old school animal crackers

this past weekend, a last-minute opportunity arose to catch a nyc performance by an out-of-town friend.

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sometimes, i like to bring the equivalent of a hostess gift for when we say hi after the performance. with three hours to spare, i thought cookies might be fun to make.

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crackers & canapés

earlier this week, i made pizza again (still refining the recipe) and stored half of the dough for a couple of days in the fridge. this morning, i decided to make some crackers and tartlet shells from the crust dough. pretty easy, just run the dough through a pasta roller and cut with a mini biscuit cutter or shot glass.

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the tartlet shells were fun, i baked them in a silicone mini tartlet mold. the fun part was deciding how to dress them up. the crackers, Continue reading

crackers galore

the other day, i spent more time fiddling with my pizza crust recipe, in hopes of making it easier to handle. i’m getting close,  so more on that later. i stored the leftover dough in the fridge for a couple days and totally forgot about it. when i saw it languishing on the shelf, this morning, i kind of panicked.

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herb & cheese crackers

using the leftover C4C pizza dough from yesterday’s pizza adventure, i made crackers sprinkled with herbes de provence and grated grana padano cheese. they come out very much like water crackers and have a nice crisp texture and are just perfect for everyday snacking or used as a base for canapés.