One of my favorite recipes on this site, perfect for the season, from the archives. First posted 2005. ~Elise Recently I had the pleasure of attending a fabulous class, taught by and in the home of local cooking maestra Evie Lieb. In the class we...

From the recipe archive. ~Elise No cookie says Christmas more than a gingerbread man cookie. It's been thirty years since I last made gingerbread men, and it took all weekend to get this recipe right. After starting with a truly terrible recipe...

From the recipe archive, a fun holiday project to do with kids! ~Elise See the complete photoset here. Making a gingerbread house is no simple task (unless of course you get one of those pre-fab houses, in which case these notes will be of...

A new cookie recipe from Garrett of Vanilla Garlic! ~Elise I find the taste of maple syrup comforting. Its caramel sweetness and amber tone are like being wrapped up in a blanket with your loved one or sitting in front of a warm fire. Maple syrup...

Once again, we overdid it. I think no matter how many people actually end up coming for Thanksgiving dinner, we still make enough for 14 or more. This year's T-Day dinner seated 6 Thursday night, and then a follow up for 7 Friday night, and we still...