Ginger Snaps
[…] write this while taking a break from what I can only describe as an obsessive holiday baking session. It would be generous to say this baking frenzy happens only once a […]
[…] write this while taking a break from what I can only describe as an obsessive holiday baking session. It would be generous to say this baking frenzy happens only once a […]
[…] the trianglular treat. This filing recipe was adapted from Marcy Goldman’s A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking Either or both of these fillings are a Purim treat. For the Pastry 240g […]
Something happens to me around festivals and holidays. I become fixated on (a) seasonal baked good(s) and transform my kitchen into a gift making factory. Often I am not even […]
[…] of my kitchen escapades as we cook our way in to a new chapter. Happy Holidays and happy baking. For the Cornmeal Biscuits 100g cold salted butter 100g […]
[…] me explain. Passover is an eight day Jewish festival that starts next Monday evening. The holiday commemorates the Exodus from Egypt, and during the eight days we eat nothing leavened […]
[…] create this spiced coffee cake recipe stuffed with halva, pistachios, almonds and dark chocolate with a sweet hint of cardamom and cinnamon for the Seed + Mill Holiday Cake Baking Kit.
[…] drizzle for extra fancy times. The gift of making this cake for a crowd, a holiday or a festive gift is that it’s even better after 2-3 days and will […]
[…] during Passover when available all day snacking is required for the duration of the week’s holiday, the brownie bar version wins. For those celebrating next week I hope you have […]
This weekend we celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, which in this household mainly consists of baking and sharing (and of course consuming multiple) Hamantaschen, a triangle shaped cookie traditionally filled with either prune, […]
[…] extra empty bag tucked into my my suitcase between the packing cubes is an absolute holiday essential. Not because I have a habit of updating my wardrobe while abroad, but […]
[…] me ample opportunity to eavesdrop. You know what they say about every cloud? Half term holiday started this week with an abundance of leftover soured cream in the fridge (over […]
[…] Jeanette, who lived until she was 97 years old. As a child, I spent many holidays at her wonderful Manhattan apartment, with a large balcony and views across the East […]
[…] Auntie Diane would pop over for a cup of tea a few days before the holiday, with a rather large empty tin in tow for my mother to fill with […]
[…] Shortbread Cookie: every year I create a new iteration of an old idea for my holiday gifts. These cookies are a gift in many ways as the dough keeps in […]
[…] reserving freezer space for, um, cake. It makes a delicious instant breakfast (helpful over the holidays), and is a great snack for days out (and the hospital bag) I call […]
[…] the only friends in the world who will house all six of us for a holiday. Some of this month’s roundup will obviously come from the Southern Hemisphere where we […]