I LOVE Cooks Illustrated! And I am TOTALLY hooked on ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ DVDs from my library. Their recipes ROCK!
http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/
http://www.americastestkitchen.com/
I am trying a shortbread recipe this season with Craisins, Pistachios & semi-sweet Chocolate Chunks in it. I think it will be a hit. I love shortbread. I also like scones. Anything dry and buttery with a big old cup-a coffee is just fine with me! :)
I haven’t tried making scones yet. I’ll have to do that. Everybody seems to love it when I bake things, even though I’m not much of a desserts kind of guy. I eat chocolate pretty much exclusively to satisfy my sweet tooth, which is how I started noticing your posts “Save the Earth - it’s the only plant with chocolate”. :-)