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February 16, 2007 | 0 Comments

Polvorones de Canele

Another day, another trip around the world for Sadie’s class. This time, they’re “visiting” Spain, so I baked up a batch of Polvornes. Essentially, these galletas are Mexican Wedding Cookies sans nuts (read more about this type of cookie here). I’m not really a fan of Mexican Wedding Cookies — too buttery — but I […]

February 14, 2007 | 0 Comments

Effortless Hot Cocoa

Our house. Looking down the street. My car in the driveway, buried in a snowdrift. Outside, there is 16 inches of snow on the ground. It’s getting deeper each hour. The sky is grey, the wind is cold, and the snowflakes keep falling. It’s the perfect day to cuddle up with a good book and […]

February 14, 2007 | 0 Comments

RRC 6: Food of Love Round-Up

It’s Valentine’s Day and, beloved retro fans, I would like to cordially invite you to an old school Food-of-Love spread.To start the day, Emily of Appetitive Behavior baked up Cinnamon-Nut Rolls from The Illustrated Good Housekeeping Encyclopedic Cookbook, 1965, Vol.1., which advises that “everyone (particularly men) likes something good and simple.” (No lace teddies for […]

February 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Honey Tangerine Lavender Biscotti

I don’t know how this bottle of dried lavender got into my cabinet, but it needed to be put to good use. And, as the snow continues to swirl, and the temperatures continue to dip, I needed to remind myself of seasons — warmer, sunnier seasons — that aren’t winter. So I found a recipe […]

February 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

Retro Recipe Challenge #6 Deadline: Only 36 Hours Left!

Only 36 hours to the Retro Recipe Challenge #6: Food of Love deadline! Email your entries to RetroRecipeChallengeATgmailDOTcom by tomorrow, February 11 at 11:59pm EST.Full challenge details can be found here or here. Tags: RRC6

February 9, 2007 | 0 Comments

Fine Chocolates in Boston/Cambridge?

So this year’s Valentine’s* Day is both bad and good. Bad: Shane will be out of town all next week for business training. Good: he’ll be in Boston, with access to a number of sophisticated chocolatiers. I’m in the mood for some artisenal chocolate. I want to taste salted caramels, truffles with tropical fruit infusions, […]

February 7, 2007 | 2 Comments

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

This is not a low calorie recipe. Monday night had me craving chocolate and peanut butter. If I could have snorted it, or taken it intravenously, I — I would have looked for another option. The point is, I really wanted some peanut butter in my chocolate. And I found it in here, substituting a […]

February 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Retro Recipe Challenge # 6 (Food of Love) Deadline in One Week

It’s seriously cold here (today’s high with be 12-degrees F, but the wind chill will make it seem like it’s 15 to 20 below) yet nothing would warm the cockles of my heart more than some RRC#6: Food of Love entries. (“Please, sir. Can I ‘ave some more?”) Email your entries to Please RetroRecipeChallengeATgmailDOTcom by […]

February 5, 2007 | 0 Comments

Coconut Chai Breakfast Cake

I am not becoming a vegan. I am not becoming a vegetarian. I like meat and dairy way too much. (In fact, I’m thinking about getting this t-shirt.) But maybe — once in a while — I can dabble with recipes from the veggie side. I’d wanted to make a cake using chai (inspired by […]

February 2, 2007 | 0 Comments

Craaaazy Formatting

I don’t know why the posts’ formatting is wacky. I suspect another errant squirrel shorted out the Blogger servers. Hopefully, everything will be back to normal soon but, in the meantime, let’s pretend this is the latest in avant garde art.

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