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I got my love of baking from my mom. Birthday cakes, Christmas cookies, and of course holiday pies. Every year she’d make a half-dozen pies for Thanksgiving: apple, pumpkin, pecan (this was long before my son was born, although if you love and miss pecan pie you should check out my pretzel pie), chocolate cream…
Pumpkin snickerdoodles might be my new favorite recipe. Look, I know that it’s November 6th, and Starbucks has switched from pumpkin drinks to all things holly and jolly. Even my house is already beginning the transition. But . . . since Thanksgiving is still ahead of us. And pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving go together like…
Some things you never forget. Like the first time I had red velvet cupcakes. Actually, it was cake, but same difference really. It was my friend’s half birthday. And we were in Pennsylvania visiting her grandma for a week. I can’t think of that trip without laughing hysterically. It was only about two hours from…
There’s a tea house in New Jersey (I’m from New Jersey and still have family there) called High Societea Tea Room. This place is a family favorite. We’ve had birthdays there and even a bridal shower. My aunt goes so buys Christmas gifts for the owner. And they have this incredible dessert: Chocolate Cherry Cobbler,…
I know it’s going to be a good day when it starts with muffins. Especially these cherry chocolate chip muffins. They are like eating dessert for breakfast. Now I’m going to be honest . . . there’s nothing healthy about these muffins. Often my muffin recipes use white whole wheat flour, natural sweeteners, fruit, and…
If you don’t already own a bread machine, this recipe for homemade bread machine brioche might very well convince you that you need one. I have a very simple one, but I love it. I originally got a bread maker for my wedding. We used it sparingly. I’ll always remember someone warning me, “You know…
If you have a nut allergy you need to make these chocolate chip snowball cookies. When I was a child Christmas Cookies were a big deal. Who am I kidding? Christmas Cookies are still a big deal. But we had very specific traditions when I was little. Every year we made the same cookies: cookie…
My first memory of gingerbread was Pepperidge Farm Gingerbread Man cookies. We had them with tea at my Grandma’s house. If you’re not familiar with these cookies, they are a mildly spicy/sweet, crunchy cookie. They are delicious with tea and I still love them. But when I think of classic gingerbread I think of moist,…
I grew up in northern New Jersey. We were just a hops, skip, and a jump, (and an hour long wait to cross the George Washington Bridge) from New York City. This meant that we enjoyed a lot of New York’s finest treats. Things like bagels, hot pretzels, pizza, and black & white cookies. Please…