Holiday Recipe

Fig Cookies or Cucidati

  My Italian grandmother made these for Christmas but I did not get this recipe from her. I found this one in A Baker's Guide to Christmas Cookies and knew I had to try it. The book describes it as "a tender rolled pastry filled with as sophisticated filling moist with figs [and] flavored with … Continue reading Fig Cookies or Cucidati

Hot Water Sponge Cake

Can be used for jelly roll, upside down cake, Washington pie… This recipe is from my great-grandmother Hargis

Cranberry Salsa

A delicious, fresh salsa that can add tangy sweet flavor to a dip, burritos, rice & beans, or anything else that needs some zip. (Comes from Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook.)

African-Inspired Squash

A delicious alternative for serving winter squash (butternut, acorn, hubbard, etc.) This is a family recipe brought out for the holidays for the past 20 years.

Puttanesca Sauce

This is a quick rich sauce that tastes like you spent the entire day making it up! All ingredients are approximate. Feel free to adjust to your taste.

Peach Cookies

Featured in the past two holiday cookie exchanges – Now you can make them yourself!