White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are a pretty addition to the table, with the contrast between the deep red berries and the white chocolate. They are deliciously just right sweet. I was afraid they would be on the tart side – not true. Cut each cranberry, though. I cheated and put a little hand full of very small ones in whole. THEY were tart -- if you are a tart avoider like me. Bytes said, when he bit into a little whole cranberry, "that had a burst of zing!" Those that were cut without regard to size of the berry, just blended nicely into the overall flavor of the cookie. Use a cookie scoop to make uniform cookies that will bake evenly. The cookies won't spread a lot as they bake so you can space them about an inch apart. The added drizzle is a nice touch. Use the candy ... [Read More]
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Fruit Pork Roast
We had some good eating in the last couple weeks before the freezer left, including this deliciously beautiful Fruit Pork Roast. When the freezer's predecessor died, I almost didn’t buy a replacement. But we just couldn’t do without – in less than a week we gathered up the spare change and went shopping for a freezer. This time we decided to list the little chest on Craigslist and buy a new one to fit the new space once we move. The people who bought it were super nice. Her sister and children were moving from Florida to live with them for the summer (and maybe longer) while the brother in law got settled in his new job and found a house in New York where he’d been transferred. I wouldn’t back down on the price (since I had a list of seven more inquiries after theirs), but when it ... [Read More]
