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Chocolate Peppermint Sable Cookies, aka Ninjabread Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Sable Cookies (aka, Ninjabread Cookies) Recipe Notes: This cookie dough is also good for rolling out and cutting into shapes with cookie cutters. After making the dough, chill the dough for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator, then roll out into thin sheets with a rolling pin between two pieces of parchment paper […]

Spicy Pumpkin Cakelettes with Chocolate Glaze Makes 24 cakelettes For the Cakelettes: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling in cups 4 large eggs 6 ounces (12 tablespoons or 1 1/2 […]

This month I want you to do yourself a favor and get your mushroom on. As you may already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This month I am teaming up with the Mushroom Council in their support of City of Hope’s research surrounding cancer. You already know about my love of mushrooms, so […]

At the end of this month I’m going to be hosting a little get together at my house with a pink theme, as one of the 1,000 Cooks for the Cure—part of KitchenAid’s nationwide Cook for the Cure event, a partnership with Susan G. Komen to help support the fight against breast cancer. I love […]

Grape and Feta Salad Makes 6 servings 1/4 medium red onion, cut into thin slices 1 tablespoon lime juice 1 1/2 cups red grapes 1 1/2 cups green grapes 3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled or cubed 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint 3/4 teaspoon balsamic vinegar mint sprigs, to garnish 1. Soak the sliced red onion […]

With Mother’s Day right around the corner I’ve been reflecting on my own motherhood experience and how incredibly blessed I am to have the mother that I have. She and I share a favorite quote from author Elizabeth Stone: “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have […]

Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Brownies with Nutella Ganache Makes about 30 servings For the Brownies: 1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (70% cacao or darker), chopped 2 1/2 cups turbinado sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 6 large eggs 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup buckwheat flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 […]

Japanese Steamed Egg Buns (Mushi Pan) Makes 8 buns 2 eggs, beaten 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk 2 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1. Preheat a steamer filled with water on high heat. 2. Whisk together the beaten […]

The girls and I have been trying out some children’s e-book iPhone applications from ScrollMotion. I know this isn’t the kind of thing I normally write about here on LFM, but I’m a huge believer in exposing children to lots of reading, and I love having apps on my iPhone that give me the ability […]

Add this recipe to ZipList! Shrimp Pork Dumplings (Ebi to Butaniku no Gyoza) Makes 20 dumplings Recipe Notes: The assembled dumplings can be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated for several hours, then cooked straight from the refrigerator. If you want to freeze them—place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, freeze them […]

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