I love crispy wafer-like cookies and I get them when I make Pizzelles. Pizzelles are a wafer-like cookie or pastry if you will, made in a flat decorative iron. They are Italian in origin but are very similar to the Norwegian Krumkake which is also made in a flat decorative iron, though as thin as the […]
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Here we go again! Remember the Gingerbread Waffles made from the leftover pieces of Gingerbread Houses? Well, with only a 2 person Household, you can only eat Gingerbread Waffles so many days in a row and since I hate to throw good food away, I did it again! I decided to make cookies with the […]
Oatmeal is one of those foods which we think of as a Breakfast Item, but it has many more uses than just that for Breakfast. Even though Oatmeal makes a wonderfully satisfying and nutritious breakfast, start thinking about it in other terms. In other words, what Oatmeal can and should be used for besides a […]
November is ‘National Peanut Butter Month‘. Peanut Butter as we probably all know is made from grinding Peanuts. Now, technically Peanuts are not actually nuts. The Peanut does not grow on a tree but rather from plants that are much like Vegetables. Peanuts are also known as ground nuts because of this reason. But to […]
October boasts of 13 different food Titles. Except for two (Eat Country Ham Month and Vegetarian Awareness Month), all are National Food Months) A few among them are ‘National Caramel Month’, ‘National Popping Corn Month’ and ‘National Chili Month’. However, I think one item is missing and that this should also be ‘National Pumpkin […]
For Day Two of ‘National Bake Week’ we are going to talk about cookies. Again, this is the format I use when I do my Teen Baking Camps during the summers. Day two is always about cookies. Day one was bread and that is probably what everyone thinks is the hardest to do. So when […]
January 6th is ‘National Shortbread Day’. Shortbread is a cookie that is made frequently in the British Isles (namely Sotoland which is known for its Scottish Shortbread). There are also Shortbread recipes from the Scandinavian Countries. What exactly is Shortbread and why is this confection called Shortbread? Shortbread falls into the Cookie Category but is certainly different […]
Sunday, September 23 is ‘National White Chocolate Day’. Even though there are probably many, many Chocolate Lovers in this country and around the World, White Chocolate is probably not considered to even be in the Chocolate Category. Even though White Chocolate is made from ingredients derived from Chocolate, it cannot actually be considered ‘Chocolate’. […]
August 29th is ‘Lemon Juice Day’. How many ways can you think of to use Lemon Juice? Can you live without Lemon Juice? Some people do, but I couldn’t. There are so many ways to use Lemon Juice and it is such a necessity to keep so many foods from oxidizing and turning that […]
DAY ONE – French & Italian Bread COUNTRY FRENCH BREAD ————–> We also made French Baguettes, an Italian Country Corn Loaf and a French Corn Loaf in addition to Quick Chocolate Bread from France. […]