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Dec 7, 2025

Pear and Cherry Sourdough Bread

This pear and cherry sourdough bread is loaded with chunks of fresh Asian pear and dried cherries. 

Pear and Cherry Sourdough Bread with two slices cut off on a cutting board.


This bread is loaded with chunks of firm Asian pear along with dried cherries, and the contrast of the sweet and tart flavors is pretty tasty. This bread is wonderful warm with butter on the day that it is made. It also makes fabulous toast and sandwiches. 

Pumpkin Martini

This pumpkin martini is like a milkshake in a cocktail glass... only much better.

Two Pumpkin Martinis.



This pumpkin martini is like a milkshake in a cocktail glass... only much better.

Dec 5, 2025

Bûche de Noël Cookies

These Bûche de Noël Cookies are a bite-sized take on everyone's favorite Christmas cake. They are fun to shape, decorate, and especially to eat. 

Bûche de Noël Cookies on a cake stand and small plate.


These cookies start with a shortbread-style dough, which is spread with a hazelnut filling and then rolled up before slicing and baking. They are topped with a chocolate ganache with a hint of hazelnut chocolate spread and then finished with cute little holly berry and leaves sprinkles. 

Dec 4, 2025

Marbled Ube Cookies

These marbled ube cookies start with a vanilla dough, half of which is flavored with ube, a yam with a sweet subtly vanilla flavor and a bright purple color. 



These cookies are soft and chewy. They also have a bit of crunch from a generous topping of festive sprinkles! 

Dec 3, 2025

Browned Butter Chocolate Chunk Candy Cookies

These browned butter chocolate chunk candy cookies are a wonderful combination of flavors and are the pefect addition to your Christmas cookie recipe collection. 

Browned Butter Chocolate Chunk Candy Cookies on a white platter.


The name of these cookies is a bit of a tongue twister in order to capture all of the things that make these cookies so terrific, including crushed candy coated chocolate, bittersweet chocolate chunks, and browned butter. 

Yangzhou Fried Rice

Yangzhou Fried Rice is a simple yet flavorful dish to make. It is a classic dish served at a Chinese banquet toward the end of the meal and it's an amazingly simple dish to prepare. 

Yangzhou Fried Rice in a bowl.


There are only five ingredients (eight if you count the oil, salt, and pepper). No garlic, no ginger, and, in this case, no soy sauce. 

Dec 2, 2025

Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies

These big bakery-style chocolate mint chip cookies are loaded with crème de menthe chocolate candies and topped with even more chocolate mints after baking. 

Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies on small plates.


These chocolate mint chip cookies are big, thick, and craggy, with crispy edges and chewy centers with pieces of Andes Mints in every bite.