Ah, guilt. This period of time between Halloween and New Year’s Day is filled with rich holiday foods, sugary cakes and candy and cookies and sweets. And I’m guilty of peppering you with those things, too. It’s like the world has given us permission to indulge without regret and without regard to our waistlines. Even…
Archives for December 2010
Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescents) Cookies
This is Week 3 of our Saveur Holiday Cookie Challenge: Cookies We Love. I chose to bake the Vanillekipferl, that is – Vanilla Crescent – Cookies, this week. Here’s the recipe from Saveur, with my notes following: Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescents) (Yield: 4 dozen cookies) Ingredients: 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus more for finishing cookies16 tbsp….
Jam For Sale
So, what’s new, you ask? Here’s the thing. I fell in love with canning and, as it turns out, I’m pretty darned good at it. I decided (with the support of my husband, who also thinks I’m pretty darned good at it) that I’m going into business to sell my jams, marmalades, and assorted other…

