I love spinach and artichoke dip but unless I know for a fact that everyone is going to dig in immediately I am not a fan of serving it at cocktail parties or gatherings.…
Even if you’re not a big cook or baker I am going to go ahead and guess that the words “holiday” and “baking” will appear in your vocabulary at some point before you change your calendar page from December to January. No matter what holidays you celebrate, cookies bring a smile to anyone’s face – especially when they’re packed with seasonal flavors like peppermint, almonds and cranberries. My current favorite cookie is one that I invented on a whim when my friend Jennifer…
If you need a dessert for a holiday party but are tired of cakes, pies and even those once-revered little cupcakes, try a tarte tatin that will make you feel like a kid in a candy store tasting your first caramel apple. Baked upside down, tarte tatin began in 1889 as a mistake, when hotelier Stéphanie Tatin put apples in a tart pan without lining it first with dough (absolutely something I would do). To salvage it, she draped the…