Tag: vanilla extract
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#128: Ninja Creami High Protein Ice Cream
Ever since I saw this machine on social media, I’d been wanting to get a Ninja Creami for the longest time. But with the price of the machine being a bit high, I was a bit reluctant to buy it since you can’t really use it as a blender and it’s really only useful for…
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#124: Cranberry Candy
When flipping through The Stardew Valley Cookbook, I was wanting to find a good recipe to end the year with since we are currently playing through the game again for the Variety Show, and this particular one seemed like a great way to celebrate the coming new year! This particular drink recipe comes from the…
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#123: Tom & Jerry Eggnog
This drink is actually a new recipe to me and I had only become aware of it because I was walking through my grocery store and saw this premade Tom and Jerry Batter mix in the fridge section. Contrary to what I initially thought, this isn’t a reference to the classic cat and mouse cartoon,…
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#120: Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescent Cookies)
Vanillekipferl, or Vanilla Crescent Cookies, are central european vanilla shortbread cookies that are traditionally made during the Christmas season. The origins of this sweet treat comes from Vienna, Austria to celebrate the Holy League’s victory over the Ottoman Empire in 1683 at the battle of Vienna, hence the Turkish crescent moon shape of this pastry.…
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#69: Naughty and Nice Chocolate Bonbons
Bonbons are one of my favorite things to get during Christmas time. When I was younger, we used to get these assorted chocolate boxes from a Southern Californian chocolate store called See’s as gifts for Christmas. I think they’re more well-known now, but as a child, I always thought they were such a luxury. The…
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#20: Chocolate Chip Cookies
This chocolate chip cookie recipe is one of my favorites to make because it’s so simple and they always come out super delicious. If you have any leftovers, place the cookies into a plastic bag and store it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or up to two months in the freezer. Though,…
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#19: Snowball Cookies
Apparently, these cookies are also known as Russian Tea Cakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies. Not sure why they are known as both originating from Russia and Mexico given that the countries are nowhere near each other, but they are delicious either way. If you have any leftovers, place the snowballs into a plastic bag and…
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#12: The Custard Out of Space
So to finish off this month of making spooky recipes, I thought that a sweet dessert would be a perfect dish to end on. There were a lot of options to pick from in the Necronomnomnom, but this one seemed like the simplest one to do. Specifically in terms of the dish’s origins, the monster…