Happy Holidays!

I will be home for the last three nights of Hanukkah, but I’ll be back with great new recipes next week. Enjoy your weekend, everyone! Request: If you have an excellent recipe for Cupcakes: traditional or original, I’d be so appreciative if you’d share them with me. I have to get ready for my 2009 [...]

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The Best Way to Find Great Bakeries…

You all have one…that hugely popular or hole in the wall bakery in your neighborhood that you just couldn’t live without… I live in Boston, MA…Brookline – to be exact. Boston is laden with great bakeries & restaurants, so it isn’t hard to find a great place for a fresh loaf of bread or deliciously [...]

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Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies?!?

Okay, I couldn’t resist…here is one more for the road! I LOVE sugar cookies…they are, hands down, my absolute favorite! Always have been… Problem: I am slowly turning into a health nut with a HUGE sweet tooth – unlikely pairing, right? It’s hard to resist those colorful delights around the holidays! Well…here is a whole [...]

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Last Cookie Recipe of the Season!

Merry Christmas Eve to those of you who celebrate! Even though I don’t, the holiday spirit is infectious! And…it’s still Hanukkah, so I can relate to the cheer of the season. Today will be my last holiday cookie oriented email. Post holidays I will move into a new theme: cupcake recipes! I will actually be [...]

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Peppermint-Topped Brownies from MyRecipes.com

I’ve talked about how I love MyRecipes.com before. Luckily for me…as I start to run out of my favorite cookie recipes to share with you (okay, I have a million more…but this one has to be shared) they send this AMAZING looking recipes! I certainly need to test it out. Maybe I’ll do this on [...]

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Holiday Parties are Coming

Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah, you probably have a few holiday parties lined up for this week. Lucky for you, I have tons of holiday recipes ready for you to bring to your potlucks or to feed your guests. Though I have many wonderful cookbooks, my favorite recipes come from my mom & a [...]

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And the Winner Is…

Thanks to everyone who has entered my contest for 2 oz of Gold or Silver Dragees! I hope you’ve enjoyed my posts this month. The winner, randomly selected, of this contest is… Megan of Megan’s Munchies!!! Megan – your choice: 20z of Gold or Silver Dragees . Today, having just had a huge snow storm [...]

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Easy Fantasy Fudge

Ever had the urge to make a big batch of fudge to give away as holiday gifts to your friends/family/coworkers, but thought “well, I don’t have a candy thermometer & fudge is super difficult to make”? Well I have the recipe for you! Here is the best fudge recipe for any kitchen – the ingredients [...]

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Holiday Culinary Decorations

As you all know, on Saturday I will be announcing the winner of my Dragee give away! All you have to do is become a follower of this blog & you’re automatically entered to win your choice of silver or gold dragee decorating balls. Not sure what these are? Take a look: There is a [...]

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Chai Flavored Short Bread

Chai – no, I’m not referring to the letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Who doesn’t love a hot cup of Chai tea or a Chai Latte from the local Starbucks? I certainly do! And with this recipe, you can munch on a shortbread cookie flavored with the spices known to our taste buds as belonging [...]

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