Gingerbread

1/2 cup shortening or 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup molasses 1 cup very hot water 2 1/3 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1[...]

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (10 ounces) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1 tablespoon ground ginger 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2[...]

1 cup almonds blanched * 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 pound butter 1/2 cup molasses dark 1/4 cup ginger fresh, minced * 3 each egg 3 cups flour, all-purpose 1/2[...]

This is weird, I know, but when it's cold outside, I crave ice cream. They say (I can't remember who "they" are) that if you want to warm up on a cold day,[...]

2 cups flour, all-purpose 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ginger ground * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2[...]

I was sitting home the other day, thinking about Christmas and how it is my favorite time of the year. I thought about my Christmas tree, and how I would be[...]

Having rediscovered the pleasure I used to feel in the kitchen I keep having ideas and imagining things to cook and bake – I can’t wait for the[...]

Having rediscovered the pleasure I used to feel in the kitchen I keep having ideas and imagining things to cook and bake – I can’t wait for the[...]

My favorite time of the year has arrived and my Christmas tree is already up – I have been thinking of the Christmas Eve menu already, planning the food[...]