ANY excuse to spoil Valerina.She told me she was craving a Crumbl cookie.I begged her to allow ME to bake for HER.I desperately needed time in the kitchen.Remember, the kitchen is my canvas; my meditation; my muse … AND, I’ve actually heard that my cookies are far superior to “those other” cookies 😉I hate to…
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Biscotti are classic Italian cookies that are super crunchy, and thus good for dunking in coffee if you’re an adult, and milk (or chocolate milk) if you are a kiddo (or one at heart). They are also truly amazing on their own!These cookies are twice-baked; once in the form of a log, and again after…
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Nothing exceptional here. Just the basics – back to the basics of everyone’s favorite chocolate chip cookie. Well, I used dark chocolate chunks and a little extra sea salt to land on my “basic recipe,” but it was time to tame the encouraging voices in my head, spawning me towards new and different flavor combinations.Sometimes,…
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Cinnamon cashew butter, you say? With a hint of vanilla?Then, rich, white chocolate pudding?All baked into a cookie?(This truly should be read in the voice of Shel Silverstein).Scratchy, yet so animated. Yes. The answer is yes! I can’t express to you the enigmatic delight that transformed in my kitchen and house as the fragrance and…
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After two weeks of suffering from a broken oven – yes, I had to survive and I did (thanks to the kindliness of good neighbors), I was ready to bake again.I got right down to it!But, something was missing – my heart was tearing and craving for something more: my sweet bird, Eliza.She is a…
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