I can't recall a single Christmas without these sweet, creamy peanut butter and chocolate confections. Often dismissed and lost in the oversaturated “holiday cookie” category, these decadent three-biters are more like an oversized candy or truffle. With fond memories and misty eyes, I opened my mother’s recipe box – an army green, utilitarian metal affair overstuffed... Continue Reading →

Growing up in New Hampshire, maple syrup practically ran through our veins. With the first snow, we’d bundle up to spend hours outside, building forts and sledding down whatever bit of hill we could find. Armed with jugs of maple syrup, usually tapped from trees just down the road, neighborhood mothers would con us into... Continue Reading →

The Halloween hangover is no joke. Stray glitter shimmers from couch cushions and carpeting; bright, greasy makeup smudges mark bathroom faucets and refrigerator doorhandles. There are extra loads of impossibly-stained laundry and the challenge of finding storage for yet another wig. Regrettable amounts of candy washed down with a lamentable number of drinks make for a tired tummy. Here,... Continue Reading →