Monthly Archives: December 2009

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Nature Notes: Farewell 2009

Ruby-Throat Hummingbird giving 2009 “The Ass” And don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out. Bleah. I’m not going to get into national issues here. Yes, the economy has tanked. The Republicans, aligning themselves with the fringe right-wing, have sabotaged health care reform and national security purely in self-interest and [...]

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Saturday, December 26, 2009

PhotoHunt: Twelve

My Framboise Brownie Cookies are included in Gourmet Girl’s Holiday Cookie Crawl. If you’d like to vote for me, you can click here. I’d appreciate it! Thanks! Before my PhotoHunt post, I’d like any of you who are either in the Phillipines, or who have contacts in the Phillipines, to see the following message and [...]

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Crema de Vie (Cuban Eggnog)

Here’s a quickie post for your Holiday pleasure – a favorite of mine, since introduced to it by some of my Cuban-American co-workers during the days before Christmas (when no one really cares if you’re a tad shit-faced at work!) – Oops! Did I say that out loud? Crema de Vie (Cuban Eggnog) 1 cup [...]

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Monday, December 21, 2009

Crimes Against Fashion – Winter Edition

I know it’s a little chilly this morning, but were your flannelpajamas the best you could do? And your bedroom slippers? On the street? Downtown? Really?

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Saturday, December 19, 2009

The 12 Days of Cookies: Day 11 and PhotoHunt: Fast

Hi, there! I’ve finally gotten around to Day 11 of The 12 Days of Cookies project. As a reminder, this is where our little Merry Band of Bakers endeavor(ed) to bake 12 cookies in 12 days from the Bon Appétit’s 2008 Cookie-a-Day collection! This is also my post for PhotoHunt: Fast. How’s that? Well, I [...]

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Friday, December 18, 2009

A Farm-To-Fork Experience

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Wheat Food Council. All opinions are 100% mine. You might not have noticed, but I’ve been doing a little baking, lately, and so have many of my friends. Cookies, brownies, bread – we’re going through a lot of flour to bake the treats that [...]

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

My Favorite Brownies & Bonus Brownie Cookies

I’m making up the annual holiday treats platter for our local post office, right now. I put together a selection of treats for these hard-working souls every year, because, well, between MJ and me, we can be pretty trying. No, really. Stop laughing. Anyway, the centerpiece of the platter is the Framboise Brownie. These brownies [...]

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Recipe Monday: HBin5 Holiday Challah

Here it is, Recipe Monday, and timing being what it is, it’s also reveal day for the December HBin5 recipe. To review, Michelle over at Big Black Dog, organized a new bread baking group, baking from the new book by Dr. Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe François, Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day. We’ll be [...]

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

The 12 Days of Cookies: Day 10

I’m on the home stretch, and finally getting to Day 10 of our 12 Days of Cookies project, where our little band of intrepid bakers are baking and blogging 12 cookie recipes of our individual choice from Bon Appétit’s 2008 Cookie-a-Day collection! Hazelnut Shortbread Sticks Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder [...]

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

The 12 Days of Cookies: Day 9

Yes, I’m a day behind, but I will catch up! I promise! Didn’t you enjoy yesterday’s French macarons? Twelve cookies in 12 days from the Bon Appétit 2008 Holiday Cookie-a-Day collection – that’s the goal and I refuse to disappoint you! First the recipe, then my notes. Hazelnut-Butter Cookies with Mini Chocolate Chips Ingredients: 1 [...]

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