Cookies and Squares

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Recipe: Gluten-Free Macaroons

December 15, 2011

As a food writer, I’ve dabbled in the gluten-free world. I’ve bought guar gum and xantham, various rice flours, teff, sorghum and nutmeals. They’re taking up a lot of room in my spiffy new pantry along with the gluten-loaded all-purpose, whole wheat, cake & pastry, bread and unbleached flours. Since everyone in my house can [...]

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Recipe: Salted Orange Toffee Crisps

December 8, 2011

Last year, due to circumstances beyond my control, I didn’t do any Christmas baking. Not so much as a single shortbread came out of my kitchen. But this year? I’m making up for the loss. The rumballs are rolled, the eggnog is chilling and now it’s time for some serious sugar. Luckily, Anna Olson recently released [...]

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12 Cookbooks Picks of 2010

December 23, 2010

I know what you’re thinking. “It’s only 2 days to Christmas and you’re posting this now?” Yup. I figure, since I’m going to be making a mad dash for gifts later today, you might be a last-minute shopper, too. So, in no particular order other than this is the way the books were piled on [...]

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Recipe and Giveaway: Chipotle Shortbreads

November 4, 2010

Move over Julia Child and Paula Dean. I’m the Butter Queen today. Now that the jack-o’-lanterns have been extinguished and the last of the waxy mini-chocolate bars have been gobbled, we can safely move onto thoughts of holiday baking. While I’m not ready to rummage in the basement for stockings and mistletoe, I am more [...]

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Recipe: Gluten-Free Ginger Cookies

September 27, 2010

I kid you not. These ginger cookies are gluten-free and chewy. Truth. I swear to you on my Aunt Hilda’s marble rolling pin. Don’t believe me? If you live in or near the bustling metropolis of Guelph, ON, pop down to The Bookshelf on Saturday, October 2nd between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM and try [...]

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Pink Angel Squares Recipe

August 30, 2010

Pink. I hate it. It’s yet another carry over from my childhood. Every time I wore any shade of fuschia, magenta or bubble-gum some well-meaning adult would put a hand to my forehead and ask me if I was feeling all right. Classmates? They’d just tell me to get a tan. Hear encouragement like this [...]

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Linda’s Chocolate Lover’s Oatmeal Cookies

July 12, 2010

The word “gifted” can get me all riled up. When used to mean “naturally talented” I have no qualms. In fact, I rather like it when applied as an adjective to child prodigies, musicians, artists, mathematicians, healers and even plumbers. And believe me, plumbing is a gift not bestowed up on me or any of [...]

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

July 8, 2010

A while ago I solicited recipes for the ultimate chocolate chip cookie. A lot of suggestions rolled in. Conflicting opinions on walnuts, oatmeal and chefs flew through cyberspace. Some people loved Alton Brown’s recipe. Others called it “cakey” and touted the ever-popular David Lebovitz. Thomas Keller’s name cropped up frequently, while a small but vocal [...]

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Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 19, 2010

EJSGHPK2KBS4 Huh? What is that gobbledy-gook in the previous line? Apparently, it’s the high-tech way one “claims” their blog on Technorati. For some reason it refuses to recognize my new location or update my feed. Huh? Technorati. It’s is a search engine for blogs. According to Wikipedia, the name Technorati is “a blend of the [...]

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Savory Cheese Cookies

February 16, 2010

You will see no pancakes here today. No stacks of blueberry buttermilk griddle cakes dripping with maple syrup. No golden latkes dotted with sour cream or slathered in apple sauce. Not so much as a waffle. Crepes? Forget it. Instead, I’m offering you little disks of fat in the form of  savory cheese cookies. The [...]

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Black Forest Chocolate Cookies

February 2, 2010

Sneaking in under the wire. It’s still Groundhog Day. And all I can think of is Bill Murray sitting in a Punxsatawney diner, stuffing his face full of donuts with impunity. According to the groundhog, we have six more weeks of winter coming, which makes me want to stuff my face with donuts, too. Only [...]

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