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Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies

Kids are coming for the weekend, so I’m trying some new cookies. Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies. Great flavor and natural festive colors       Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies With only a few simple ingredients and one bowl, you’ll make the most buttery, festive cookies of the season. Ingredients 1

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Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients   10 Tablespoons (2/3 cup; 145g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature 3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar 2/3 cup (200g) unsulphured molasses 1 large egg, at room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3 and 1/2 cups (437g) all-purpose flour, (spoon & leveled) 1 teaspoon

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Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts 1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups) Get

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Roasted Eggplant with Curried Onions

Whenever I meet someone who says they hate eggplant, I try to talk them down. They have usually been subjected to someone else’s very poor attempt at preparing this venerable vegetable. Undercooked chunks in a stew, eggplant parm gone wrong, and the list of possible infractions is endless. Eggplant prepared

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Moosewood Santa Fe Chowder

Fall is in the air. That means colorful leaves, cooling temperatures and…soup. Nudged by a brisk morning, I started thumbing through cookbooks and found a recipe that caught my attention. Santa Fe Chowder is full of vegetables. The garden is still kicking out a healthy supply of veggies, so a

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