Category Archive: New Year’s Eve

Dec 27

Brown-butter sugar cookies

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You know how I really, really like brown butter? I like it so much that I decided to take a perfectly good sugar cookie recipe and ruin it with brown butter. Wait, did I say “ruin it”? That’s not right. What I meant was, MAKE IT EVEN MORE FANTASTIC. Because what’s not better with brown …

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Dec 18

Holiday kiss martini

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This is quite possibly my new favorite drink.

Jan 15

Garlic and cheese crostini

I used my Microplane grater on the pecorino romano, which made the cheese super fluffy.

The other day, Joetopia wandered over to the Web team’s cubicles to … complain, I guess? I don’t remember if he had another purpose. But, as you might know if you’ve read his blog, complain is pretty much all he does. So he walks over and demands to know when we’re going to start posting …

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Dec 31

Hoppin’ John

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If you’re like me – or like many Americans – 2009 probably had its share of low points. Not that there weren’t some really great times mixed in, but I’m hoping 2010 won’t include layoffs, wage decreases, a grandparent’s death or a nasty case of shingles. Looking back, I realize where I went wrong last …

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Dec 28

Olibollen (Dutch doughnuts)

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After posting the decidedly un-Dutch Saucijzenbroodjes recipe a few weeks ago, I thought I should probably try to redeem myself. Luckily, I found just the thing while searching for good New Year’s recipes.