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jillbcooks 11/5/2010 12:41:00 PM
Have you seen the commercials for pre-Thanksgiving “Black Friday” sales and lay-aways already? Some people ardently dislike the way the Christmas season seems to begin earlier and earlier. I don’t mind, since I love so many things about Christmas, especially the food and treats.
Looking ahead on my calendar, I see that this weekend is the only one between now and Christmas that doesn’t have ...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/4/2010 1:24:00 PM
Renae, sent the following email to our staff this morning:
Hi Everyone,I brought in a bunch of little pumpkins again this year. Feel free to stop by the “Pumpkin Patch” located on the file cabinet and pick out a special little Jack’O lantern for your desk. Enjoy, Renae
Renae picked 75 of these cute little pumpkin-look-alike gourds from her garden and decorated them with a paint marker from a craft store. You can't eat these gourds but you can bake up a batch of my favorite ...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 10/1/2010 10:12:00 AM
On my birthday yesterday, my co-worker Kristen planned an afternoon break to make my day more special. Her gift to me was a cookbook titled, Gingerbread by Jennifer Linder McGlinn.
She made two recipes from this book to share with everyone working in the Betty Crocker Kitchens: Chocolate Ginger Crinkle Cookies and ...
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jillbcooks 9/10/2010 4:40:00 PM
I am a connoisseur of cookies the way some people are connoisseurs of wine (seriously, my next big book project is going to be an ethnographical study of cookies). The experience of being taken aback by eating a cookie, for me, is a state that is difficult to achieve. I have a favorite cookie—a butter cookie made by a pastry shop in Little Italy in Baltimore—the butter flavor packed into the cookie (and the high content of butter) is nothing short of a miracle. If I feel sad about something, I will literally think about these cookies to cheer myself up.
But, it happened. I was taken aback by the deliciousness of a cookie recently. When I was chewing and tasting t...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 3/10/2010 8:06:00 AM
I promised to share my results with making French macarons (cookies) at home in a previous post. I’m trying to make authentic (and delicious) macarons and that's not so easy. Trust me.
First of all, you have to know what you are looking for. For each macaron cookie, you need to use two merin...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 3/5/2010 1:30:00 PM
I just read Jill’s blog about cupcakes and I agree, they are still hot! You can buy or make cupcakes for any occasion, including weddings. In fact, Kristen (our Assistant Food Editor) made cupcakes for her sister’s wedding and you can find the recipes for them in an upcoming (Aprill/May 2010) Betty Crocker supermarket magazine.
But did you know that cupcakes may be in jeopardy of being the most popular sweet treat? &ldquo...
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AndiatBettyCrocker 2/10/2010 7:31:00 AM
Valentine’s Day is on Sunday so it’s not too early to start baking those special cookies. I have a couple of favorites—ones I used to bake and send with son Jason to his Montessori preschool. I always called them "Heart Transplants" which I always thought was more clever than Valentine Rolled Cookies. ...
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jillbcooks 2/9/2010 7:45:00 PM
I feel for the East Coast, even though I live in Minnesota. They have many, many inches on the ground already with several more on the way. In fact, the amount of snowfall there is historic. My sister and her husband live outside of Washington, DC and they are astounded by the amount of snow. My sister is a teacher, and between snowdays and President’s Day weekend, she is not headed into school until next Tuesday. My brother-in-law is a professional photographer and his snapshots of the snow are...
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jillbcooks 11/20/2009 5:22:00 PM
I am a big fan of hostess gifts—flowers, wine or little treats are my favorites to give for casual get togethers. When invited to someone’s home for more formal meal, a hostess gift is customary. I never expect them, but am delighted when I receive one. The point of a gift is to show appreciation for a host’s thoughtfulness and to “give back” an experience that the host can enjoy later. My favorite things to give are homemade muesli or granola, a book or a plant. My favorite hostess gift that I have ever received was a drawing made by a 4 year old tucked into a frame. Of course it is displayed in a place of prominence in my...
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jillbcooks 9/4/2009 4:40:00 PM
I love cookies. I really do. It is a simple pleasure, and one I like to indulge. I like to experiment and find new recipes. I especially like to get cookies that I hear others sing high praise for. The Minnesota State Fair has a beloved cookie vendor called Sweet Martha's that people love. I heard about it from just about everyone I met when I moved to Minnesota a couple summers ago. I even heard about it on the message boards at Chow.com, a foodie website where users share food experiences. My husband was set on getting some Sweet Martha's cookies, which, I should add, are sold in buckets....
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