Food
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Chocolate Pepper SableDec 04, 2012 4:00 am - 1¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ½ teaspoon baking soda 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room t...
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Your spice rack can perk up holiday cookiesDec 04, 2012 4:00 am - There's a time and a place for sweet cookies. And, yes, the holiday cookie tray is one of those places. Green-tinted marshmallow wreaths, gritty sugar cookies glazed wit...
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Cherry Allspice HermitsDec 04, 2012 4:00 am - ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1½ cups packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs ½ cup buttermilk 1 cup molasses 4 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon b...
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Holiday Thyme CookiesDec 03, 2012 1:09 pm - 2½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoon baking powder 1½ teaspoons thyme leaves, loosely chopped (see baker’s hint) 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature 1 cu...
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Baking secrets: Crafting your culinary legacyDec 03, 2012 1:00 pm - For me, the holiday season centers on baking and gifting my signature cookies to family and friends. I have been fortunate to learn the baking craft from my grandmother,...
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McDonald’s starved for ideas as Burger King lures dinersNov 30, 2012 4:40 pm - McDonald’s, which earlier this month reported its first monthly global same-store sales decline in nine years, hasn’t introduced enough new menu items to keep U.S. custo...
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Fondue a festive meal for holidays, any dayNov 29, 2012 4:45 am - Gooey, cheesy, maybe even chocolaty. Those are some words to describe fondue. Fondue is cooking over fire in a pot. Cheese fondue is one of the more known fondue dishes ...
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Cheesy Cheddar FondueNov 29, 2012 2:45 am - 1 pound grated three-cheddar cheese blend 8 ounces gouda cheese, grated 1½ tablespoons cornstarch 1½ teaspoons dry mustard 1½ cups unsweetened apple cider 1½ tablespoon...
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Off the beaten aisle: What do you make of capersNov 28, 2012 9:25 pm - This week, it’s flower power. Because that’s exactly what capers are and do — they are the flower buds of a wild bush that lend serious flavor power to your cooking. Our...
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Modernist gifts: What would Nathan Myhrvold giftNov 28, 2012 5:03 pm - Anybody can gift-wrap a matching apron and oven mitts. But if you really want to impress the foodie in your life, give the gift of kitchen tech. To suss out which gizmos...