Another Cookie for Your Cookie Plate (Gluten Free!)

Flourless walnut chocolate cookies on a green plate

So you made the butter cookies and now you have those egg whites leftover. What to do, what to do? I made these yummy gluten free treats!

They are so easy and taste like brownie bites. I made a few without nuts (you know, the last scrapings from the bowl for those last two cookies – no nuts left) and they turned about great if you have a nut allergy.

Holiday Cooking: Let’s Start with Lasagna And Finish with the Cookie Tray

Finished lasagna about to go into the oven

Holiday cooking!

I just finished up gift lasagnas and the one for the Christmas Eve party. Why, no matter how I cut back, do I always end up with enough noodles for another lasagna? Do they multiply in the pan of water? I mean, I know how many each lasagna holds and then I make a few extra to make up for any that break beyond usability. And still…

Monday Menu: Peppermint Bark

Peppermint bark on a cutting board

The peppermint bark before I broke it into serving pieces.

I used his Toffee recipe and he made it so easy, I now make it every year. Here’s his Peppermint bark. I used 70% dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips AND instead of candy canes, which I think the flavor is just so-so, I bought actual peppermints. I think they have a better, more authentic peppermint flavor.

I also like a thinner bark, so I used a 9×9 pan, per his instructions.

Monday Menu: More Thankgiving Recipes

I’m having a low-key Thanksgiving this year. No traveling, no big event here. I’m heading over to friends. I’ll be taking Cranberry Sauce and Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Here’s another round of Thanksgiving recipes from 2021:

Turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and carrots on a white plate

The local grocer had turkeys on clearance. They are all marked at $8 and I sorted through them until I found a smallish one at 13 lbs.  So why not a turkey dinner in May?