Old-Fashioned Stained Glass Window Candy (No-Bake Christmas Recipe) Some Christmas treats have a way of taking you right back to Grandma’s kitchen. For me, old-fashioned stained glass window candy is one of those recipes that looks like it belongs on every Christmas candy tray. Those colorful little slices, filled with pastel marshmallows and surrounded by…
Classic Italian Bakery Butter Cookies (Just Like the Bakery!) If you grew up in an Italian-American family, you probably remember those big boxes of assorted butter cookies that appeared at every Christmas gathering, wedding, and Sunday family celebration. There were little cookies dipped in chocolate, pretty swirls covered in colorful sprinkles, and those wonderful sandwich…
Old-Fashioned Italian Anisette Cookies (Nonna’s Soft Christmas Cookies) If you grew up in an Italian-American family, you probably remember those little round cookies covered in white icing and colorful sprinkles sitting on the kitchen table every Christmas. Some families called them Italian anise cookies. Others called them anisette cookies. And in plenty of homes, they…
Slow Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup (Thick, Creamy & Easy!) There’s nothing quite like a big bowl of creamy potato soup on a chilly evening. Especially when it’s loaded with crispy bacon, melted cheddar cheese, tender potatoes, and all the toppings you’d normally pile onto a baked potato. This Slow Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup…
Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle (Grandma-Style Christmas Candy) There’s something about homemade peanut brittle that brings back memories of Christmas in Grandma’s kitchen. That golden candy filled with roasted peanuts, the sweet smell of caramelizing sugar, and the familiar snap when someone broke off a piece were all part of the holiday season. Old-fashioned peanut brittle is…
Nonna’s Italian Fig Cookies (Traditional Sicilian Cuccidati Recipe) If you grew up in an Italian-American family, you might remember a big tray of Italian fig cookies appearing on the Christmas dessert table every year. They were the ones with the sweet fruit filling, soft golden pastry, white icing, and those tiny colorful sprinkles that somehow…
Nonna’s Italian Christmas Struffoli (Traditional Honey Balls Recipe) If you grew up in an Italian-American family, there’s a good chance you remember a big plate of struffoli sitting on the Christmas dessert table. Those tiny golden dough balls covered in sticky honey and colorful sprinkles were always one of the prettiest holiday treats. Italian Christmas…
Old-Fashioned Anise Pizzelle Cookies (Thin and Crispy Italian Christmas Recipe) There’s something special about an old pizzelle iron and a handwritten family recipe. For many Italian-American families, making pizzelle cookies is a Christmas tradition that brings back memories of Grandma’s kitchen, the smell of anise, and stacks of delicate cookies cooling on the counter. These…
Old-Fashioned Anise Pizzelle Cookies (Thin and Crispy Italian Christmas Recipe) There’s something special about an old pizzelle iron and a handwritten family recipe. For many Italian-American families, making pizzelle cookies is a Christmas tradition that brings back memories of Grandma’s kitchen, the smell of anise, and stacks of delicate cookies cooling on the counter. These…
Soft Italian Ricotta Christmas Cookies (Old-Fashioned Holiday Recipe) There’s something special about a plate of Italian Christmas cookies covered in white icing and colorful sprinkles. For many Italian-American families, these soft little cookies are a familiar part of the holiday season, right alongside biscotti, pizzelles, and other homemade favorites. These Italian Ricotta Christmas Cookies are…