Our friend Celia started hosting Thanksgiving Pie Breakfast a few years ago, and it is quite an event. My husband and a nephew start asking about it midsummer. Here’s how it works: Guests bring pies and folks take slivers (OK, some take big ol’ pieces) of whatever strikes their fancy (fancies?). Yep, lots of sugar. … View Post
Orange Shortbread
This is one of my all-time favorite cookies; they’re buttery and richly orange-flavored. I make them nearly every Christmas, and as I was devour…. er, tasting them this season, I wondered why I only make them at Christmas. Maybe it’s all the “tasting” I do. . . Once I added miniature chocolate chips to … View Post