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Why Cooking Feels So Calming When You’re Anxious
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (1165+ words) Low-grade anxiety often presents as something many people immediately recognize. It has a tendency to surface indirectly, maybe through subtle shifts in behavior and perception. Our appetites might become less intuitive or our energy might start to feel less consistent....
Santa Canela's Fall-in-Love Wedding Cookies
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (328+ words) Watch how Ramos made the cookies when she came to the Times Test Kitchen to show us the recipe. If using burnt corn husk powder, char dried corn husks in oven at 400 degrees with the fan on until husks are…...
Chef That! The Goop Kitchen Salmon Bowl
4+ week, 1+ day ago (293+ words) Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Kitchen Winter Salmon Bowl is an easy and adaptable meal that can be changed up with the seasons. Watch Goop Kitchen chef Kim Floresca demonstrate how she makes the dish in the L.A. Times Test Kitchen. Chef That!...
The rise and fall of the Sprinkles empire that made cupcakes cool
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1327+ words) After the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s, Candace Nelson reevaluated her career. She had just been laid off from a boutique investment banking firm in San Francisco's tech startup scene, and realized she wanted a change. From her home,…...
'Deck the Halls' Cinnamon Cookies With Caramel
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (429+ words) Besides the pairing of sticky-chewy-melty marshmallows and toasty-crunchy-nutty pecans, it's the pool of caramel sauce underneath each ball of dough, which turns into a crackly-buttery-sugary edge of lace once baked, that distinguishes Shant's cookie. "It took some trial and error,…...
Chocolate Pecan Cookie Bark
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (227+ words) Andrea Potischman says she's "a bit of a cookie fanatic" despite being a former chef who leans more savory than sweet. "I love reimagined classic cookies," she says, and this is a modern take on a classic chocolate-chip-and-nut cookie that…...
Brown Butter Espresso Shortbread
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (233+ words) They make for an excellent holiday cookie; you could dip an edge of each shortbread in white chocolate if you like. Sprinkles are optional too. In a small pan over medium heat, cook the butter until golden brown and nutty,…...
Pear and Ginger Thumbprints
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (410+ words) Cher Yujuico highlights seasonal pears in the jam for her holiday thumbprint cookies, which she's adding to her annual family Christmas cookie tin this year. "I wanted a fruit in season in winter," Yujuico says. "And pear with ginger to…...
Winterdoodles (Snickerdoodles With Eggnog Custard)
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (386+ words) Make the custard: In a small saucepan, combine the heavy cream, sugar, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg. In the same measuring cup you used for the heavy cream, pour in the milk and mix in the cornstarch thoroughly until there are…...
Bestemor's Raspberry Cream Wafers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) Cream the butter with the flour by hand or using a mixer until well incorporated. Add the cream and mix thoroughly. Shape the dough into a flat disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour. Heat the oven to…...