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I mentioned this recipe on my twitter feed, and a couple of people asked for the recipe, so here it is: Chicken Satay so easy your 7 year old can do a lot of it.
It’s important to note here that we deviated from the traditional Thai recipe and methodology. This is a kid-friendly recipe, which [...]

Creep out everyone at your Halloween party with witches finger cookies. You can use any shortbread cookie recipe, but here’s one for you to use if you prefer.
Witches Finger Cookie Recipe
Yield: 5 dozen

1 cup sugar
1 cup Butter, softened
1 Egg
1 tsp Almond extract
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2 2/3 cups Flour
1 tsp Salt
3/4 cup whole Almonds, blanched
2 [...]

This experiment turned out so well!
Ingredients:

2.25 tsp dry yeast (1 cake yeast)
1 teaspoon sugar
3.5 cups bread flour (500 grams)
.5 pound grated carrots (250 grams)
1 tablespoon melted butter (cooled to room temp)

Directions:
Sprinkle the yeast, then the sugar into .5 cup of water and let proof for 10 minutes.  Stir to dissolve.
Mix the flour and the salt [...]

So, I’ve been working on some new recipes, trying to find the perfect thing for dessert for a big party.  Something that goes with the Sumatra Caviar.  However, the cookies, while wonderful, aren’t the texture I needed.  That said, these are some pretty amazing cookies, so I thought I’d share the recipe.
Ingredients and Preparation instructions [...]

This is a fantastic summer soup. It’s one of the rare soups that good served hot or cold. While cold soups have never made much inroad in American cuisine, it’s a worthwhile experiment during the dog days of summer.
Ingredients and directions behind the cut.