Archive for the category 'desserts'
Pear Clafoutis
Can you say, “clafoutis?” I think my older son loves to make this dish with me, just so he can say that word over and over again.
While I make the batter, he peels the pears, slices them and then takes the peeler and carefully extracts any remaining seeds from the slices. So much love, care
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Butter Cookies for Mary
I met my friend Mary on the very first day of college. She is one of the smartest, funniest people I know. A savvy foodie, she and I spent some good times cooking and eating our way through New York City in our younger days.
Yesterday, she emailed me and asked for, “that cookie recipe with
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Orange Heart Cookies
We have been working away on our valentines this week. The ones pictured above are my younger son’s.
My older son did not want to give out paper valentines, so he made cookie valentines, as pictured below. Because the children in his class have myriad food allergies, this recipe contains no gluten, sugar or dairy. Even
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Star Cookies for Santa Lucia
Last week, the boys’ Waldorf school, Shining Mountain had a Santa Lucia celebration. What is Santa Lucia, you ask – a pre-Christian feature of modern day Catholicism; a mid-winter festival of light on one of the longest nights of the year. Lucia translates to Lucy, which means light, as in lucid. She is the saint
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