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Sat, Dec 23, 2006

Kitchen Toys

Posted at 5:25 pm MST to Technology

After the months of exile in corporate housing, I have been revelling in the availability of my well-equipped kitchen with moderate (as opposed to minuscule) counter space

I am making a stollen to take to my friend Nanette's holiday party. This has become traditional, and her husband and kids were very disappointed the year I was out-of-state for Christmas.

I have made ginger snaps because I love them, and it wouldn't be Christmas without them.

The Stollen and Ginger Snaps recipes are on my recipes page. I think I'm going to do Frittura Dousa and Eggnog on Christmas, and possibly an Apple Cake (all also in the recipes). I may unlimber the pasta machine and try a version of Nonna's Ravioli for New Year's.

I haven't made the usual cookie-cutter Christmas cookies (yet) because I have been playing with some of my more exotic kitchen toys. I may play with cookie cutters and icing tomorrow.

I have made shortbread in my fancy shortbread mold.

I have made anisette pizzelles, with my pizzelle maker.

And I have made a batch of chocolate-peppermint cookies with my cookie press (which looks rather like a raygun).

I'm running out of fruitcake tins to store the cookies in...

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