It's the holidays, people are looking for gifts for their favorite foodies. (Including, ahem, my darling husband). I'll do posts later on larger gifts I'm giving to the foodies in my life or hoping to receive, but this post is dedicated to the often...

I know what you're thinking. Fruitcake? Really? And yes, I am well aware of fruitcake's reputation as the bane of the holidays. But fruitcake doesn't have to be a joke. Yes, it is dense, but it should be sliced thinly -- it's really a confection,...

If you like to bake, as I do, and you like to eat, as I also do, you often get asked "What is your favorite dessert?" I rarely have an answer. Sometimes I feel like the cool creaminess of ice cream, and I'm more in a bread pudding mode. Sometimes...

Well that was nice. Thanksgiving I mean. Turkey and cranberries and wine and family and five pies do leave me with a warm glow of contentment that may even leave me cheerful enough to forgive my visiting father in law the sin of finishing ALL of the...

Thanksgiving is the cook's holiday. More than any other holiday, it centers on food, on abundance, on dinner. Foodies across America have been planning their menu for weeks -- lovingly printing recipes, brining turkeys, baking pies. It's really...