Look what arrived in the mail, just in time for Presidents' Day: a batch of Mamie Eisenhower's Marble Cookies. Baked with love and sent with care by my very own First Lady, my mom. Sweet, nutty and a little flaky (I refer to the cookies) Mamie's marble cookies presage the wining streak of chocolate cookie victories of her successors, notably Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, … [Read more...]
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BERTHA’S NUTCAKE
Here's a long overdue shout out to Debbie Goldsmith, a longtime Assoc. Food Director at the Good Housekeeping Institute. Debbie sent in this recipe a while back during our black walnut enthusiasm period, which in turn was sparked by another SpecD reader, Susan Kirkpatrick. So without further ado, I give you this moist, nut-studded, crowd-pleasing recipe, which came tagged … [Read more...]