A chocolate cookie with a nice crunch and a hint of almond. For Christmas or a special occasion.
Bear Paw Cookies (Medvědí Tlapičky)
Daquiri Party: Strawberry Edition
Marbled Bundt Cake (Mramorová Bábovka)
This is one of my favorite cakes. It is not overly sweet, so you can have it at any time of day. Delicious with a cup of hot tea.
Tatův Chlebíček, or My Dad’s Favorite Little Bread-Cookies (Biscotti)
Another Czech family recipe for Christmas-time cookies. In our family we called them “My Dad’s” favorite, but technically-originally they were my grandfather’s favorite.
I never got to meet my grandfather. But I also love these cookies! And I feel close to family when I’m making them, even if we are far apart.
Continue readingA Regional Delicacy: South Shore Bar Pizza
South Shore Bar Pizza is a phenomenon on the South Shore of Boston. It is a 10″ pie, some might say it has a thin crust, and is characterized by lacey burnt edges. The lacing comes about when the sugars in the tomato sauce sizzle and intermingle with the cheese against the side of the steel pan as it bakes. These pies tend to either have a more cracker-like, or a thin foccaccia-like, dough.
It is a simple pizza, but absolutely delicious when done right.
Continue readingTonkotsu Adventure No. 4 – success!
Italian Beef Sandwiches with Giardineira
Spicy Peanut Noodles
Makes enough for dinner with lunch leftovers for 2.
Adapted from: NYTimes Cooking https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4304-spicy-sichuan-noodles (which was Adapted from “The Taste of China” by Ken Hom; Simon & Schuster, 1990).
Czech Crescent Cookies (Vanilkové Rohlíčky)
These vanilla-walnut-butter crescent cookies are perhaps my childhood favorite. Every Christmas our family would get to work in the kitchen, making these and at least four other types of traditional Czech cookies. Generous amounts of butter and a healthy coating of powdered sugar result in a melt-in-your-mouth treat.
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