Tag: recipes

• Cinnamon Meringue Cookies

  Just in time for the end of Chanukah, I’m posting another holiday cookie recipe, and this is one is special. Growing up in Switzerland, I had these cookies every winter, when they were baked and given out as gifts during Chanukah. I remember being enamored with the taste and texture; they’re chewy, fragrant and spicy,…

  Chaya

  December 4, 2013

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• Speculoos Button Cookies

  Each year during Chanukah, my family bakes sugar cookies. We make the dough, roll it out, shape the cookies with themed cookie cutters, and then decorate them with royal icing and sprinkles. However, this year I wanted to try something a little more sophisticated, and that’s where these speculoos cookies came in. Not only do…

  Chaya

  November 30, 2013

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• Baked Apple Cider Donuts

  Come fall, apple farms and bakeries alike begin selling fresh and addictive apple cider donuts. Whether they’re glazed with buttermilk and cider, or rolled in a cinnamon-sugar mixture, apple cider donuts are about as classic a fall treat as you can get. I made my own baked version in under an hour and glazed them…

  Chaya

  November 7, 2013

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• Molasses Spice Cookies

  Fall is the type of season that just begs to be accompanied by a slew of sweet desserts. I’m always up for a fruity pie or a delicate tart, but during Fall I’m more inclined to make seasonal cookies or cakes, with slightly spicy additions, like cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves. I made these cookies one afternoon, and…

  Chaya

  October 7, 2013

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• Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sauce

  I can’t really recommend something with this much butter in it. Or parmesan, for that matter. It’s pretty indulgent, to say the least. But I will recommend it. Because fall is here, and fall requires a hearty serving or two of comfort food. And ravioli, when filled with sweet, creamy butternut squash and nutmeg and then…

  Chaya

  September 17, 2013

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• Strawberry Tart

  Strawberries are at their prime in Spring and Summer and since they’re my favorite berry, I love buying them in abundance and using them in myriads of ways. I’ve filled them with ganache, crowded them into a cake, and layered them neatly in between clouds of whipped cream and shortcake, but up until recently, I’d…

  Chaya

  July 24, 2013

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• One Pot Tomato Basil Pasta

  I love visiting places with a unique, homey feel, and our local farmer’s market is such a place. The 80’s music* they always have playing on the speakers, combined with the great produce selection and the cutest little Italian deli they have makes me want to visit all the time. Just last week, I picked…

  Chaya

  June 26, 2013

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