biscuits

Biscotti alla Nutella (Nutella Butter Sandwich Cookies)

February 5, 2011

You may not remember the old days, before Nutella was available in this country. I do. Those were not happy times. My little kid brain could not fathom why something so marvelous–a chocolate concoction that Italian children spread on bread and ate for breakfast–could not be had in the land of peanut butter and marshmallow [...]

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In Praise of James Beard’s Mother’s Biscuits

January 10, 2011

For a long time, I was afraid of James Beard. I know; it sounds silly even as I write the words, and if I were to tell you the reason you’d likely think it even sillier. So of course I’m going to tell you. My folks had a smallish collection of cookbooks when I was [...]

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