biscotti Archives - now & gen https://nowandgen.com/tag/biscotti/ Tue, 24 Dec 2019 00:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 https://nowandgen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-now-and-gen_logo-1-32x32.png biscotti Archives - now & gen https://nowandgen.com/tag/biscotti/ 32 32 My Aunt’s Famous Biscotti Recipe https://nowandgen.com/2019/12/21/my-aunts-famous-biscotti-recipe/ https://nowandgen.com/2019/12/21/my-aunts-famous-biscotti-recipe/#comments Sat, 21 Dec 2019 08:31:06 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=4943 Growing up, my family was traditional in the sense that every Christmas we picked out our tree, scattered ornaments around the floor, and discussed (and fought over) which ornament went where—and who got to hang the angel. We drove through neighborhoods strung with lights and with Santas flying over chimneys and voted on which house we loved the most that year. We did the obligatory smile-for-the-camera Christmas photos, but that was pretty much the extent of our “traditions.” I always attempted to bake, but being the oldest of four unique siblings, I felt like I could never satisfy everyone’s cravings. The one exciting treat everyone agreed upon was waiting in a shiny tin that arrived by post promptly before every Christmas. The contents inside were the most delectable homemade biscotti from my Aunt Cathy.These biscotti had the best crunch (not too firm and not too chewy) and soaked up hot chocolate, coffee, or tea just right. I looked forward to my Aunt Cathy’s shipment every year. And even though we lived close to each other for the 13 years that I lived in the Bay Area, she never failed to mail them. Maybe it’s her Georgia roots and Southern traditions, […]

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