Harriet Hastings is the co-founder of Biscuiteers.com and co-author of this book. Along with Sarah Moore, she has put together a beautiful collection of iced cookies to inspire you to make your own unique gifts. Iced cookies have long been a craze in the US, but the trend is certainly gathering momentum here in the…
A good friend of mine has a book out today! Alasdair Stuart is a freelance journalist who, among other things, works on Pseudopod.org, the world’s leading horror fiction podcast. Alasdair has collated his outros (the opposite of intros) for 2012 into a book called The Pseudopod Tapes: Vol1. To celebrate the launch, he held a…
You may have not heard of Kruidnoten before, but they are a traditional Dutch biscuit eaten at Sinterklaas (5th December). They are spiced very similarly to Speculaas, another Dutch biscuit. Kruidnoten (spice nuts) are not to be mistaken for Pepernoten (pepper nuts). Pepernoten are square and chewy, where as Kruidnoten are round and crunchy. In…
There are dozens and dozens of websites out there showcasing the best in sugar cookie decoration. I confess I have been trawling through them a lot recently with envious eyes. I wish I had a fraction of their skill, but to be fair, they have been doing it a lot longer than me. Icing sugar…
Those that have known me for a little while will know that for a few years now I have made edible Christmas gifts. I always find gift buying so stressful. I never knew what to get people, and always feared that what I did get would end up either in a charity shop or gathering…
There are certain flavours that scream Christmas – gingerbread, cinnamon, nutmeg, cranberry and of course egg nog. Last year I made chocolate bark for the first time as part of my edible Christmas gift hamper. It was extremely popular, so I wanted to include some again, but much like with the fudge, I didn’t want…
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