From the category archives:

chocolate chips

Fighting Irish Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 7, 2009

Have you ever played ‘whisper down the lane’? Cindy Burke’s cookie recipe is a little like that game. Now on its third recipe revision, with tweaks along the way, I can only assume that the original recipe must have been delicious because Cindy’s version of the cookies is awesome. I encountered Cindy’s cookies a few [...]

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World’s Best Scones

July 17, 2009

Every once in a while I get weird food cravings. This one was for scones with fig jam. My body was very specific–not strawberry or blueberry jam, not marmelade–fig jam. I’ve only had it once before, a few years ago during a lovely holiday visit with my brother-in-law Michael’s family in Annapolis, MD. Mike’s mom, [...]

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Oat Cookies

July 1, 2009

I finally made my Bubby’s oat cookies. Thanks to someone named Carole, I had help deciphering the handwriting. Carole left me a comment on this blog, but didn’t identify her last name so I’m going to assume the assistance was from my Aunt Carole. Really, who else would be able to recognize Bubby’s handwriting except [...]

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