The best part of this rare, warm mid-winter weekend was the walk on the beach; runner-up was Saturday night’s elegant dinner of prosciutto-wrapped, cognac-drenched shrimp and a tart of fresh raspberries cradled in chocolate cookies and cream.
Nothing’s quite as festive for breakfast as this Cranberry Pecan Streusel Coffeecake – moist and sweet/tart, flavored with a hint of orange and topped with a thick layer of buttery streusel and crunchy pecans.
Old-fashioned Christmas cookies from my grandmother’s recipes aren’t fancy or trendy, but they still taste the best, and it wouldn’t be Christmas without them.
The first Saturday of the Christmas season and we were savoring the season’s first snowfall, and cooking a buttery seafood casserole for a festive dinner for two.
Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies are intensely chocolate-y with a rich fudgy-ness that puts brownies to shame, and a festive hint of peppermint for the holidays.
