Ginger Shortbread v2 I used to make shortbread years ago when I lived with a Highlander. I lost the recipe, then found this almost identical recipe by Abigail Johnson Dodge online at www.finecooking.com. Ginger adds a wonderful spark of flavor to what is otherwise a somewhat bland treat. I have now made it four times,…
a/k/a Black Forest Birthday Cake I searched out a new chocolate cake recipe to make a heart-shaped lockdown birthday cake for a (German-speaking) friend. This is a revised version of several similar recipes I found online, combined with Trader Joe’s bottled sour Morello Cherries and topped with a ganache made with TJ’s 72% Belgian chocolate. …
Aromatic Black Rye Bread This is my second time with this recipe; this time I added 100g of levain (starter) and doubled the amounts of anise, caraway, fennel, and cardamom (to stand up to the cocoa). Even though it does have black cocoa and molasses in the dough, this is not a sweet rye. It…
No-Time Spiced Rye Bread I’ve now made about seven batches of No-Time Bread – so quick and easy – so I’m now experimenting with more variations. Today’s loaf uses the spices from the Swedish Limpa Bread, with a touch of molasses and a quarter cup of organic black cocoa powder. My beta testers agree: this…
Spiced Pecans This recipe was passed on by our lovely neighbors in Santa Barbara. They have moved on, and we have moved on, but spiced pecans remain… well, until your friends all find out how delicious they are. After that, storage is not a problem! This recipe takes ten minutes to prepare, followed by two…