The Best Soft and Chewy Snickerdoodles

Year after year, on blog after blog, and in kitchens everywhere, you’ll ALWAYS find a beloved recipe for classic Snickerdoodles on EVERYONE’s favorite cookie list!  Ever so easy to...

Glühwein German Mulled Wine / Munich & Nuremburg

There is one drink during the Christmas season that Germans (and Austrians) treasure: Glühwein German Mulled Wine.   A hot and spiced mulled wine is a great beverage to...

An Italian Cheese Log for the Holidays

Several years ago I bought a sweet little Christmas cookbook in a hospital gift shop when I was visiting a patient (Simply Christmas Cookbook, 2009).  It contains a lot...

Red Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Cream – Light and Healthy

Are you concerned about how much food you and your family will gobble down and indulge in during the feasting season of Christmas? Or are you staying true to...

Thick, Delicious Italian Hot Chocolate

Italian Hot Chocolate “cioccolata calda” is like no other hot chocolate!  It’s rich, creamy, and thick, with an almost pudding-like consistency.  It’s a perfect comfort drink to sip in front...

Nonna’s Italian Stew

As the weather gets colder, we crave heartier comfort foods to warm us through and through. Cooler days and chilly evenings officially usher in the season of rib-sticking soups...