Desserts & Breads

Polvorones de Nuez (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

Polvorones de Nuez  (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

POLVORONES DE NUEZ (Walnut Cookies for Christmas) In Mexico these are wrapped in papel de China, the brightly colored tissue paper that we call “Chinese.” l/2        cup butter or margarine 2        tablespoons confectioners sugar, plus additional for dusting... (Continue reading)

Coffee Crunch Cake

Coffee Crunch Cake

COFFEE CRUNCH CAKE Every Christmas, I make this spectacular cake that I learned to make from Jack Lirio, a San Francisco cooking teacher in 1976.  Jack’s eccentric book, Cooking with Jack Lirio, (William Morrow & Co. 1982) is out-of-print so... (Continue reading)