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Great gift confection ideas
We had a ball making these little confections and learned something important along the way. Gifts from the kitchen don’t have to take a lot of time or effort. All these treats are round and rolled...
Dec 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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The telltale tail: Strategies for shelling cooked shrimp
Q: Why is it that restaurants from low-end to elegant leave the tails on cooked shrimp? It’s a pain to take them off in an entree! A: Tails left on cooked shrimp are meant to be decorative. That...
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How to store your holiday goodies
Q: I have always wished that recipes for cookies and holiday goodies would include the best way to store the item and how long it can be stored. This would be so helpful in planning what to make or...
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This Oct. 3, 2011 photo shows banana split cheesecake bars in Concord, N.H. Taking inspiration from the traditional banana split, this treat combines all the flavor elements into a rich cheesecake bar. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
A banana split reimagined as a holiday cookie
Taking inspiration from the traditional banana split, we created a cookie combining all the flavor elements into a rich cheesecake bar. Banana split cheesecake bars Start to finish: 31⁄2 ho...
Dec 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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This Oct. 19, 2011 photo shows strawberry shortcake bars in Concord, N.H. This treat is a cake-like cookie bar, swirled with strawberry jam and drizzled with vanilla ice cream. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Strawberry shortcake reimagined as a cookie
The simplicity of strawberry shortcake is what makes it such a winning dessert. A biscuit (or cake), fresh strawberries and whipped cream are all it takes. We stuck to the basics to make a cake-lik...
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This Oct. 3, 2011 photo shows Indian pudding cookies in Concord, N.H. Indian pudding is a warm molasses-laced pudding made from cornmeal. This recipe uses the spiced molasses and cornmeal components and turns them into cookies. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Indian pudding reimagined as a holiday cookie
Indian pudding is a warm molasses-laced pudding made from cornmeal. So we took all the spiced molasses and cornmeal components and turned them into cookies. The result was a cookie similar to a sof...
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This Sept. 19, 2011 photo shows fruitcake cookies in Concord, N.H. Studded with all manner of dried and candied fruit (you can easily substitute your favorites), these cookies are a chewy, spicy delight that'll be sure to make a fruitcake lover out of even the skeptics. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Fruitcake reimagined as a holiday cookie
Fruitcake is a love-it-or-hate-it holiday tradition. But these cookies are everything a fruitcake should be. Studded with all manner of dried and candied fruit (you can easily substitute your favor...
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Tiramisu reimagined as a holiday cookie
Tiramisu is an Italian dessert made from espresso-soaked ladyfinger cookies, mascarpone cream, a sprinkling of shaved chocolate and a dusting of cocoa powder. For our cookies we opted to make a cru...
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Water increasingly popular with diners
There’s no free lunch, they say. But for now, at least, a glass of water is free when we go out to eat — and increasingly, water is all we’re drinking. New research from NPD Group Inc. finds ...
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This Oct. 31, 2011 photo shows stovetop ham with dijon-apple glaze in Concord, N.H. Part of this recipe is prepared on the stovetop, which frees up the oven for other dishes. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Stovetop ham frees up oven
When there are so many things that need to get in the oven for your holiday dinner, why not do most of the main dish on the stovetop? That’s what we do with this ham — which, of course, frees up...
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