A recipe for crisp little vanilla raspberry meringues made into mini star-shaped kisses. Life is messy, made exponentially more so by children. Today one child stepped on a wayward grain of rice from packing lunch boxes, grinding it beneath his small heel straight into my … [Read more...] about Vanilla Raspberry Mini Meringue Kisses
Desserts
Orange and Black Tea Olive Oil Shortbread Cookies
A recipe for rich, olive oil shortbread cookies flavored with black tea and orange zest, rolled in sugar or with an orange glaze drizzled over the top. I cleared and wiped down the counter for the seventh time since waking up that morning, rinsing the washcloth under the … [Read more...] about Orange and Black Tea Olive Oil Shortbread Cookies
Mascarpone Cardamom Crisps: Christmas Cookie Crunch Time
Cardamom-kissed sugar flavors these mascarpone crisp cookie curls. Fragrant and reminiscent of both pastry and shortbread, these are a delightful addition to dessert served alongside a cup of coffee or tea. Thursday night I tucked my son in after explaining the virtues of … [Read more...] about Mascarpone Cardamom Crisps: Christmas Cookie Crunch Time
Eggnog Coconut Macaroons: The Macaroon Bible
This coconut macaroon recipe is spiced with bourbon and nutmeg for an eggnog cookie treat just right for the holiday season. It starts just as the sun is tucking itself away, the snow falling as the light dims and turns grey. Then darkness settles in, soaking the color from … [Read more...] about Eggnog Coconut Macaroons: The Macaroon Bible
Spiced Pumpkin Butter Bars with Pecans
Velvety pumpkin butter with pumpkin pie spices is baked between layers of oats and flour and topped with toasty pecans in this quick and simple bar dessert recipe. After much hemming and hawing, I finally made pumpkin butter. I'm not sure what I was expecting to find at the … [Read more...] about Spiced Pumpkin Butter Bars with Pecans
