Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. I have wonderful memories of my mom “pulling out all the stops” for Thanksgiving. The entire family got up early that morning and my father was busy chopping onions and apples for the stuffing while I broke up the toasted French bread and the cornbread that my […]

March 2, 2015
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Pink Grapefruit Cookies

I had never eaten these and was intrigued by the recipe. It came from Martha Stewart, so how could it be bad? They definitely have the flavor of grapefruit from the grapefruit zest. Her original recipe used this recipe for sandwich cookies with creamy grapefruit flavored filling. Sandwich cookies usually don’t hold up well and […]

February 27, 2015
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Party Cookies

In my house, party cookies meant the rich butter cookies that were covered with colored sprinkles that my mom bought at the bakery only when there was a party. These actually come close and you make them yourself. The fun part is that they are made with a cookie press and sprinkled with sanding sugar. […]

September 15, 2014
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Pignoli Cookies

I fell in love with pignoli cookies while in Italy. Pignoli is Italian for pine nuts. In Italy, they make them very tiny, the size of a nickel or a quarter. Make sure the almond paste you buy is soft. If you get it home and it is really hard, you may have difficulty getting […]