Rachelle, Laura, Erin :: Happy Village, Ukrainian Village, Chicago
Over the past year Laura is the 5th person I know who moved to the Bay area (John & Susan, Allison, Justin). Last night she had her going away party at Happy Village and on Monday she’s off to the West Coast. Laura grew up in Palo [...]
Good Luck, Laura
June 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Tags:Chicago·cookie party·erin·goodbye·happy village·laura·ukrainian village
Laura’s Cranberry Streusel Shortbread Bars
December 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Photo via Erin
Laura’s Cranberry Streusel Shortbread Bars won top honors at my cookie party. Lots of people emailed or commented to request the recipe. Sorry it took so long for me to provide it, I was in California on business for much of this past week.
For the crust & struesel
10 1/2 oz. (1 cup plus [...]
Tags:cookie party·Cooking & Baking·cranberry·laura oppenheimer·shortbread
First Annual Cookie and Tree-Trimming Party
December 10th, 2007 · 13 Comments · Uncategorized
On Saturday I hosted a cookie party. My mom, sister-in-law, cousin, nieces, Dallas’ aunts, and some of my girlfriends all came over. Each brought several dozen cookies, which we laid out and sampled over the course of a few hours.
I served some baba ganoush (Dallas and I love the Whole Foods brand of it [...]
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