Throwback Thursday on this blog means Memories of Meals Past! In this case, Easy Wine Jelly Cookies! Why wine jelly? Well, because…I happened to have homemade wine jelly in my fridge, and I wanted to use it up! Waste not, want not, and all that jazz. The original name of the cookie recipe is Split…
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On My Mind: Traffic, the Increasing of, and Baking the French Way
So I’ve been trying different ways to boost traffic to my site. I like to think that I have some tasty, easy recipes and hopefully write about them in an entertaining way, so I think I’ve got the content bit somewhat covered, although of course I always want to improve (and always have a to do list of improvements to make,…
Triple Almond Sugar Cookies and Why I Heart My Husband
I was super-sick on Monday, with a vaso-vagal reaction to an IBS attack, and the DH had to leave his work to pick me up from my work, as I was too ill to get home under my own steam. Then he tucked me up in bed with cold washcloths, warm blankets, weak tea and…
Of Couverature Chocolate and Ex-Boyfriends
Couverture chocolate usually has at least 35% cocoa fat (solids?), which is why recipes often call for it when they want a shiny coating (think hand-made chocolates and glossy ganaches). I happen to have a bag of Callebut (“Finest Belgian Chocolate”) chocolate chips that is 58% Dark Couverture, just sitting in my kitchen cupboards, waiting…