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Herbed Dipping Oil

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Pear Cranberry Galette

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Cranberry-Orange Cookies

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Traditional Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

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So I baked some of the cookie dough I made yesterday using the recipe from @jacquestorres and all I can say is wow. If you bake them you will want to hide them from everyone! They are the type of cookies you will want to eat with a glass of red wine, at the end of a long day, when everyone is in bed and the house is quiet. BTW have you ever tried eating a piece of dark chocolate while enjoying a glass of red wine? If not I suggest it 😀 So back to these cookies...the recipe uses bread flour and cake flour giving these cookies an incredible texture of buttery dark chocolate goodness. These are adult chocolate chip cookies. The key is using quality ingredients and Jacques House Selection Dark Chocolate. The dough was a bit difficult to work with as the chocolate disks are large and I was skeptical. But they baked perfectly and look beautiful. Well worth the effort and the cost of the chocolate! Have a great week! #chocolate #chocolatechipcookies #cookies #baking #cookiebaking #yum #tasty #instagood #bestcookiesever #cookiesandwine
It’s that kind of day! Making one of our favorite fall/winter meals...pea soup and challah bread. These smoked hocks are from a local German deli and they make an incredible pot of soup. I only make pea soup with these smoked hocks. Quality ingredients = quality results. There is nothing like a hot bowl of soup and a slice of warm bread on a chilly fall day. Hope you are enjoying your Sunday 🌺 #peasoup #soup #hamhock #alpinedeli #hamhocks #germandeli
So I decided to try the recipe for these world famous chocolate chip cookies by @jacquestorres I ordered the chocolate disks, bought the high fat European butter and I am aging the dough. The chocolate disks are delicious so I can only imagine what the cookies will taste like! Part 2, the baking, tomorrow....patience 😀 It’s hubs birthday so I’m taking him out for a birthday dinner. Hope you are having a great Saturday! #chocolate #chocolatechipcookies #yum #jacquestorreschocolate #jacquestorreschocolatechipcookie #baking #cookies
Pumpkin panettone....who knew?? This is delicious. Even hubs who is often on the fence with pumpkin flavored things loved this. It has a light pumpkin flavor and it’s is laced with candied pumpkin. Perfect complement to a cup of coffee or tea. Hope your week is going well. I am finally on the mend from a sinus infection. #panettone #pumpkin #pumpkinpanettone #fallflavors
Pumpkin has made its first appearance in my kitchen. I have waited as long as I could, but no denying with 48 degree evenings, it’s fall. I know fall is beautiful but it’s what comes after I dread...winter 😫 The first pumpkin delight to come from my kitchen this fall is these pumpkin scones with maple glaze. The recipe is from @sallysbakeblog and they are delicious. The texture from using frozen butter and grating it into the flour was well worth the extra work. Blotting the pumpkin before mixing it into the wet ingredients was also another great tip. These scones were crumbly and flaky just like the recipe promised. Hope you had a great Sunday. #pumpkin #scones #sallysbakingaddiction #baking #fallbaking #homemade #baker #sundaybaking
Swipe to see where my girl is laying. These two are so different. The little guy follows the sun as it shines in the house and the old girl loves laying in the bathroom on the cool tile 🤷‍♀️ It is a spectacular day here in upstate NY. I am spending the morning in the kitchen and the afternoon outside in the sunshine. Hope you are having a great day. #dogsofinstagram #dogs #dogslife #labs #rescuedogs #sunnyday #lazysunday
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