First, people yesterday asked about the Christmas pickle, so here you go. This was posted on a website called whychristmas.com, which I totally would have recommended yesterday, if I had found it in time. SO COOL! Anyway: In the 1880s Woolworth stores started selling glass…

HAPPY MONKEY DAY! I adapted this recipe from Emmy Made, who adapted it from The Mennonite Community Cookbook. It really is 5-Minute Fudge! Before you start, line a pan with parchment paper. The recipe says a 6-8-cup loaf pan (9″ x 5″) but I didn’t…

These were Charlie’s favorite. Springerle, flavored with lemon peel and baked on cracked anise seed. A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: The favorite of someone now gone, still made or done every year. MA