Tag: Modern Comfort Food

Black and White or Half and Half Cookies

My sister sent me a Black and White Cookie Natural Rubber Baby Teether she saw and purchased at MOMA ( Museum of Modern Art) in New York City.

She gave me that NYC bag a few years ago which features the Black and White Cookies. My friend Eileen says in Massachusetts they’re called Half and a Half Cookies. Underneath these items is Ina Garten’s cookbook Modern Comfort Food with the recipe. I found it here at the Barefoot Contessa’s website in case you want to bake a batch.

From the archives April 2022
Pasticceria Rocco window on Bleecker Street

They are found in New York City, Boston, and Florida but I found some small ones on sale in Ohio and Pittsburgh.

Editors addition from dc in a Florida 3/03/2024

This just in from dc. Blog follower and friend.

“Black & white cookies are famous because they’re such a quintessential New York dessert. It’s believed that the cookie was invented at a Manhattan bakery called Glaser’s, which was founded on the Upper East Side by Bavarian immigrants in 1902 and closed in 2018.”

Our family enjoys them on occasion see blog post here

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Two Longtime Friends Cook Modern Comfort Food Guest Blog

Watercolor by Joanne -Applesauce Cake with Bourbon Raisins baked by Colleen

Joanne writes from Florida:

So …. one day last month I was on the phone catching up with my friend Colleen who lives in Nova Scotia.  As we were talking about her new cookbook purchase, Ina Garten’s “Modern Comfort Food“, my doorbell rang and a package was delivered.  I opened it while talking and it was a copy of the same book!  What are the odds?  My dear friend Ruth had sent it as a surprise.  Colleen and I decided we would each pick some recipes to try out and share our results.  Here are the photos of our month-long project.  Fun and nice way to keep in touch.  Overall we both agree that Ina Garten’s recipes are easy to prepare and almost always turn out looking exactly like her descriptions and photos. 

We’re looking forward to trying out another cookbook author soon.”

Colleen cooked:
Warm Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Spaghetti Squash with Arrabbiata Sauce
Seared Salmon with Spicy Red Pepper Aioli
Applesauce Cake with Bourbon Raisins

Applesauce Cake with Bourbon Raisins
Joanne cooked:
Brussels Sprouts Pizza Carbonara

Brussels Sprouts Pizza Carbonara
Fresh Zucchini with Lemon and Mint
Roasted Sausages, Peppers and Onions
Joanne has been featured with Tea Bag Art and recently the zucchini as cucumber confused produce sign
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