To be honest, I’m not totally sure why we made apple cider caramels in the middle of winter. Apple cider is usually a fall kind of thing. Regardless, though, they are awesome. Chewy (but not stick-to-your teeth kind of chewy), buttery, and tangy. They taste like apple cider and cinnamon, but who says that you…
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Guacamole
Updated to add a new photo on 3.9.13 We are both convinced that there are few things better than really delicious guacamole. It makes a great lunch, snack, or dinner. Our mom likes to buy the guacamole from Trader Joe’s, and we like it too, but homemade is way better. We’ve made this a couple…
Gooey Cinnamon Squares
A lot of people seem to love gooey butter cake- a layer of cake with a creamy topping that’s baked on. While it always sounded great to us, we never tried it, for several reasons, including the fact that “butter” is part of the title- something about that is slightly off-putting when you are trying…
White Pizza
There’s a moderately funny reason that in this picture is only one sad, small slice of white pizza all by itself. After making a lot of pizza the other night, we made sure to put aside half a pizza to photograph for the blog. We decided to let it sit on the counter for twenty…
Favorites of 2012
Even though we haven’t had this blog for long, we’ve posted over 50 recipes, each one delicious! Some seem to stand out, in our mind and in our readers’ minds, and we would like to list these favorites below. But before we do, we would like to thank every one of our readers for, well,…
Swedish Almond Cardamon Wreath
This dessert is the type of thing that, if we had never had it before, we would be tempted to skip over for other desserts. It’s not that we’re particularly picky, but “Swedish Almond Cardamom Wreath” just doesn’t have the same ring to it as, say, “Salted Caramel Double-Chocolate Brownie.” However, we’re here to tell…
Chicken Taquitos and Refried Beans
It seems like most people really like Mexican food; many of our friends have obsessions with places like Chipotle and Qdoba and bowls of chips with salsa, guacamole, or queso dip. We definitely agree- we love it! Taquitos are lots of fun both to make and to eat. To us, they taste sort of like…
Eggnog Muffins
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with their families and friends! We had a nice, quiet Christmas at home with our grandparents and family, enjoying some delicious baked goods and their company! These muffins were actually our breakfast Christmas morning, and they were too delicious not to share, even though Christmas itself is technically…
Sable Cookies
Sometimes we think that there is nothing better than something flavored purely vanilla. If you are having a vanilla craving, these are a good answer because they have spectacular vanilla flavor. Vanilla comes in two forms here: a vanilla bean and two tablespoons of vanilla extract. We actually improvised quite a bit from the original…
Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
We have been wanting to make sugar cookies with royal icing for a very long time. Who can blame us? Sugar cookies with royal icing look beautiful and are impressive for party favors and for Christmastime! We finally tried them for the first time this weekend and we were very happy with the results! Now,…
We Like Two Cook 