Category Archives: almonds

Christmas cookies

I wanted to make cookies with a different shape,  something that would be more Christmas-like. I had these wooden molds that I used to make the German springerle cookies with. I used the angel one. I ordered them from www.houseonthehill.net INGREDIENTS: 3/4 cup softened butter, preferably unsalted 2 cups  sugar 1 egg 1 cup ground almonds a pinch of salt a pinch [...]
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Spiced Biscotti

A few days ago,  I stopped by  Wholefoods   to fetch something and a smiling lady came up to me with a tray and offered me a very thin biscotti with a smidgeon of blue cheese on top. The biscotti was thin and hard, sweet, studded with almonds and raisins; the sweet cookie was [...]
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Wheat berry bowl (Sneyniyeh)

My kids who are American kids par excellence, think that cereals come in a box and are eaten with some milk. They also know that there are hundreds of varieties of cereal boxes.  I have known people in America whose devotion to these boxed cereals is unparalleled and lifelong. I have never shared that feeling. [...]
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