We asked readers to share their best holiday cookie recipes and the stories behind them. After sifting through dozens of sweet (and buttery) submissions, here are a few that touched us most. A Spoonful of Love from Grandma’s Kitchen Submitted by Kim Sutter, Owasso, Oklahoma I have lovely memories of my grandmother Helen. She was…
Easy, No-bake Haystacks Are the Ultimate Holiday Crowd-Pleaser
Want a crowd-pleasing cookie that has just five ingredients and doesn’t even require turning on the oven? Say hello to the haystack cookie! Grab the kiddos and let’s get cooking: You’ll have a big batch of haystacks in under an hour. What Are Haystacks Made of? Haystacks are no-bake cookies that consist of fried chow…
Good Creamed Spinach Is a Revelation
There are two types of people in the world: people who love creamed spinach and people who haven’t had good creamed spinach yet. Fortunately, I fall into the former and plan to convert everyone into the latter. That’s because good creamed spinach is nothing like the spinach you find wilting in a buffet tray. Good…
The Makings of an Italian Christmas Cookie Tin: 3 Recipes to Tell the Story of My Family, Past and Present
I am a Tuscan born and bred country girl, from a family of people who love traditional food. Olive oil runs through my veins, and I love nothing more than pappa al pomodoro, our famed stale bread and tomato soup. I stock my pantry and my fridge with local beans, pecorino toscano, our typical unsalted…
Mostaccioli (Pugliese Spiced Christmas Cookies)
Mostaccioli are dense, dark, nutty cookies shaped like diamonds and covered with a chocolate glaze. The key ingredient to make traditional mostaccioli is vincotto, a syrupy cooked grape must (mosto in Italian, hence their name, mostaccioli), or vincotto di fichi, a thick, slow-cooked fig syrup. Both are very common in the Italian South, usually used…
Cavallucci Senesi (Sienese Walnut Cookies)
Among Siena’s most traditional Christmas cookies, cavallucci are not elegant or photogenic, lacking the bright colors, icing, and sparkling sugar we expect from a Christmas cookie. Nor do they come in Christmas shapes; they’re round and rustic, lightly flattened on the ends, floury and a bit lumpy. And yet, with that first bite full of…
Calzoncelli (Chocolate and Almond Christmas Cookies From Basilicata)
Along with cavallucci, calzoncelli are another fixture of our Christmas at home. They originate in Melfi, a southern town in Basilicata, my grandfather’s hometown. A bag of calzoncelli, no matter the size, never lasted longer than a couple days at home. Calzoncelli are small parcels with a paper-thin, brittle shell and a moist chocolate and…
Pasta Recipe Using One Pan Is Fast With Minimal Cleanup
This chicken Parmesan pasta uses the one-pot pasta method to cook your noodles, chicken, and sauce all in one skillet for a fast and easy dinner with minimal cleanup. Finish the dish under the broiler to achieve a delicious melted cheese crust. One-Pan Chicken Parmesan Pasta Active Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Serves…
A Twist on Traditional Italian Holiday Cookies
This crispy-on-the-bottom-and-chewy-on-the-inside gluten-free cookie recipe is a twist on a traditional Italian holiday treat, pignoli, or pine nut cookies. Look for almond paste—a mixture of ground almonds and sugar (available in tubes or sometimes tubs)—near other baking supplies in well-stocked supermarkets or specialty stores. Sweeter marzipan doesn’t work well in these cookies. Pignoli Cookies Active…
2 out of 3 Sisters: A Creamy Bean Stew Built on Old Wisdom
“Foods that grow together go together,” so goes the old saying. It’s become the locavore’s anthem, your cue to coax whatever plant life you can from your home ground, and figure out how best to cook it all. And live happily ever after. The seed catalogs that will soon arrive in the mail will tempt you…
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