Recipes
Homemade Blueberry Sauce
Topping my homemade corn ice cream with homemade blueberry sauce brings the dessert to a whole new level!
London Fog Lavender Shortbread Cookies
This delicious tea cookie was inspired by The Daly Bagel’s Tea Week. I made this recipe especially for them and I hope you like them — Earl Grey London Fog tea cookies!
Italian Fig Cookies (Cuccidati or Buccellati)
If there’s one non-negotiable Christmas cookie at my house, it’s this one. Filled with a scrumptious mixture of figs, walnuts, raisins, orange, and honey, these traditional Fig Cookies are staple in Italian households. Learn how to make my Grandmother’s original Cuccidati recipe.
Royal Icing Recipe for Decorating Cookies
A good royal icing recipe is an integral part of any serious cookie-decorating repertoire. My royal icing recipe is easy to tweak, so you can use it for a variety of decorating techniques. Whether you’re working on a large batch or a small one (or a gigantic one!).
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!
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.
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!
Bud’s Country Stuffing with Cherries and Walnuts
Bud’s country stuffing is loaded with goodness—cherries, sausage, walnuts, and more.
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.
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.
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.
