Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

This is what happens when you try to multi-task by wrapping Christmas presents while you’re making homemade marshmallows to give as gifts. The fire department wasn’t amused. Neither was I.
More to come…….

The other day, I was frantically racing strolling down the baking aisle at the market when I saw these Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips by Andes. You know Andes, don’t you? They’re the ones that make those little Crème de Menthe chocolates that you get at many restaurants along with …

I remember when I was in high school, my mother once tried to convince me to go out with the dorky son of one of her bridge buddies. “What does he look like?” I asked. She replied, “Looks aren’t everything. He’s got such a great personality!” I knew I …

Have you ever been sorting through your food pics and found a bunch that you forgot about and never posted on? Well, that never happens to me. Usually, I cook food and it is either gobbled up before I ever have a chance to photograph it, it’s late and …

I call this week’s TWD recipe the Clark Kent of cookies. These sables appear to be unassuming little wallflowers of a cookie. Yet, one bite is all it takes to realize that they are quite special. Sables are basically a butter cookie. While they are sumptuously rich and buttery, …

First of all, I want to tell you how sorry I am that I’ve taken so long to announce my POM Giveaway winners! I really and truly intended to post this several days ago. I’ve been pushing up against a deadline on a very special freelance writing gig and …

When I was a little girl, one of my family’s weekly rituals was going to Mass at St. Clare’s on Sunday mornings and then stopping at Enrico’s Bakery on Morris Park Avenue afterwards for pastries. We did this every Sunday without fail. We’d get a big box filled …

Thanksgiving is a mere four days away. Are you ready? Or, are you running around like a lunatic, frantically trying to pull it all together? Whether you’re cool, calm and collected or a big pile of nervous, quivering mush, here’s a list of tried and true Thanksgiving recipes from …

In my family, Thanksgiving dinner always begins with the primi piatti, or first course. It’s the Italian way. Don’t even try to slap a turkey, stuffing and some sides on the table without first serving some type of soup, pasta or risotto dish. But, let’s face it. Who could …