by Brian | Dec 3, 2013 | Recipes
I love spiced nuts, a staple for many of us during the holidays. Whether as a feature on the appetizer table or coming as a present in a tin box, spiced nuts can warm us on the coldest winter nights. My recipe below will surely put some sweat on your brow. This is the...
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by Brian | Apr 2, 2013 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
So darned good. I took one look at this cake, in Retro Cakes and Cookies by Wendy Sweetser, and I had to make it. Coffee flavor and nuts. Oh, this is an English recipe and they want walnuts. Suzen is not anti-English – she’d live in London – but she’s...
by Brian | Nov 9, 2012 | Recipes, Techniques
Baking, particularly cookies, often involves nuts or coconut. And there in that recipe you’ll see the suggestion that they be toasted. My first reaction: ah, gee, do I have to? I revert to being a 6-year old told to clean up his room. The thing is, toasting these...
by Brian | Oct 29, 2012 | Recipes
This recipe is for anyone who loves cashews, bacon, and sugar. Okay, it’s not a kosher recipe, but in that case you can see how to quickly modify this for use in Israel, Muslim lands, or places where bacon is not loved. This is a brilliant way to serve up...
by Suzi | Sep 3, 2010 | Recipes
For this weekend’s party, I want things to be spectacularly different. For apps, we are including nuts, but it’s not a matter now of just opening up a can or bag. We want to do more. What can you do with nuts? Why, candy them. Now, we’re making an appetizer, not...
