Caramel Apples Supplies

My Best Halloween Recipes: Desserts, Cocktails, and Trick-or-Treat Meals for your family

I’ve collected my best Halloween recipes, from cookies and desserts to meals for your trick-or-treaters, to share with you this year. I even included some of my best Halloween cocktail recipes for adults (I’ve got you). No tricks, all treats. Let’s get right to it!
Mary DiSomma
macaron tower

A Parisian Proposal and My First Macaron Tower

A wedding in Paris? I went all in.
Mary DiSomma
Grandma Nerina Vivardo with Mary's Mother

Cookie Heritage: Grandma Vivardo's Italian Fig Cookies and Family Recipes

My Grandma Vivardo is my cookie muse; her story is—among other things—the story of how a proud Italian-American culinary tradition crossed an ocean, endured a century of tinkering in the kitchens of America, and thrives today.
Mary DiSomma
Thanksgiving Table Setting

Tips for Setting a Perfectly Pretty Thanksgiving Table

This Thanksgiving, many of us will be having smaller gatherings than usual. I believe that makes it all the more important to ensure your table decorations look extra-special. Here are some tips and guidelines that I follow to help create a beautiful Thanksgiving spread with a minimum of chaos and anxiety.
Mary DiSomma