January 17, 2019
Orthodox Christians make beautiful deep red eggs for Pascha. It’s an ancient tradition, perhaps going back to the time of the apostles. The eggs, along with meat and cheese and wine, are brought to church in baskets. The baskets are blessed at the end of the Paschal...
May 6, 2017
When my kids were little, they loved the way their kindergarten teacher connected the books they read to activities in the classroom. If the characters in that week’s book had muffins at snack time, they knew that muffins would show up at their snack time, too....
January 17, 2017
These sugar cookies are the classic, traditional, roll them out on the counter and cut them with cookie cutters cookies. They’re fun to do with kids. And because the glaze dries hard, you can stack these cookies on a tray, or pile them in a cookie jar, and they won’t...
January 9, 2017
What can I say about these impossible coconut cherry cookies? They’re vegan. They’re Lenten. They are gluten-free and dairy-free. They don’t contain soy or corn. And they don’t contain sweeteners. No sugar or honey. No maple syrup, agave, stevia, or artificial...
May 15, 2016
You need to make chocolate chip cookies today, because today is Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! It’s also the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women. Of the two, the latter is by far the more important. The myrrhbearing women were the first to know that Jesus had been raised...
January 19, 2016
It’s hard to admit, but I don’t really care for pecan pie. I know that pecan pie is the quintessential Southern dessert. And it’s true that everything about a pecan pie is wonderful. Or it would be, except that it’s just too much. Even a small...