You will almost always find me in the kitchen, but I don't do as much baking or cooking as you might think or that I would like to be doing. I've never been big on making holiday treats, but I have helped out in the kitchen for the holiday meals. I've always liked to experiment with different dishes and play around with spices. I'll usually think of different variations of a certain dish or come up with several dishes for one main ingredient. Now that the holidays are closing in, it's time I step out of the box I'm afraid of leaving and cook up something new.
One of my many habits when it comes to "inventing" recipes is I won't always test out the recipe to see if it works. I just figure things up like "this and this go well together, why not add this". And maybe that's where stepping out of the box might help me. I will be able to successfully pass on my tweaked recipes with confidence.
And it's not that I don't enjoy trying new things, it's the lack of confidence I have in myself and my ability to cook. I'm no "chef to be discovered", just someone who hopes to bring good dishes to the table. I don't want a cooking show, but shelves lined with spiral notebooks filled with my recipes and others I've found or that have been shared.
My first holiday themed treat I will share (un-tested, un-tasted) will be my idea of shortbread cookies.
With a simple, buttery shortbread recipe, I plan on dipping some of the baked good-ness into milk chocolate AND white chocolate. Sprinkle some with peppermint candies, and some with red and green sugar sprinkles. I will use almond extract in place of vanilla because almond extract gives an amazing flavor!
I can't wait to test it out and let you know how it goes. I will then share pictures and the recipe I used.
Here's to the holiday treats. Cheers!
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