Holiday

Cherry-Nut Cookies

When it comes to Christmas cookies my family tends to stick to some tried-and-true recipes we make every year.  Every few years mom would slip a new cookie or two into...

Sesame Seed Cookies

In the baking world, Christmas cookies tend to have Type A personalities ; pushy, demanding attention, rigidly organized and highly status conscious. So every once in a...

Sugar Cookies

Two of my favorite things in life came out of Iowa; these cookies and the person who gave me the

Thumbprint Cookies

The Christmas cookie extravaganza continues with the winner of the 1988 Chicago Tribune's Christmas Cookie Contest: Fay Kuhn's Thumbprints, substituting dairy-free...

Chocolate Pinwheels

One of my favorite Christmas cookies is Chocolate Pinwheel refrigerator cookies. My mom has been baking ever since I can remember.  (Last year she made and froze over 44...

Roasting a Frozen Turkey? Yes You Can!

Have you ever gotten up Thanksgiving morning to find your turkey isn’t completely thawed, or worse yet, you forgot to take it out of the freezer? As you sit there...

Dairy-Free Pie Crust

The best and easiest pie crust you'll ever make is from Cook's Illustrated . I love the magazine and cookbooks but they're not known for simple recipes but trust me,...

Cranberry Pistachio Bars

For years my dad has said we should only make two kinds of cookies for Christmas; Chocolate Pinwheels and his favorite, Chocolate Chip. For some reason I just can't wrap...