Deck the Halls Make-Ahead Dinner Menu

Posted by admin | Italian food recipes | Friday 4 December 2009 11:05

Make-ahead menus are especially worthwhile during the hectic holiday season. Whether you’ve been busy decorating or out on a shopping spree, it’s nice to have a meal you can put on the table with minimal fuss at the end of the day. This menu focuses on a satisfying minestrone soup that can be prepared ahead, placed ...

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Adding the Pounds

Posted by admin | Other recipes | Wednesday 2 December 2009 21:01

Each year around this time in the calendar we have approached that most sacred of tasks of making the Christmas cake. And each year I post about it. I’m a sucker for a good fruit cake. Whether with tea, coffee or something a bit stronger, it almost seems like the healthy option of the cake world ...

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Blackberry Sage Thumbprints

Posted by admin | Italian food recipes | Wednesday 2 December 2009 12:05

Though it might not seem like a perfect pairing, the sage and blackberry in these thumbprint cookies are a spectacular combination. This recipe is excerpted from Camilla Saulsbury’s The Ultimate Shortcut Cookie Book, one of our favorite choices for quick, easy and creative spins on store-bought ingredients like refrigerated cookie dough, cake mix or brownie ...

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Orange Rosemary Biscotti

Posted by admin | Italian food recipes | Tuesday 1 December 2009 12:04

Biscotti are twice baked Italian cookies that are wonderful for dipping into espresso, cappuccino, coffee, tea ~ even dessert wine. This recipe isn’t overly sweet and gets a wonderfully rich, nutty flavor from the pine nuts. The rosemary is a fragrant component that balances really well with the subtle orange flavors from the zest and ...

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