Raised Doughnuts: Raising the Roof with Mom
The weekend before Christmas I went home to Maine in order to spend an early holiday with my family. Sunday morning, after the presents had been opened and the Eggnog...
Margarita Mama: Mocktails for Moms-To-Be
I admit it, one of the first things I said to my good friend Meghan when she told me she was going to have a baby (after CONGRATULATIONS, of course)...
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Controversy abounds on who exactly invented the Whoopie Pie, but having grown up in Maine I’m going to take a local stance and declare that they were invented in my...
Marjorie Standish’s Shredded Wheat Bread
My grandmother gave me a copy of Marjorie Standish’s Cooking Down East cookbook for Christmas. It’s full of simple New England style recipes including one of my absolute favorites, Shredded...
Years in the Making of the Yule Log
On Christmas Eve Eve my mother and I made a number of desserts including a Chocolate Yule Log. I’ve wanted to make a Yule Log ever since I was a...