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A Sweet Gift: Cranberry Almond Biscotti

Posted on December 11, 2013April 1, 2018 by Kasha

It's that time of year when you hear bakers and non-bakers alike mutter that famous line: I gotta make my Christmas cookies! I am not one of those people. I make a truckload of cookies the week before Thanksgiving for our annual Open House at the Farm and once that weekend is over, I'm so sugared-out that I cannot even think about cookie baking OR cookie eating. However, for a cause such as Cookies for Kids Cancer, I'll suffer just a little and bake up a batch. Love and Olive Oil and The Little Kitchen have teamed up to host The...Read More

Baking Up a Storm – The Cookie Review

Posted on December 1, 2013April 1, 2018 by Kasha

Wow. What a week! We celebrated the holiday a little early, as we have each year for the past eight, and hosted our Annual Open House at the Farm last Sunday. It was a madhouse from the very start and what a fabulous day! We had plenty of locally grown veggies on hand to sell to all who wished to create a gorgeous Thanksgiving meal in the true spirit of eating seasonal and local. There were 10 other vendors inside our barn selling their homemade and homegrown goodies as well. Overall, I'd say it was an amazing turn-out and our...Read More

Forgot to buy colored sugar for cookies? MAKE IT!

Posted on April 26, 2013April 2, 2018 by Kasha

A friend of mine asked me to make a cookie donation to a very worthy cause: The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. As her way of raising funds for this cause, Katie hosted a Spa Day complete with raffles and giveaways and the cookies I sent her were included. I was absolutely honored to help. I can't say that I've lost anyone very close to me because of breast cancer, but it's touched the lives of several in my family and surrounding circles over the years. I've even had my own 'let's have another look at that shadow' and 'perhaps...Read More

Send a Friend (or two) a Box o’ Cookies!

Posted on March 24, 2013April 3, 2018 by Kasha

I want to take this opportunity to send huge thanks to all of my friends for sharing my FarmGirl Facebook page and recommending my recipes and site to your friends and family. As a promotion, I recently offered a dozen cookies to "Like" number 250 and the person who referred her. It didn't take long before those Facebook numbers climbed (YAY!) and two dozen Salted Cashew-Toffee-Chocolate Chip cookies were shipped yesterday. They stack like a dream in a wide-mouth canning jar, which can then be boxed, safely cradled in packing material. Have you tried packing in popped popcorn? It works...Read More

Leprechaun Kisses

Posted on March 17, 2013April 3, 2018 by Kasha

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! I'm keeping today's post short and sweet and fat-free. I'm guessing your holiday - because we're all a wee bit Irish on Saint Patty's Day, aren't we? - will include lots of Guinness, corned beef and cabbage and soda bread. As such, I thought a light dessert like Leprechaun Kisses would put the finishing touches on a day of indulgence. Enjoy! Leprechaun Kisses 1/2 cup egg whites 1 t vanilla extract 1/2 t mint extract 1/2 t cream of tartar 1 cup sugar green food coloring white chocolate, about 4 ounces, melted green nonpareil 'sprinkles' Preheat...Read More

The Name of the Game is Perfection.

Posted on March 11, 2013April 3, 2018 by Kasha

Right? If the end result isn't perfect, then isn't your attempt an utter failure? It's either 100% or it's zero. Goose egg... Nada... Zip... Or as The Boy says, EPIC FAIL, Mom. I was thinking about this the other day when I heard the classic Billy Joel song, Angry Young Man. "I believe I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight. I once believed in causes, too. I had my pointless points of view. And life went on no matter who was wrong or right." I don't know exactly...Read More

Pulling Pigtails, plus Gluten-Free Lemon Cornmeal Cookies

Posted on February 26, 2013February 25, 2018 by chris

Last week I had to take my baby boy to the optometrist. His pediatrician told me several months back that his vision screening was 'borderline'. Now I've got a Madonna earworm. And my kid has glasses. I kinda figured as much, considering I've worn glasses since first grade. They were pink and little and oh, so cute. His are fancy Adidas frames and he looks adorable. Apparently I'm not the only one who thinks so, either. He got off the bus in a sour mood the other day. Sometimes I take my time and treat him gently to coax it...Read More

Bake a Batch with the Kids: Molasses-Spice Cookies

Posted on December 12, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

This is the time of year for cookie swapping parties and food bloggers are getting into the act thanks to the efforts of Lindsey (LoveandOliveOil.com) and Julie (TheLittleKitchen.net). These lovely ladies organized the cyber-swap (the second annual), matching each of us with three other bloggers. I sent a dozen Molasses-Spice cookies to each of the bloggers on my list and I received three dozen delicious cookies in return from three other Secret Santas. Thankfully, there was no pressure to fill yet another holiday season time slot with activity. We didn't have to be on our best behavior or wear nice...Read More

My November… plus Cookies, Revisited

Posted on November 30, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

"Mom, did we have power on Halloween?" "No." "Did we have power the day before Halloween?" "No." "When did the power go out?" "October 29th." "And what's today?" "November 5th" "Well that's just ridiculous..." **Note: Power went out 10/29 when 2 trees came down and took out a ton of lines. Thanks to Frankie for spearheading the tree removal process! Power was finally restored on 11/6. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Up here in Orange County, we've pretty much recovered and Hurricane...Read More

Better-Than-Devil Dogs or Los Perros del Diablo

Posted on July 11, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

I almost died this weekend. Maybe I shouldn't say it like that, but it's true. Every Saturday morning I drive to the Ringwood Farmers Market on a stretch of road we like to call "Old 17". Old 17 runs from Harriman, NY to the NJ border and until the NYS Thruway was opened in 1953, was the main route to 'upstate' from NYC. Remember the movie "Dirty Dancing" and the Catskill resort/bungalow colony culture? Old 17 is how city folks got to Sullivan County. Red Apple Rest, a cafeteria-rest area, was built in 1931 and was approximately halfway between NYC...Read More