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It is certainly a bummer when you plan and bake and cook and clean and your plans go "Poof"! But that's life and on we go with a smile on our face and hope that somehow it was all for the best!

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I had lard leftover from my stollen recipe. I saw that recipe for Biscochitos in the paper and I was going to try it until I discovered the supermarket did not have anise seeds. Somehow I found a recipe for polvorones using lard and almonds. The flour and almonds were toasted in oven. The cookies were baked at 300 degrees. The recipe called for the cookies to be baked for 15min. They took a good 40 minutes. None of the reviews mentioned that the timing was off. I substituted Cointreau for brandy. My cookie taster thought they were very tasty. I then proceeded to check other recipes for these cookies. They were all over the rainbow. Lesson is: when you find a recipe you have mastered ,stick with it!

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Wow! A lot goes into making that candy! Makes you appreciate it so much more! Thanks BA.

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A loss of a loved one's life is always tough but it seems especially so around the holidays.
Wishing you strength.

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I had top round steak in freezer and no energy.....so I pulled out the crockpot, stuck the frozen steak in it and proceeded to throw everything within reach into the pot. I served the blah beef with garlic mashed potatoes. Motto: "you get out of it what you put into it".

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My daughter and I made the KA "Easiest Stollen " . I used my own dried fruit mix which included raisins, currents and citron. As Larry David would say :"pretty, pretty good!!

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Correction the Biscochitos recipe calls for 3 cups of FLOUR not sugar! OOPs!

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I am thinking of making Biscochitos for our wine gathering. I saw a recipe in our paper and thought they sounded interesting. I couldn't read the reviews because I don't subscribe to the Sacramento Bee. Anyway I compared several recipes but none had only 1/2 tsp baking powder for 3 cups of sugar. (paper recipe). Am thinking less baking powder, more crispy?

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We had French chicken with Vinegar. I used boneless chicken thighs and upped the brown sugar. I let it simmer for an hour or so so that the sauce reduces and the chicken falls apart. The extra sugar is probably a no no but darn it makes the chicken taste good!

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I found bb ribs on sale so I crockpotted them with miscellaneous spices and bbq sauce. I served them with baked beans and cole slaw.

Also praying for your husband, Joan.

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A woman at our Wine Club made these steak rolls which were "delish"! Of course I requested her recipe. She basically cuts thin pieces of steak tops them with a semi cooked soft piece of bacon and a small slice of onion. She rolls them with a toothpick and broils them. The possibilities are endless. I made KA's cheesy pepperoni bites and maybe I baked them for too long because they were dry and tasteless.

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I have expresso powder, cinnamon powder, lemon powder, semolina with which I hope to make Mike's bread and almond flour, cheese powder and cocoa powder. When I see "free shipping" or "20%" off I go crazy.

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I had a package of ground pork and mushrooms from 1 year ago. Everyday I went into the freezer I would see that package and wonder what I was going to do with it. (Ok I got it free with a 5 point Giant Freebie.) I witnessed a demo at the Lancaster Food and Wine Event this past weekend whereby the chef sauteed some apples and berries and wine and jam to make a chutney type sauce. So I sauteed some onions and apples added the pork and some wine and a little apple jelly. I added s&p and some various spices hanging in my pantry. I served it over rice. My husband even wanted seconds which is unheard of.

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Serious Eats has a very good recipe for roasted delicata squash. Love and Lemons has a recipe for roasted delicata squash with apples. I made the latter but never tried the former.

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I give her kudos for attempting all those recipes.

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