I feel like I've been neglecting this blog, but the fact is I've been traveling so much to promote Cookie Swap! that I barely know what's going on in Sag Harbor (I'm writing this from Atlanta, in between cookie baking classes). The good news is that I return, briefly, on Sunday night. And on Monday I'll be hosting McCormick's holiday cookie baking webcast, live from my kitchen. So when you see the satellite truck parked outside my house, you will know why. In honor of the webcast, during which I will demonstrate a couple of recipes and take questions from viewers, I am holding my first ever Sag Harbor Days contest. McCormick has provided me with this box of spices and extracts, to give to one lucky reader. Let me encourage you to enter by saying that the aroma of a freshly opened jar of roasted Saigon cinnamon is a pleasure that no baker should be denied. For a chance to call this collection (I also love the extracts, coconut, rum, and anise especially), just send me a brief e-mail describing your favorite ways to use spices and extracts during the holidays. I'm off to the Publix Market cooking school in Alpharetta, but see you soon at the IGA!
Oh lets see - I love fresh spices! Our favorite cookie recipe using spices would have to be "Lumberjacks" - it's a recipe, similar to snickerdoodles that came from a Better Homes and Garden's Christmas Cookies magazine (2005) . The pages are all stuck together and my boys Love these cookies - they have even been known to whip up a batch! It uses cinnamon, ginger and molasses, and sometimes we even toss in nutmeg and allspice for good luck.
ReplyDeleteMy kids and husband LOVE snickerdoodles for the holidays...all that cinnamon lusciousness on top of a buttery cookie! And vanilla extract is perfect for my pecan pie...yum!! Nutmeg in eggnog, cinnamon in applie pie, fresh ground black pepper and garlic on my pork tenderloin! What's not to love about McCormick herbs and spices!!!
ReplyDeleteOH man,... I couldn't live without spices and extracts. I can add rum or lemon extract to just about any cake mix... yummy...Cinnamon, got to have it and sage gos in all my stuffing and can even put a bit in home made roll so good.
ReplyDeleteLove the spices! And what's more, I love the scent that wafts through the house when you're baking. I'm just about out of Saigon cinnamon -- used a lot of it baking for Thanksgiving, so the box would be perfect!
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