2 1/2 c. finely crushed vanilla wafers 2 tbsp. cocoa 1 1/2 c. confectioners sugar 1 c. finely chopped walnuts 1/2 c. bourbon 3 tbsp. white corn syrup Combine all ingredients. Mixture should be stiff and a little sticky. Shape into 1″ balls and roll in confectioners sugar. Store in air tight container at room [...]
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My Holiday Cooking Strategy
Christmas Eve Dinner We always have fish on Christmas Eve and I typically order Royal Reds from Joe Patti’s, but I’d like to add more variety this year, and I’ve settled on Cioppino. As the girls have gotten older our Christmas Eve generally begins with an early, simple fish dinner, followed by Mass, and then [...]
Holiday Supplies
Before my readership mistakes Modest Bounty for an Italian food blog, I’d like to set the record straight. I’m not Italian by birth or heritage, my husband is. I certainly enjoy cooking Italian cuisine and spent time with his grandmother learning the family recipes, however I am half Irish and half French by birth and my father, Pierre, instilled in me a curiosity about my heritage as he spent his last years tracing his family history through French Canada, la Prairie. So, as I turn my attention toward Christmas, you’ll see a change in the “menu” of posts.
