On New Year's Day morning, I thought I'd throw these in the oven. This recipe for Sticky Buns is the perfect sweet that will hold them over until brunch is ... Read More

How could anyone resist this delightful cake? Not only is the Festive Flourless Chocolate Cake made with loads of chocolate, it's topped in a chocolate ganache, which is then covered ... Read More

The first moment I heard about this candy, I knew it was what we'd be using as teacher gifts. Besides tasting fantastic, these Chocolate-Peanut Clusters are simple to make. They're ... Read More

From my family to yours, I wish you all a veryMerry Christmas.(English) Lystig Jul (Norwegian) Buon Natale (Italian) Καλά Χριστούγεννα (Greek) Feliz Navidad (Spanish)Joyeux Noël (French)Vrolijke Kerstmis (Dutch)Frohe Weihnachten (German)

When there's so many people here for dinner and dessert, it's much better to serve buffet-style. Here are a few dessert ideas to put on your next dessert buffet. Photo © ... Read More

Looking forward to that last excuse for having a holiday party? Yes, New Year's Eve is just a few days away. For parties that feature fingerfood only, here are several ... Read More

I have to say that I've never understood why this dessert is called a cheesecake. Yes, it does have cream cheese in it, but it doesn't have what I call ... Read More

Coconut is one of those foods that seem to go perfect at Christmas and at Easter. Here are some of my favorite desserts made with this natural wonder. Mom's Piña Colada ... Read More

As I said before, I just love all of the movies playing this time of year. My absolute favorite is White Christmas. You just can't watch a movie without having ... Read More

This is a list of the Jewish Holiday Desserts I have on my website. Plus you can find many more desserts, as well as "real" food, on Giora Shimoni's site ... Read More

I have many, many holiday movies that I just have to watch this time of year. Christmas in Connecticut is one of those movies. It's about a writer who pretends ... Read More

With all of the heavy desserts we tend to eat this time of year, serving a trifle makes a nice change. This New England Trifle recipe from Cointreau and ... Read More

I find that when you're having a lot of company over the holidays (like I am), it's a good idea to host, or better get someone else to host, a ... Read More

In an email Mary Ann wrote: "Dear Carol, Does the Bacardi Rum cake need to be refrigerated? I would like to know if I can send it to Germany. Any ... Read More

Here's an edible gift idea for those really special people on your Christmas gift list. I think making truffles is as about as personal as it gets. All About Truffles Step-By-Step Truffle-Making ... Read More

Even with the day-to-day goings on of getting ready for family to come for Christmas, I need to decide on which homemade gifts to make. If you've got some wannabe ... Read More

Just yesterday, very last minute, I had to make a treat to take to my daughter's church choir performance reception. It was buy one-get one free on the marshmallows I ... Read More

This weekend I'm going to go ahead and make my sugar cookie dough. I'll take these balls and roll them flat and into ovals for easier freezing and defrosting. They'll ... Read More