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LUSCIOUS RECIPES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST KITCHENS

The very best (no fooling), the most divine (really) recipes from people and places (all totally superlative) to make for gift giving. (Marvelous to the max!) COFFEE RUB SEASONING MIX A coffee and spice and everything nice recipe from Jim Leonardo, chef of Vinology, the spiffy wine-bar and restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Recipe HERE. […]

S.S. CATHERINE RIVER CRUISE SHIP & DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Making a list? Checking it twice? Want to give something much better than nice for Christmas or Valentine’s day or that special birthday or anniversary? Then consider that the most splendid, all-occasion, glory gift that one can give is a trip on the S.S. Catherine. Not a nautical term, S.S. in front of Catherine stands […]

¶ Posted 20 December 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BEVERAGES § CHOCOLATE § CRUISING § FRANCE § RECIPES § RIVER CRUISING § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Burgundy, CHOCOLATE, COOKIES, France, Murano, Provence, Rhône River, River Cruise, S.S. Catherine, Saône River, Uniworld

INVERLOCHY CASTLE HOTEL & SHORTBREAD

Glory be. Inverlochy Castle Hotel just won the 2015 Scottish Hotel Award for Hotel of the Year. The property double dipped the prizes by also claiming Restaurant of the Year. Let me tell you why. Built in 1863 as a private home named for the nearby 13th century Inverlochy Castle, the baronial mansion has been […]

¶ Posted 02 June 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREAKFAST § RECIPES § RESORTS § RESTAURANTS § SCOTLAND § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Scotland, shortbread

GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES & LIVING ROOM

The cafe is all for the good. Good deeds. Good coffee. Good treats. Good place to be. According to head baker Nate Larson, the cafe’s backstory involves his dad, Barry Larson—the founder of Bridges, an organization providing support services to people with physical and cognitive disabilities. Seems Barry bought a used coffee roaster for a […]

¶ Posted 09 January 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEVERAGES § BREAKFAST § COFFEE § DESSERTS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ST. LOUIS ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: chocolate chips, coffee cafe, COOKIES, Gluten-free, Peanut butter

Fredericksburg Part Two

Oops, my last post mentioned good things tourists find in Fredericksburg (a terrific museum, interesting National and State parks; super shopping, a thriving wine industry), but I didn’t mention the art scene. This Texas Hill Country community positively overflows with art galleries, showcasing and selling a eclectic mixture of visuals, including sculpture, glass and all […]

¶ Posted 14 March 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TEXAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Fredericksburg, shortbread, Texas

Gooey Butter Cookies, The Blue Owl and Kimmswick, MO

Kimmswick, Missouri, counts 97 official residents and two main attractions: the Anheuser Museum & Estate—the ancestral home of a relative of the founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and the Windsor Harbor Road Bridge—a 60- (or thereabouts) foot long pedestrian bridge thought to be one of the oldest wrought iron spans in Missouri. Add a handful […]

¶ Posted 17 February 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BREAKFAST § DESSERTS § MISSOURI § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS ‡ Comments Off °

Bizcochitos

Hand-kneaded, elegant and dusted with cinnamon to resemble the color of fresh clay, bizcochitos are the perfect refreshment for Native American potters Diane Jenkins and Krieg Kalavaza to serve in their San Ildefonso Pueblo studio/gallery. Bizcochitos (also spelled biscochitos) are so popular that they have been declared New Mexico’s Official State Cookie.

¶ Posted 14 March 2011 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: anise, cinnamon, COOKIES

KISSES

What we’re describing is a KISS.

In other words, it’s also this:

A PECK, a BUSS, a KISSAROO,

A SMACK, a SMOOCH-

¶ Posted 08 February 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CANDY § DESSERTS § RECIPES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: chocolate kisses, kiss, meringue, meringue kisses, Valentine