Special Occasion

Snowball Cookies

Well, it certainly didn’t take long for me to fall behind on posting my holiday cookies, did it? As much as I am able to plan which cookies I’d like to bake, shoot photos, and edit, I run out of time when it comes to …

Chocolate-Glazed Mocha Fans

I used to make quite a few holiday cookies. The prep routine went something like this: wallow through the recipes until the calendar pressured me into making choices; make sure there’s not only a variety of flavors, but textures and shapes as well; and vary …

Chocolate Almond Dipped Sandwich Cookies

Last year at this time, our house was completely torn up due to a remodel. When left to consider where I might set up shop while all of the dust, noise, and construction workers took over, it didn’t take long to decide that if I …

A Sad Thanksgiving

I was supposed to have made cannoli for our November Daring Baker’s challenge, but haven’t quite gotten around to it. Instead, I’ve spent the past several days readying our house for Thanksgiving, making last minute recipe choices, and going over the prep with my husband …

Spiced Upside-Down Apple Cake

The very last issue of Gourmet sits in a stack along with the most recent issues of Saveur, Bon Appetit, and Food & Wine — all barely touched. Holiday catalogs I’d rather not receive lay scattered in the mix as well reminding me that I …