In praise of: the cookie press.
The cookie press is one of my favorite vintage kitchen tools — and one of the most-used. Use a cookie press to make holiday cookies.
Category: Holiday dishes
Classic chocolate eclairs.
My Grandmother Ruth’s chocolate eclairs, a family Thanksgiving favorite, are legendary. I think she’ll be OK with my sharing her recipe.
The Clara Project: an update.
Through December, I’ll be sharing recipes from the 1930s for classic Christmas cookies and desserts … recipes your mother or grandmother might have made during the holiday.
Top 10 recipes for the Fourth of July.
Is it me, or is it super lame when a holiday falls in the middle of the week. I mean, c’mon! Really? Just one day off from work? No long weekend? What gives? [Thanks, Gregorian Calendar.] …
Really good Irish soda bread.
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, you’ll want to make this easy and authentic Irish soda bread studded with caraway and raisins.
New Year’s party food ideas.
Planning a New Year’s gathering? Good for you! We’ve got a bunch of great appetizer ideas.
Gifts for foodies.
Gift shopping for foodies? Here’s a great list of fun holiday gift ideas for food-lovers.
Better than store-bought: Homemade sea-salt crackers.
Homemade crackers? Why, you ask. Because a) they’re beyond delicious and b) they’re fun and easy to make. Get the recipe!
Valentine’s Day cut-out cookies.
What could be more perfect than sharing the love with your sweetie, your family and your co-workers by way of a batch of heart-shaped cutout cookies? Why, frosting them with buttercream icing, of course! This butter …
