Thursday, May 8, 2014

Treat of the Week, Part II: Family Favorites





Part II of this week's "Treat of the Week" sees the return of a family favorite dessert, after a beautiful entree.


Lovely tender cheese tortellone were adorned with a thick, creamy sauce of tomatoes and pesto with pancetta and perfectly-seasoned mushrooms.  


Beautiful little salads of fresh greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives and carrots were topped with more pancetta and imported provolone cheese.


It really was a delightful meal, and, I enjoyed a second helping.  However, I made sure to save room for dessert which was the return of my favorite cookie!




Of all the many, many cookies which I adore, if I had to rescue just one kind from a burning building (just go with it), it would be these enormous ginger cookies. Soft and chewy with a delightful tang of ginger, these cookies sparkle with a dusting of demerara sugar. Chewy and thick, these sturdy (not crumbly or crumby like a lot of cookies) cookies both keep and travel well.

11 comments:

Carolyn said...

Yummsy! Two great 'treats' in a row! We should have one every day!

Gene said...

I remember cookies like that from my childhood. I haven't had anything as good since.

April said...

The cookies look so pillowy and nice. They look like they'd be very comforting. I want.

Matt said...

Mmmm... ginger cookies are great!

Angelo said...

Oh man that looks good!!

Beth Ann said...

I love tortaloni. That sauce looks great. COokies are beautiful!

Sam P said...

Looks fantastic!!!

Barb said...

Another hit!

Gregg said...

I would enjoy all of it, but really the cookies most of all. I'd like one with a big cup of coffee right now.

Doug said...

I always love the treats. They make me hungry.

Wendy said...

Looks scrumptious!