Tyrol Nut Cake

by Liz // December 30, 2014 // 8 Comments

Tyrol Nut Cake

I think my house is haunted. I know, I don’t believe in ghosts either (I totally do), but hear me out. One day, back in 2011, I had just put Cameron down for a nap, and I was laying on my bed, with my dog Sammy, watching TV. Suddenly, I heard what sounded like someone running up the stairs. Sammy quickly jumped off of the bed, left my bedroom, and peered down the stairs. I joined Sammy in the hallway expecting to see my husband, but nobody was there. Well, it happened again. On Christmas night after the kids had gone to sleep, and Aron and I had just turned off our bedroom light we heard what sounded like someone coming up the stairs very slowly and quietly. Aron turned to me and said, “Are you hearing this?”, I nodded and we both jumped out of bed. Aron grabbed a leather belt from his closet (I guess he planned on flogging the intruder), and I paced nervously trying to decide how I would get to my babies if someone had broken in. Aron quietly opened our bedroom door and looked in the hallway and down the stairs. There was nobody there. I’m sure there is a rational explanation, right? Okay, let’s make some Tyrol Nut Cake! Continue reading →

Merry Christmas To You

by Liz // December 25, 2014 // No Comments

Love,

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Browned Butter Shortbread

by Liz // December 24, 2014 // 2 Comments

This was supposed to have been a post on spritz cookies, but the cookie press was such a pill to work with I decided to scrap the idea and start anew. I did give it my best shot, however. They didn’t turn out great, but they were edible. I sent them in with Cameron for his preschool holiday party, and all morning I worried that the kids would be judging my baking ability. That’s right, I was scared of what a bunch of four year olds were thinking. Shortbread it is! Browned butter shortbread is great- easy to work with, and super yummy. Best of all, you get to dip the ends in melted chocolate. How do you like me now, Cameron’s classmates?! Continue reading →

Chocolate Rosemary-Caramel Nut Bars

by Liz // December 21, 2014 // 4 Comments

Chocolate Rosemary-Caramel Nut Bars

I am so excited! Today I discovered the delicious pairing of caramel and rosemary. Did you know about this?! Oh my gosh, you guys, it is a match made in heaven. I found the recipe for chocolate rosemary-caramel nut bars in an old, 2005 copy of Food & Wine magazine. It is a scrumptious bar cookie with a cornmeal butter crust that is topped with a rosemary caramel cream, roasted nuts, and chocolate. It might just be placed in my all time favorites list. This cookie got me thinking… what other fabulous flavor pairings are out there that I don’t know about? What are your favorite pairings? Let me know. I want to broaden my horizons. Continue reading →

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