From the monthly archives:

December 2011

Beef Stroganoff Burgers

December 28, 2011

This was one of those recipes I never intended to post.  I made them for one of my friends over the summer, a casual dinner enjoyed on the back porch with copious amounts of wine and good conversation.  Because of all the socializing, snapping a good photograph of this dish was the last thing on [...]

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Oatmeal Cookie Dough Truffles

December 22, 2011

Like salami? Don’t forget to check out my fun giveaway from Creminelli. I couldn’t make it through the holidays without sharing a new cookie dough truffle recipe. Ever since my aunt brought chocolate chip cookie dough truffles to my parents’ house for Christmas Eve two years ago I’ve been hooked.  In fact, the original ones [...]

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Random Holiday Musings and a Delicious Salami Giveaway

December 21, 2011

As a child, come December 21 focusing on schoolwork was impossible.  I’d long since created my wish list from the JCPenney catalogue and had been on my best behavior so as to ensure I would be in good graces with Santa Claus.  Sleeping through the night was practically impossible, the prolonged sugar high following school [...]

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Candy Cane Biscotti

December 15, 2011

For a long time I hated peppermint.  It makes me feel like a bit of a scrooge to say so this time of year given the iconic nature of candy canes and my especially unabashed love of Christmas.  As a kid I’d never turn down cherry flavored candy canes, but the mint ones, for me, [...]

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Turkey Noodle Soup with Butternut Squash, Pancetta and Cider Broth

December 14, 2011

I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but I’m known for changing what I’m making for dinner once I’ve already started cooking.  As in, the butter’s melted, the pancetta is crisping in the pan and I’m onto something entirely different than where I originally started.  It seems like terrible evidence of my short attention [...]

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Candy Cane Blossoms for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap

December 12, 2011

The sugar high continues here on The Pink Apron with the reveal of our recipes for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap.  I know I thoroughly enjoyed participating because I definitely enjoy baking for others much more than for myself and I also really, really enjoy receiving packages.  Getting my boxes reminded me very much [...]

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Goat Cheese Brownies Using a Boxed Mix

December 8, 2011

As I noted last year, as soon as December rolls around my food preferences switch dramatically. Most times of the year I post vastly more savory dishes than sweet on my blog (or at least it feels like I do) because in general, salt is my weakness. I’ll generally take a second helping of mac [...]

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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Layered Biscotti

December 6, 2011

Last year it felt like my job was conspiring to keep me from enjoying the holidays. The time I so desperately wanted to use for shopping and baking was sucked into a vortex of powerpoint, taking my holiday cheer with it.  So this year, when faced with a free Saturday and a kitchen stocked with [...]

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Fromage Friday: Gift Giving Guide for Cheese Lovers

December 2, 2011

I don’t know about you, but I prefer not to be reminded of the lack of shopping days until Christmas.  Normally I’m a “plan ahead and get it done early” kind of holiday shopper, but it can feel like even though Thanksgiving has just passed, I didn’t start early enough.  I’ve been paying the price of [...]

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