cookies

Mary's Classic Sugar Cookies

Charming and familiar, sugar cookies are perfect for sharing. They’re simple, sweet, and ready to decorate for any situation, any time of the year! Also included here are extra baking tips and a link to how to decorate them with royal icing. Let’s get started!
November 24, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
apple crust

Apple Slab Pie

In addition to Granny Smith apples, you must make your own crust. I use a favorite recipe that includes good-ol’ Crisco™ plus egg yolks. Those two ingredients are the key to this crust recipe: flaky and rich in flavor but firm enough to hold all those delicious Granny Smith apples in place.
November 05, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
Tags: dessert
pork roast

Hard Cider Pork Roast with Pink Lady Apples

Use a hard apple cider or apple and pear cider to both braise and make a sauce for this delicious autumn entrée. Rosy-colored Pink Lady apples are my favorite for this recipe but Honeycrisps also work great!
October 29, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
stuffing

Bud’s Country Stuffing with Cherries and Walnuts

Bud’s country stuffing is loaded with goodness—cherries, sausage, walnuts, and more.
October 27, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
biscotti

Grandma Vivardo's Favorite Cherry Pistachio Biscotti

With green hues imparted by pistachios and red from dried cherries, these are always on my Christmas cookie platter.
October 24, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
soup

Instant Pot™ Chicken Tortilla Soup

I love making soup in my Instant Pot. No need for hours of simmering. The beauty of the Instant Pot is the ability to dump in all of your ingredients, set the pressure, and forget it.
October 22, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
cookies

Chocolate Dipped Spritz Cookies

The fun with spritz cookies is in making the different shapes and deciding if they are begging for some colorful sprinkles on top or to be bathed in chocolate.
October 21, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
chicken

Herb Roasted Turkey with Tips on Thawing and Brining Your Turkey

On Thanksgiving, a perfectly prepared moist turkey is a make-or-break indicator of a successful meal. This herb-roasted turkey recipe is so moist, even the pickiest eaters will enjoy it.
October 20, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
sprouts

Mary’s Holiday Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Pancetta

Crispy, salty pancetta is the perfect foil for fresh Brussels sprouts. The secret to this recipe is how I prepare the raw sprouts.
October 20, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
Rugelach

Rugelach Cookies

Rugelach is a crescent-shaped filled pastry that originated in Jewish communities of Eastern and Central Europe. It can be filled with fruit jams, nuts, or sweet pastes.
October 17, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
italian cookies

Italian Rainbow Cookies

The Italian Rainbow Cookie is a tricolor treat that Italian immigrants have been making for years as a nod to the old country. I put my own flavor twist on this traditional recipe, and the results are as tasty as they are beautiful.
October 17, 2021 — Mary DiSomma
pfeffernuse

Pfeffernusse Cookies

Pop one of these confectioners’ sugar-encased cookies in your mouth and your taste buds won’t know what hit them.
October 17, 2021 — Mary DiSomma