by Caroline Siegrist | Dec 19, 2016 | Holiday Cooking, Recipes
If you’re new to the Hanukkah tradition or Jewish fare in general, I have a couple of words for you: jelly doughnuts. Oh, and another word: latkes. (That’s a fried potato pancake, for those of you who don’t know.) Hanukkah and Christmas overlap this...
by Kate Etue | Dec 14, 2016 | Gift Guides, Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
My mom worked at a school when I was growing up, and to this day, some of the gifts she received — like Mrs. Anderson’s pumpkin bread and Mrs. Hutcheson’s spiced tea mix — are among my favorite holiday traditions. Now, as a busy mom on a...
by Kate Etue | Dec 10, 2016 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
Let’s be totally honest here: The very best part of Christmas is the cookies, right? Getting in the kitchen and baking with my kids is one of my favorite traditions of the season. Of course, we can’t choose just one, so we end up making six or seven...
by Caroline Siegrist | Nov 28, 2016 | Tips + Tricks, Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Thanksgiving
I’ve never been particularly shy about using butter, sugar, and eggs in my baked goods, but with the holiday baking season upon us, I figure a few healthy baking substitutes might be useful. No, I’m not talking about using birdseed, carob, or bean paste...
by Kate Etue | Nov 13, 2016 | Columns
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too. Starbucks’s iconic holiday cups are here. Let the controversy begin? In weird news: a powder that makes your bath smell like ramen. In weirder news:...