12 Recipes of Christmas – Ladyfingers
Ladyfingers On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me – nine ladies dancing… and Cook Local gives you ladyfingers. Unlike some of the other phrases of the song, this one was rather easy....
View ArticleAunt Emily’s Sesame Cookies
Aunt Emily's Sesame Cookies Recently, my Dad sent me a present. He sent me a cookbook of old family recipes. My Dad is a first generation American. Both of his parents were immigrants from Italy....
View ArticleCornmeal Cookies (se-lu i-sa u-ga-na-s-da)
Let me start this post by deciding that I should never again say I’m not a baker. Or, I guess, I can still say it, in the same way I say that (sorry, going to go geek for a second), I’m not a...
View ArticleAunt Dee’s Ricotta Cookies
My wife is from a large Italian family (as opposed to those small ones). As such, unsurprisingly, there is quite a bit of family cooking going on in that family tree. As such, and with a vibrant...
View ArticleNonna’s Sweet Totella Cookies
Sweet Totella Cookies I never knew my Italian grandmother (la mia nonna). She came to the United States from Italy when she was somewhere around 4 years old. We’re still hunting for her Ellis Island...
View ArticleFlax and Peanut Butter Cookies
Flax and Peanut Butter Cookies One of the challenges of training for not one, but two triathlons, a marathon, and at least a few other minor races throughout the year is finding snacks that are...
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