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Edible DIY: Bacon Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Wow, these look amazing. I love biscotti, but I was raised on a version my mom made that included extra eggs to keep them chewy (easy on her teeth and on little growing mouths). I still make her version today, and even adapt other recipes I find to get that preferred texture. I'm curious about this recipe, though. I see the eggs, so is it chewy(ish) or closer to traditional biscotti? I aim to make them ASAP, but I wanted to ask first. I'm sure they're delicious regardless. BTW, I work at a B&N and have pushed your book to anyone who would listen to me and love it to death!

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Cook the Book: 'The Boozy Baker'

For my money, Bailey's is a wonder ingredient, especially in a recipe from a now defunct blog, Never Bashful with Butter, called Chocolate Bailey's Boozemuffins. Using 2 cups of Bailey's makes them souffle-like while still moist and yummy. Also, Godiva liquer is ideal for spiking chocolate things without hitting you in the back of the throat with it's potency.

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Serious Eats Giveaway: $50 Gift Certificates from Threadless

I just love the Booty Fruit shirt! My boyfriend and I have a closet full of shirts from Threadless, and this one is absolutely my favorite!

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Cook the Book: 'Nigella Christmas'

Every year, I make the Chocolate Crinkle cookies my mother has always made, except I substitute dark chocolate for the normally semi-sweet and dark cocoa for regular. The deep dark brown - nearly black - against the stark white powdered sugar dots and mounds is just amazing. Viva la Xmas!

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Edible DIY: Bacon Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Wow, these look amazing. I love biscotti, but I was raised on a version my mom made that included extra eggs to keep them chewy (easy on her teeth and on little growing mouths). I still make her version today, and even adapt other recipes I find to get that preferred texture. I'm curious about this recipe, though. I see the eggs, so is it chewy(ish) or closer to traditional biscotti? I aim to make them ASAP, but I wanted to ask first. I'm sure they're delicious regardless. BTW, I work at a B&N and have pushed your book to anyone who would listen to me and love it to death!

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Cook the Book: 'The Boozy Baker'

For my money, Bailey's is a wonder ingredient, especially in a recipe from a now defunct blog, Never Bashful with Butter, called Chocolate Bailey's Boozemuffins. Using 2 cups of Bailey's makes them souffle-like while still moist and yummy. Also, Godiva liquer is ideal for spiking chocolate things without hitting you in the back of the throat with it's potency.

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Serious Eats Giveaway: $50 Gift Certificates from Threadless

I just love the Booty Fruit shirt! My boyfriend and I have a closet full of shirts from Threadless, and this one is absolutely my favorite!

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Cook the Book: 'Nigella Christmas'

Every year, I make the Chocolate Crinkle cookies my mother has always made, except I substitute dark chocolate for the normally semi-sweet and dark cocoa for regular. The deep dark brown - nearly black - against the stark white powdered sugar dots and mounds is just amazing. Viva la Xmas!

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Charles Chocolates

Dark chocolate and vanilla torte. I made it for a friend's baby shower, and totally fell in love with it. Very rich, but quite addicting!

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Cook the Book: 'Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon'

I love bacon because one piece makes me happy, two pieces make me love the world around me, and three means I can consider sharing with someone else. Also, nothing completes a breakfast like a crispy, salty, smoky piece of bacon dipped in high grade maple syrup. Chew slow and long, savoring it, or just dig in like its the last bacon on earth. Of course, I also hold a special place in my heart for salt pork, bacon's naughtier cousin. Always in the freezer and ready to add to anything!

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Cook the Book: Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook

For a collective New Year's Eve party, I threw myself into making not one, not two, but three complicated appetizers and desserts. My proudest achievement was my successful completion of the delicious Bailey's Boozemuffins. Decadent!

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So, What Did You Make?

Every year my mom takes the opportunity of Thanksgiving and Christmas to experiment and make something extra special. This year, she was inspired by a trip to our local Asian supermarket.

Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
Arugula with Pomegranate Seeds and Glazed Walnuts
Rabbit Fricassee with Homemade Tagliatelli
Sel de Gris Roasted Carrots
Profiteroles with Homemade Salted Creme Caramels

De-lic-ious!

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Cook the Book: 'Baked, New Frontiers in Baking'

When I was a kid, it was all about Little Debbie snacks, especially Swiss Cake Rolls (preferrably after they had been in the freezer for about an hour so they could harden up and make peeling off the chocolate easier and more delicious).

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Cook the Book: 'Martha Stewart's Cooking School'

Although I grew up on Betty Crocker's recipe for Chocolate Crinkles, I fell in love with Martha's version called Crackles (I keep the old name though, I like it better). What makes it wonderful is the classic Martha touches - a more precise procedure, better quality chocolate, etc. These cookies are wonderful and a huge crowd pleaser!

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Is the New Starbucks Gold Card Worth It?

Yeah, even my friends who are die-hard Starbuck freaks are not into this deal. Of course, I'm completely biased because I work for B&N and its true that our discount card really is a better deal since the range of stuff you get discounts on is better. I admire Starbucks for their idea, but it is a wee bit too similar to our own and we've already heard customers telling us how they're mad that Starbucks (which has a store in the mall in which we're located) is trying to rip us off. Obviously, they are exaggerating, but it does seem a little odd.

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Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'

For this big party my friends throw twice a year, my standbys are either my lemon drop mini-cupcakes or some Bailey's Boozemuffins (courtesy of NeverBashfulWithButter). The first is light and refreshing, and the second is super moist and decadent.

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Does Your Grocery Store Have You Crying Tears of Joy?

Oh man, someone beat me to the Publix praise. I swear, there is no grocery store like it. Not only is their produce selection fantastic, but their store brand is sometimes superior to the name brand. Oh, and seriously, their Publix Deli Subs are the glorious antidote to a horrible day. Oh, and recently they started putting in a couple of "Gourmet Publix" in the Florida area and it was like green-hued HEAVEN. I actually jump for joy and giggle like a mental patient when I know I get to go there. Since Publix is only located in the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee), the many friends I have had that moved out of their range actually cry out with pangs of loss. Whenever they come back to visit, no matter what the urgency, they HAVE to stop at Publix for a sub before moving on. I actually have plans to leave Publix's area of influence in the near future and nearly everyday my boyfriend must assure me that I will find another grocery store to love, even if its not Publix. I'm completely sad, I know, but they are just that good.

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