When one of the kids recently had a craving for chocolate and mint, I experimented with chocolate and candy canes to make these cookies. They were just what we needed! I later decided to try them with spearmint extract instead of peppermint–and I was nearly finished with the dough before I discovered that we were [...]
11
Feb
2010
Peppermint sugar cookies
Santa was very generous with the candy canes this year, so we had plenty to savour and plenty to stash. My latest peppermint experiment was sugar cookies, which came out wonderfully crispy and flavorful. Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I used my heart cookie cutters. The heart-shaped cookies were very cute with [...]
11
May
2009
Coconut macaroons
Ed doesn’t particularly care for coconut desserts or creamy custards. He finds them too rich, too unctuous, with no acidity to balance them out. That’s exactly why I adore them! So with Ed off in London for the London Wine Fair, the boys and I decided to make a crème brûlée for our Sunday dessert. [...]