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    Category: Holidays (29)

    • Cardamom-Black Pepper Trees

      I think cardamom is a very underused spice. It’s a nice surprise in baking and I like to seek out recipes that use cardamom. I can’t take off the cap on a cardamom container without taking a big whiff first. It’s a scent that is hard to describe but is unmistakable once you become familiar with it and…

    • Raspberry Linzer Cookies

      It would not be Christmas in our house without raspberry linzer cookies. Seth got excited when he saw me making these. Oh Mommy, “I LOVE THOSE COOKIES” he said, “I can’t wait until you are done”. This is most certainly an ambitious cookie, but the results are worth it. People go ga ga over these cookies. You…

    • Bourbon Balls

      Have you noticed at Holiday time that almost every kind of booze is on sale? bourbon, rum, brandy, you name it, it’s likely to be on sale. Is this a good excuse to make some bourbon balls?! Uhhh, yeah! No guilt, no shame when you buy that huge bottle of booze; you walk straight to the…

    • (Snowballs) Russian Tea Cakes

      Hi all, had a bit of blogging lapse…we were vacationing on a nice relaxing cruise to Mexico.  Now that I am back home in San Francisco, it is time for serious ramping up for Christmas cookies! It would not be Christmas without these cookies. My Mother always made these at Christmas time. Everyone knows these cookies and everyone’s Mother…

    • Candy Cane White Hot Chocolate

      People always ask me if I miss the snow since I have lived here in California. It only takes me a second to respond; I don’t even have to think about it. My answer is always no. I do not miss the snow. I do not miss the cold. I do not miss the 20…

    • Mini Pecan Pie Bites and Standard Size Bourbon Pecan Pie

      My Mom used to make these pecan pie bites during the Holidays. Some of you may know them as pecan tassies. They are 3 bites of pecan pie nirvana. If you’ve been asked to bring dessert as part of your contribution to Thanksgiving potluck or a Holiday party this is a nice alternative.  Carting a whole pecan pie…