tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post1455825967162494959..comments2024-01-05T05:22:03.192-08:00Comments on Coffee and pie: The big baking postEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967855350498876132noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-45241956907898641892011-12-16T00:16:52.658-08:002011-12-16T00:16:52.658-08:00Thanks for the lovely recipes!!!Thanks for the lovely recipes!!!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671736737414531061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-75635151995428540492011-12-15T02:30:50.740-08:002011-12-15T02:30:50.740-08:00@Lecia - Oh, I'm so happy you think so because...@Lecia - Oh, I'm so happy you think so because you're truly one of my favourite photographers and that's a great compliment. Thank you.<br />@Manon - That's good that this post will be useful then. Hope you have a wonderful time in Greece, come back with lots of great stories and enjoy the baking!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967855350498876132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-46541095570531619042011-12-15T01:42:20.549-08:002011-12-15T01:42:20.549-08:00The perfect post right before Xmas! I'm flying...The perfect post right before Xmas! I'm flying to Greece to see my sister and her adorable daughters and I will turn into a baking aunt. Thanks!Manonhttp://generationberlin.mondoblog.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-16392979147162329352011-12-14T21:43:48.760-08:002011-12-14T21:43:48.760-08:00You photos are so beautiful!You photos are so beautiful!Leciawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387890066375679646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-66603984743054396902011-12-14T10:54:47.995-08:002011-12-14T10:54:47.995-08:00Merci Gracienne. Tes biscuits étaient vraiment mag...Merci Gracienne. Tes biscuits étaient vraiment magnifiques et si je avais un travail exigeant, je ne sais pas si j’aurais le courage de tout faire. Tu fais toujours de choses extra comme ces massepins qui me font tant envie :-)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967855350498876132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-25800220744671169262011-12-14T07:19:35.879-08:002011-12-14T07:19:35.879-08:00Ils sont superbes! Quel courage :) je n'ai reu...Ils sont superbes! Quel courage :) je n'ai reussi a faire que trois sortes de petits gateaux, il faut dire que je n'ai pas cette tradition dans ma famille, moins d'experience que toi.graciannehttp://undimanche.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-29736765163020822442011-12-14T02:37:45.074-08:002011-12-14T02:37:45.074-08:00Yep, that just about sums it up, a baking machine ...Yep, that just about sums it up, a baking machine :-) When I gave one student his bag of cookies last week, he looked amazed and told me I have too much time on my hands. Ha ha, the vanilla crescents do look rather like caterpillars! Shortbread also makes a wonderful gift, so perfect for this season and versatile. Looking forward to seeing them.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967855350498876132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-63704896941000621942011-12-14T01:41:42.920-08:002011-12-14T01:41:42.920-08:00What a wonderful job you have done! You are a baki...What a wonderful job you have done! You are a baking machine. The biscuits look so lovely all packaged up. <br /><br />(At first glance, those vanilla crescents look a little like fat, sleeping caterpillars or somesuch!)<br /><br />I'll be making some shortbread next week to give to my grandparents. I get so excited thinking about Christmas baking.amberhttp://wabiblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-89866333394488700242011-12-13T21:32:11.348-08:002011-12-13T21:32:11.348-08:00How exciting to wake up to all these comments - th...How exciting to wake up to all these comments - thanks for your support!<br />@Magda - Ooh, traditional Greek cookies, I bet they're amazing and am looking forward to your recipes.<br />@Denise - Yes, do make the spekulatius, they're so simple yet for me represent the taste of Christmas if there is such a thing and i'm sure your friends will love them.<br />@Rosa - So glad you like them, I'd love to hare them with you.<br />@MM - Merci encore pour tes recettes! J'étais sûre que tu avais fait pleins de biscuits magnifiques aussi. Je me sentais epuisée après tout ce travail mais oui, cela fait tant de plaisir de les offrir.<br />@Susan - I can confirm that those cranberry snow cookies are amazing and very quick and simple compared to the rest here so go for it. Everyone absolutely loved them too; the only difficulty was to stop eating them ;-) I love cardamom pods and there's so many great recipes you can use them in. Ha, the 4-6 weeks is theoretical actually! It's written in German baking magazines because the idea is that when you have 60-80 of each biscuit you don't eat or give them away immediately. That said, there aren't many left here! My friends also ate the whole bag in a few hours.<br />@Deana - I only really do it for my friends and eat surprisingly few myself (well, with the exception of the snow cookies as I mentioned) so I can understand your not making any with no-one to share them with. It simply wouldnT' be as much fun. Barbara always has great stuff on her blog which I'm hoping to make as well. The rest of the week must be lower in sugar to compensate for yesterday's excess though.<br />@Hila - I'd love to send you something but it might have to be in January with all the rush here but as you don't celebrate Christmas, maybe that's not so bad. Drop me a line with your address. The vanilla crescents are always a huge hit and so delicious.<br />@Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967855350498876132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-18146286598387418432011-12-13T17:56:53.278-08:002011-12-13T17:56:53.278-08:00I knew from the title of this post that I would lo...I knew from the title of this post that I would love it - how could I not? oh my, can you send me some to Australia? :) I want to try everything, but I'm particularly drooling over the Vanilla crescents.<br /><br />here's to seasonal (and sensual) excess!Hilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635628613744519816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-67443842631627264342011-12-13T16:40:17.010-08:002011-12-13T16:40:17.010-08:00Those crescents look like something my gram used t...Those crescents look like something my gram used to make... very soft, are they??? Can't believe you're doing all that baking... good for you! I am not in a cookie mood... haven't got anymore sweet tooths to share them with and just can't eat them myself (not after all that goose last week!!!). <br />Your photos are, as usual magical... maybe I'll make just one batch of crescents–– although Barbara had some good cookies too –– see, there's the rub, start with one and then 2 and 3 and you have baskets of them!<br /><br />Happy Holiday to you!Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-29537018284540777532011-12-13T16:26:14.732-08:002011-12-13T16:26:14.732-08:00Oh my. *slurp* An excellent round-up, Emily. I saw...Oh my. *slurp* An excellent round-up, Emily. I saw the chocolate cranberry snow cookies today & wondered about them. So that's on my list. I saw a few others here that I can't make now but will definitely file away. Some lovely cardamom pods are winging their way to me from a friend who works at Williams-Sonoma, so I'll be making something with that next week.<br /><br />I had to laugh though when I read each cookie/biscuit "life span" - 4-6 weeks? Ha! I guess you & your friends are endowed with heaps of self-control.:)<br /><br />xoxoGiuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569643363733791671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-23945688668720025612011-12-13T15:55:00.702-08:002011-12-13T15:55:00.702-08:00Magnifique ! (J'en ai fait 7 sortes aussi cett...Magnifique ! (J'en ai fait 7 sortes aussi cette année. C'est du boulot, mais quel plaisir de les offrir après :-))Mingouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907591444129385508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-4372577815482096962011-12-13T15:03:52.618-08:002011-12-13T15:03:52.618-08:00Wow, what an awesome collection of mouthwatering c...Wow, what an awesome collection of mouthwatering cookies! I'd love to taste them all. Fantastic.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />RosaRosa's Yummy Yumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130051839810091958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-70415764071621235292011-12-13T14:20:10.448-08:002011-12-13T14:20:10.448-08:00Goodness, they all look fabulous. I believe your ...Goodness, they all look fabulous. I believe your Spekulatius most speak to me, so I am happy to know that they are the simplest and quickest. Some people are going to feel very lucky to receive these treats. Enjoy your mincemeat pie making.Denise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703049574993181756.post-46944275321228471382011-12-13T13:37:38.818-08:002011-12-13T13:37:38.818-08:00What an extravaganza of Christmas cookies!! I love...What an extravaganza of Christmas cookies!! I love the look of all of them. <br />I haven't had the time to bake a lot of cookies yet. I will be starting tomorrow with my traditional Greek cookies. I hope I get the chance to post them.<br /><br />I can't wait for your next posts. So exciting. A post a day...!<br /><br />Good luck tomorrow Emily Vanessa!Magdahttp://mylittleexpatkitchen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com