We had a party! Actually, we didn’t have the party, our neighbors did. But, we got to participate, and that’s just as great! Sangria and tapas. I offered to bring dessert. Something “tapa-ish,” bite-sized, and not too sweet. A tapa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtapa]), in Spanish cuisine, is an appetizer, or snack. It may be cold (such…
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They are buttery little bites. They are sweet little bites. They are minty little bites. And, they are lemony little bites. But let’s face it, shortbread really is all about that butter.
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About a month ago I made a batch of shortbread cookies for my “cookie monster” of a traveling companion. He’s on the verge of adulthood – the VERGE. He turned the BIG 30! Besides learning of his love of baked goods, specifically any and every kind of cookie, on our 10 day sojourn, I learned…
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I will absolutely never arrive as a guest empty handed. I insist on some sort of accoutrement gift as a thank you for my host or hostesses. This time, the gift from the hands of my heart happened to be an ever fragrant and brilliantly baked shortbread tart.
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