal cookies seemed like a good idea. Recipe: Oatmeal Cookies 1/2 C. pecan halves (chopped fine) 1 C. Shortening 1 C. packed dark brown sugar 1 C. granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 t. vanilla extract 1 1/2 C. flour…
