One of my favorite baking challenges is to thumb through my collection of community cookbooks until I find a recipe I’ve never before seen or tasted. There are never descriptive photographs in these books. Upping the ante even more, all ingredient lists and instructions are of course written in the home cook’s (often less-than-complete) hand …

  I had all intentions of making these into bars to put on the holiday cookie tray but alas, the popcorn, peanut butter, peanut, dried fruit and honey mixture didn’t quite gel thus resembling more of a Cracker Jack like product. Which still resulted in a very delicious snack and pretty enough for packing in …

Disclaimer: this post is full of calorie-laden goodness and this dietitian thinks that’s just fine. It’s the time of year that panettones are hanging. Walk into any Italian market or shop, look up and you’ll see the pretty, colored boxes attached from the ceiling. Panettones or Italian Christmas cakes are sweet brioche-type breads originating from Milan and …