These cookies are very popular in Italian and Greek bakeries. Made with pure almond paste, they pack so much flavor and texture (think chewy and crunchy at the same time) in a little package. Here is the recipe! I formed them with a small ice cream scoop but you could use a pastry bag with [...]
Archive for November, 2008
No knead bread
Posted in Recipes, tagged bread on November 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m certain you’ve all by now heard of No Knead Bread. Made popular by Mark Bittman of the NY Times, this bread could not be simpler. Very simply, some some flour, water, yeast and salt are mixed, left to ferment over night and then baked at 500F in a cast iron covered pot. The play on words “No [...]
Heath Blondies
Posted in Recipes, tagged Heath Blondies on November 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
If you search for Blondies on my site you will see a recipe that comes up which I made for the ladies at the Heritage Towers Retirement Home in Doylestown PA. I say ladies because well most of their husbands are deceased. Just the luck of the draw you know. We men don’t live as [...]
Broccolli Cheddar Soup
Posted in Recipes, tagged broccolli, cheddar, soup on November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
1/4 cup olive oil
1 cup sliced onion
3 cloves of garlic, chopped coarsely
4 cups chopped broccolli, stems trimmed down and florets chopped
1 box chicken broth
1 bouillion cube
1 cup water
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup half and half
Between 2 1/2 to 3 cups shredded yellow cheddar
Begin by placing olive oil in a large dutch oven and saute [...]
Brownies and Broccolli Soup!
Posted in Events, entertaining, tagged blondies, brownies, soup on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, Randall and I have taken to volunteering at the local retirement home where we call BINGO every other Wednesday. So this week I decided to bring some treats. Blondies from a posting way back. And this time I decided to do pecans and heath bar pieces, as well as the chocolate chips. Kids….those brownies [...]
