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Classic cookies from a cake mix

I always start the holiday season with ambitious goals, forgetting how fast time flies. So, in order to get as much done as possible, I don’t have a problem taking a few shortcuts. All those homemade cookies I plan to bake, I will bake them, but with the help of a cake mix for some. It’s amazing the yummy cookies you can make with a simple cake mix and a few other ingredients. Classic cookies like a fudgy white chocolate chip version, with walnuts or without, chewy peanut butter cookies with toffee bits in the cookie and on top and delicious cookie balls with a surprise chocolate ...

Indulge in lychee-frosted sugar cookies with citrus notes and buttercream

At first glance, these Lychee-Frosted Sugar Cookies from my cookbook “108 Asian Cookies: Not-Too-Sweet Treats from a Third-Culture Kitchen” appear humble when unfrosted, like any other ordinary sugar cookie, like those you would find at the supermarket. But don’t be fooled. These ...

This Tuscan flatbread is a colorful, gluten-free alternative to classic crostini

In Tuscany, schiacciata — which is pronounced skee-ah-CHA-tah and roughly means “crushed,” “flattened” or “squashed” — is a versatile word applied to a variety of breads and bread-like things, from a piece of sweet focaccia studded with roasted grapes around the autumn harvest to a savory situation that more closely resembles a panino and comes stuffed with your choice of cured meats and cheeses. In this recipe from my cookbook “Stuzzichini,” instead of the flour-based, focaccia-like traditional schiacciata, the base is made of blended root vegetables that get a ...

Grazing and gifting: Sweet solutions for the holiday rush

Family Features — If you feel yourself slipping into the last-minute rush of the holiday season, still searching for dazzling recipes and abundant gifts, rest assured — you’re not alone. Light, refreshing ingredients for spectacular meals are just a click away, and they can make for the perfect presents, too. Abundantly sweet and simple, Florida Citrus Gifts are a simple way to share holiday cheer with family, friends and loved ones. From cheerful boxes to beautiful baskets and more, they offer options in all shapes and sizes, loaded with freshly picked tangerines, grapefruits, ...

Gingerbread honey cupcakes: A sweet spin on tradition

Family Features — In a holiday season crowded with everything from mouthwatering cakes, cookies and pies to “fa-la-la-la” forgettable fruitcakes, the dessert table can bring you comfort and joy or sweet-tooth dismay. Here’s the secret to spicy, sweet cupcakes that “sleigh” at the ...

Sweet gifts from the kitchen

If money is tight this holiday season, that’s no reason to be a Scrooge. You can still bestow gifts on family, friends and co-workers that they’ll be sure to appreciate and wouldn’t dream of re-gifting, although they may share. These gifts cost only the price of ingredients and a little ...