Bring to a boil, down to a simmer.
This recipe was sort of a gift for this year from my grandmother, even though she passed away in 2017. I hand-copied several of her cookie recipes when I was in high school, selecting mostly the recipes I was familiar with. I didn’t recognize this one from her annual Christmas cookie lineup, but she told
Let me pour you a cup of coffee, and tell you a little story about my grandma. Maybe because of her winter solstice birthday it was simply her season. Maybe it was because Christmas just seems to amplify the joy in many people. Either way, my grandmother shined around Christmas. Not only was her house
Three days after Philomena was born last year, my sister and I went to Costco for snacks. In the bakery we stumbled upon an almond cherry coffee cake. My sister and I share a similar sweet tooth, and we quickly agreed we needed to add it to our cart. With help from other members of
Down to a Simmer 