How is it possible that the holidays have sneaked up on us again?…
I am sharing this recipe because I'm a giver. I just hope the competitors in my family are too busy to read this post!…
Some things are worth waiting for, like a perfect fall day, a job you love, and your turn to bask in the glory of winning the Annual Cutthroat Tunno Pumpkin Pie Competition! So, without further ado, I would like to proudly announce that the winner of this year’s competition goes to……………………………………………………………..…
Baking• Dessert• Holidays• Pies
Thankfulness and Twelve Hard-Learned Truths about Pie Crust
November 23, 2021
Here are my twelve, hard-learned truths about pie crusts. …
How can you go wrong with pumpkin and butterscotch -- in FALL?…
I’m giving you this fabulous Lemon Mascarpone Tart recipe because once you taste it, you’ll forget that I’ve abandoned you for two months. Here’s my excuse list: I started a full-time job. I moved twice. I unpacked like a madwoman for 20 days so my apartment would feel like home to my visiting daughter. We attended family gatherings. We went on a roadtrip to the Adirondacks visiting lifelong…
Baking• Cookies• Family Traditions• Italian cookies
Mom’s Favorite Christmas Cookie
December 21, 2020
Growing up, all I ever wanted was to be a normal American. The kind who ate sugar cookies and chocolate chip cookies at Christmas. I admit I was a bad Italian.…
Some days I just need baking therapy. Now that I’ve joined the ranks of the laid off, I alternate between working on my book, taking meal breaks (woo hoo!) and looking for jobs. It’s a little draining, and leaves me craving carbs. This week I desperately needed cake, and found the most amazing recipe for Lemon Ricotta Poundcake that came from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe. But I…
Is everyone having a tough time not knowing what their life will be like in a month or two, or is it just me? I think the low-level stress is turning me toward the dark side – chocolate. Not that it was a big turn. But right now chocolate is entirely too satisfying. That’s why I found myself going through the thousand, or more, recipes I’ve collected over…
Baking• Biscotti• Random Thoughts
The Only Advantage of Covid 19 – Date Hazelnut Cinnamon Biscotti
July 17, 2020
On Wednesday I spent an hour and a half picking up trash on the streets I frequent on my morning walks. It’s supposed to be my time for reflection and peaceful meditation, but even with the meditation music plinking away in the background, I found myself cussing under my mask at all the a**holes who couldn’t be bothered to pick up their damned trash. (One advantage of wearing…