Festive Foodie: Pistachio Pudding Grinch Truffles

There’s plenty of “polished” versions of this recipe available on various cooking/baking blogs and social media, where the chocolate cookie truffles are coated with a layer of smooth melted chocolate or perfectly layered frosting, and I love those, too – I’m not knocking them in any way! – but I’ve always associated the world of […]

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Snow Day Treats: Chocolate Chip Brookies

It’s not often I get snowed in while visiting my mom in Central Massachusetts. In recent years, I’m usually at my apartment or in my neighborhood within the Pioneer Valley when the bigger storms hit – and I pass the time waiting for plows and sanders by binge-watching comfort movies or my favorite television series, […]

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Fall Foodie: Apple Cinnamon Cookies

Now that I’m back in New England, and I’ve gotten my first feel of that crisp September air blowing through my hair as I was rolling my suitcase into my apartment the other night (and it felt amazing!) I am fully preparing to pack up all of my Summer dresses and dΓ©cor over the next […]

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Festive Foodie: Chocolate-Covered Peppermint Sandwich Cookies

As I continue my holiday shopping and sort out my schedule when it comes to upcoming parties and get-togethers with friends and family (my planner is so full of stuff!) I’m also doing my best to appease my inner micro-management hostess and put together some great snacks/appetizers and desserts so that I’m not showing up […]

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Springtime Sweets: Strawberry Half-Moon Cookies

With Memorial Day Weekend (the unofficial beginning of Summer!) coming up and my schedule still just as busy as ever with concerts, festivals, dinners and those late-Spring-cookouts with friends and family- I’ve been looking for quick and easy recipes to prepare that won’t take up too much of my in-between time but will still be […]

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Spooky Sweets: Boneyard Pudding Cups

One of my favorite Halloween night traditions over the years has been traveling to my mother’s house to meet up with her, my brothers, my sister-in-law and my niece where we’d order a couple of pizzas, watch some horror movies and take my niece Trick-or-Treating around the neighborhood before we’d bake cookies or a cute […]

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A Taste of Spring: Shortbread Cookies with Edible Flowers

Happy First Day of April, everyone! To commemorate a new month and hopefully some sooner-than-later sunnier, warmer days ahead- I wanted to share a bright, colorful and sweet seasonal cookie recipe that I like to whip up each year around Easter! If you’re looking for more realistic looking edible flowers for your cookies- there are […]

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Summer Sweets: Banana Split Cookies

Happy August, everyone! As we embark on a new month (and the last full month of Summer 2021!)– I thought I’d share a bit of a “mash-up” dessert recipe that was passed along to me by a friend a few weeks ago and has since quickly become one of my favorites. Combining the quintessential Summertime […]

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