Danielle’s Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
The idea is simple, but who actually takes time to make them?? YUM. My niece, Danielle, is an excellent dessert maker. Isn’t she a cutie? At last weekend’s family reunion, she dazzled us with her...
View ArticleGraham Cracker Chewy Bars
Last week’s Neighborhood Watch meeting, Hostess Jane served what I thought were Blondies. Gimme one, and one for Larry. When Jane told us she clipped the recipe from the LA Times, I thought: are you...
View ArticleLarry’s Famous Brownies As Seen in Bon Appétit
Bon Appétit, June 2000 issue, page 169: “Chocolate Chip Brownies” by Larry Steven Londre. As I re-read the article after all these years, I’m still amazed. Not that his recipes were published, but...
View ArticleTruvy’s Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa from Steel Magnolias
Movie food grabs my attention. One favorite is Steel Magnolias. I watch practically any time it airs — food has such an active role. The Easter eggs getting smashed in Truvy’s car trunk starts it...
View ArticleDouble-Ginger Chocolate Chunk Cookies from More Magazine
More Magazine is me me me. Besides being written for Women Of A Certain Age, the magazine publishes decent recipes. Such as “Cookies for Grown-ups.” I’m a grown-up and so is Larry. We like grown-up...
View ArticleChocolate Almond Biscotti
Biscotti. Good dunking cookie, but not so fond of anise flavor. By consulting several basic recipes in my “collection” (read: stuffed binder), I devised a Chocolate Almond Biscotti. No anise, yes...
View ArticleVanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Last Sunday, a very chilly day, was just right for baking cookies. And I knew my box of Quaker Oats would have an oatmeal cookie recipe, so I looked… but, hmmm?? Was I mistaken? Oh wait, pop off the...
View ArticleWilliams-Sonoma Sugar Cookies
Sigh — even a really cool message-stamping cookie kit can’t hide my icing skills. Thankfully, a sponsor at Camp Blogaway will be the Wilton cake decorating gurus because this shouldn’t happen. So, my...
View ArticleMilk Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
It’s a long story getting to these macaroons, starting with the chocolate. On the way home from niece Nicole’s wedding in San Diego, we stopped at John and Gail’s. Gail had “too much” chocolate from an...
View ArticleMilk Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies
Whenever a TV show had Husband “surprise” Wife with the news that a business associate was coming to dinner, I’d think, “Who really DOES that?” Surprise! Larry just did. Told me Tuesday that Bruce was...
View ArticleIced Cranberry Pecan Drop Cookies
Forgive me, Nestle. You often get my money for chocolate chips to make Toll House cookies, but this time I strayed. There was a packet of dried sweet cranberries in my pantry from a food conference...
View ArticleGuest Post ~ Italian Cookies, a specialty of Created by Diane
NOTE FROM PATTI: Readers, I met Diane at Camp Blogaway and am always tickled to see her picture-perfect Italian Cookies at events. Looks like any shape is possible with this go-to recipe. FROM DIANE:...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Lemon Bars for my Dad
The weekend of my dad’s 87th birthday is also the weekend of Camp Blogaway with 90 passionate foodies in the local mountains. The conflict, of course, is how to not be a jerk of a kid. WHEW, Cousin...
View ArticleLight Molasses Cookies
Larry is a crisp connoisseur. He likes cookies with crunch. He also loves when they have a spicy wallop. I prefer “al dente,” slightly soft. These Light Molasses Cookies ROCK for both of us – crisp...
View ArticleKahlua Chocolate Chip Brownies
These Kahlua Chocolate Chip Brownies have been featured on Worth The Whisk before – June, 2009 to be precise. They’re Larry’s go-to recipe, the one that made him famous by being featured in Bon...
View ArticleSmall Batch Ginger Cookies
This recipe for Ginger Cookies suits me – the ingredients are already here in the house. The batter is quick. And it produces a SMALL batch – just 2 dozen. Our two-adult household doesn’t need more....
View ArticleCooking Light? Try THEIR Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cooking Light Magazine — my fav. I tend to tear my issue apart more than any other periodical to try recipes. Then guess what, they published a gigantic (500 page) book of their recipes, The New Way...
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