Holiday Gift Idea: Create And Share Your Own Cookbook

I love to create personalized holiday gifts and wanted to share my favorite one with you.  A Cookbook!  Back in 2010 I decide to create a cookbook of all my mom’s signature desserts and gift the book to my sister for Christmas.  This way we would always have the recipes in one place and enjoy bakingContinue reading “Holiday Gift Idea: Create And Share Your Own Cookbook”

A Personal Mini Pumpkin Pie

When you live far from family during the holidays it’s not always possible to travel back for the big family meal.  At one point in my life I lived about 8 hours away by car and traveling back with holiday traffic was not ideal, but that didn’t mean I had to go without some ofContinue reading “A Personal Mini Pumpkin Pie”

Continuing a Family Tradition: Nana’s Apple Pie

As the air grows crisp and the leaves change color, my family and I head up to my parents farm in Western Mass to harvest. We pick crunchy apples, delicate raspberries, plump tomatoes, round pumpkins, squash and potatoes. Then we cook and bake! Apple pie is one of my favorites. This recipe is a twistContinue reading “Continuing a Family Tradition: Nana’s Apple Pie”