Vanilla Extract

Recipe: Cranberry orange pockets

2012-12-15 00:00:00

My dad loved these cookies, and his eyes would light up every time I baked them. He was always happy to taste-test cookies and would hang around waiting for the first batch to be iced. Dad called it "quality control." — Linda Amendt (www....

Holiday cookie recipe: Silver bells

2012-12-12 08:00:00

Holly Hall of Glendale was one of the 10 winners of our first Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off with these silver bells. Of the rich and buttery cookies, she says simply: "Our family has been rolling out and decorating silver bells for 40 years."...

Homemade holiday gift idea: Fig bars

2012-12-21 10:00:00

Vanilla-scented fig bars are wonderfully sweet homemade gifts, and the recipe is a worthy addition to any cookie repertoire. RECIPES: 25 homemade holiday gift ideas! Fig bars are just one way to get crafty this holiday season with homemade gifts...

Test Kitchen tips: Peeling chestnuts

2012-11-30 07:00:00

You know the holidays are just around the corner when you start spotting fresh chestnuts in the market. Wonderful as they may be to eat, chestnuts can be tricky to peel, especially if you've never worked with them (or are feeling a bit rusty at the...

From the recipe archive: Zucchini bread

2012-07-24 12:22:53

This week's Culinary SOS: The Cravory's cinnamon roll cookies

2012-06-10 16:33:18

Kitchen gadget: Aebleskiver pan

2012-06-12 16:34:22

Recipe: Cinnamon bumuelos with maple-macadamia, chocolate and peanut butter dipping sauces

2011-12-15 00:00:00

Cinnamon bumuelos with maple-macadamia, chocolate and peanut butter dipping sauces Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes Servings: Makes 1 to 1� dozen bumuelos, depending on the size. Note: Although the sauces are quick to make, you may want to prepare them...

Holiday cookies: Silver bells

2011-12-17 16:33:08

Culinary S.O.S.: Big Bad Breakfast's pain perdu

2011-09-08 00:00:00

Dear SOS: During a trip to north Mississippi and the Delta, we ate a memorable meal at Big Bad Breakfast in Oxford. The brandy-spiked pain perdu was a stand-out among the dishes we ordered (with stiff competition from the house-cured bacon and biscuits)....

Recipe: Charm City carrot cake

2011-09-29 00:00:00

Charm City carrot cake with Duff's cream cheese icing Total time: 1 hour, 15 minutes, plus cooling time for the cakes Servings: 12 to 16 Note: Adapted from Duff Goldman's Charm City Cakes. Carrot cake Scant 3 cups (12.5 ounces) flour 1 1/4 cups (9.7...

Culinary SOS: Pete's Cafe's bread pudding

2011-08-04 00:00:00

Dear SOS: I have had this wonderful bread pudding at Pete's Cafe & Bar on 4th and Main in downtown L.A. Could you please get me the recipe? Kim Banfal Culver City Dear Kim: Sometimes nothing beats a warm serving of bread pudding for dessert …...

Bring to a boil then simmer until liquid has reduced by half. Strain the liquid and set aside. Pour honey into a pot, and bring to a boil. Stir in the strained spice liquid and add vanilla extract. Remove from heat and carefully stir in the grain alcohol.

2012-12-05 03:57:12

delivered this gorgeous chocolate-rosemary shortbread with a pink grapefruit glaze that's an unexpected and welcome burst of flavor. Our testers greeted this one with exclamations of Oh! followed by choruses of mmmmm! Not much more discussion was needed. Makes: About 60 cookies

2012-11-28 00:00:00

Add 1 cup of milk and heat to a simmer. Stir in coffee and sugar until dissolved. 2 Place remaining 15 cups of milk in a large pitcher. Strain the coffee mixture into the milk, and discard the cloves and cinnamon sticks. Stir in the pisco and vanilla extract.

2012-10-31 00:00:00