If you have wondered what in the world I am going to do with all of the lavender I’ve harvested this summer, here is one of the treats I made with my Melissa Lavender. This was my Melissa harvest this summer. So let’s get started. In a grinder, grind up the lavender with 1…
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Pizzelle – Oh my!
My love affair with this cookie started a year or so ago when I bought this tin. I never really thought about making them. We liked them so much that we hopped online and bought several tins. And we ate them all up. Of course, I saved the tins. Then somewhere on the web I…
Read MoreHappy Acres Baking
The last week has been busy with lots of baking. I finally finished my biscotti baking with six different kinds. I baked the Triple Cinnamon Pecan biscotti, and the other five were just variations on this basic recipe. The top light one is the almond biscotti with no substitutions. Knocking out three batches in an…
Read MoreDark Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti
It’s time to start baking biscotti and what better day than yesterday when it was cold and snowy. So I got a couple new ingredients together for this batch. Please refer to my basic recipe. We bought some King Arthur Double-Dutch Dark Cocoa so I just had to try it. Then I came across these…
Read MoreHealthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Hubby and I were heading out to a book discussion group Sunday and I thought it would be nice to take something to eat. And what better to eat while discussing The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle than chocolate chip cookies? These chocolate chip cookies come from the Deceptively Delicious Cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld. I…
Read MoreIt’s Cantuccini (Biscotti) Baking Time Again
I’ve been baking biscotti every Christmas for at least the last ten years. I started baking this cookie after getting tired of paying an arm and leg for one little slice at the local coffee shop. In 2006, when we toured Italy I couldn’t wait to try real biscotti. I found out quickly that what…
Read MoreChocolate All The Time
I love chocolate. I could (and do) eat some form of it every day. Michelle’s recipe for Black-Bottom Cupcakes made me hungry for chocolate. Tonight is the Master Gardeners’ meeting and in addition to their skills as gardeners, this group loves to cook and eat. Anyway, I thought it would be a great excuse for…
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