by Juli Leonard
TweetThis recipe appeared in a story in our 2016 Holiday Baking section: “Not the Usual Treats to Bake and Share,” by Durham food writer Matt Lardie. He wrote: Move over candied pecans, there’s a new favorite nut in town. Cashews are an addiction of mine – I add them to everything. Here I’ve taken the […]
Categories: appetizer, Gluten free, Holiday • Tags: appetizer, gluten-free
by Juli Leonard
TweetThis story first appeared in our 2016 special Holiday Baking section, “A Grandfather’s Coconut Pie,” by Raleigh author Bridgette Lacy. She wrote: Papa liked his desserts sweet. This coconut pie is no exception. Enough said. I prefer using 1/2 cup sugar even though my Papa used 1 cup of sugar. I think it’s sweet enough […]
Categories: Dessert, Holiday • Tags: Bridgette Lacy, coconut, dessert, holiday, pie
by Juli Leonard
Tweet“Every year when I pull out my collection of Christmas cookie recipes, it’s like shuffling through the pages of my life.” That was the opening sentece of Amy Galloway’s story, “A Recipe Box full of Christmas memories,” that appeared in the 2016 Holiday Baking section. To read about these Sand Tarts and the other cookies […]
Categories: Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday • Tags: Christmas, Cookies, dessert, holiday
by Juli Leonard
Tweet “Every year when I pull out my collection of Christmas cookie recipes, it’s like shuffling through the pages of my life.” That was the opening sentece of Amy Galloway’s story, “A Recipe Box full of Christmas memories,” that appeared in the 2016 Holiday Baking section. To read about these Chocolate Snow Balls and the other […]
Categories: Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday • Tags: baking, chocolate, Cookies, dessert, holiday
by Juli Leonard
TweetThese Rainbow Cookies are a classic Italian treat; the cake layers are meant to look like the Italian flag. These cookies as well as Pizelles were Mary Tully’s contributions to the annual holiday cookie exchange that she started in the 1970s. To read about Tully and her family continuing this tradition, go to “Raleigh woman’s […]
Categories: Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday • Tags: baking, Cookies, holiday
by Juli Leonard
Tweet The Penniman family of Cary learns the rewards of baking and delivering 600 cookies as thank you gifts during the holidays. Lucky for us, Kim Penniman shared the recipe for her Snowflake Chocolate Chip Butter Cookies. To read the full story, which was published in the 2006 Holiday Baking special section, go HERE. 1 pound […]
Categories: Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday • Tags: Christmas, Cookies, dessert, holiday