by Andrea Weigl
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 Andrea Weigl
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 Fresh Snow on Plowed Ground […]
Categories: Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday • Tags: chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, dessert, holiday
by Tim Lee
Tweet Food writer Andrea Weigl never understood the appeal of cupcakes. As she wrote in a December 2015 column: “Either the proportion of frosting to cake seemed off – way too much frosting for the cake – or the super-sweet pile of frosting seemed to hide a lackluster cake. In the end, I’d rather just […]
Categories: Chocolate, Dessert • Tags: baking, chocolate, cupcakes, dessert
by Tim Lee
Tweet Cherry and chocolate – another classic holiday flavor pairing. You can freeze the dough for up to four weeks. And the cookies will keep for nearly two weeks on the counter in an airtight container – if they last that long. From “Cook & Freeze: 150 Delicious Dishes to Serve Now and Later,” by […]
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by Tim Lee
Tweet This recipe is a two-day process. From Christine Chase of Raleigh. 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup Jim Beam Red Stag Black Cherry Bourbon 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 pound plus 1/3 cup powdered sugar, divided 3/8 bar of paraffin wax, shredded 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips 3/4 cup […]
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by Admin
Tweet Raleigh reader Susan Katz sent us a wonderful essay about the search for her mother’s chocolate cake recipe. To read that story, go to http://goo.gl/hrqg6o. 1/2 cup skim, lowfat or whole milk 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus more for greasing pans, if using 2 cups sugar 2 […]
Categories: Chocolate, Dessert • Tags: Cake, chocolate, dessert