Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies
Makes 4 dozen This recipe is one million percent inspired by the original Betty Crocker Candy Cane Cookies recipe. Her recipe was a huge...
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- Nov 29
Grandma Millie's Church Windows
Downloadable PDF If you thought you had seen the last of Grandma Millie in the Grossy kitchen, you thought so wrong! Allow me to...
- Nov 29
Pignoli Cookies
Downloadable PDF Makes 4 dozen Pignoli have eyes for you... This cookie is very special to my heart and my heritage. I'd go as far to say...
- Nov 29
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Downloadable PDF Makes 4 dozen A holiday classic. You know her, you love her, and now you don't have to wait for someone else to make...
- Nov 29
Grandma Millie's Honey Nut Crisps
Downloadable PDF Honey, you are gonna be nuts about this recipe! One of the most vivid childhood memories I have is trying to get my...
- Nov 29
Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
Downloadable PDF Makes 3 dozen Few things are better than a couple of biscotti and the perfect cup of coffee. I know this because I grew...
- Nov 29
Grandma Katherine's Cherry Winks
Downloadable PDF Makes 6 dozen Grandma Katherine (Bimpy's wife) was a Holiday Cookie Queen. She had so many iconic recipes, and I am just...
- Nov 29
Italian Holiday Cookies
Downloadable PDF Makes 4 dozen You know this girl. She shows up to every party, invited or not. She's always wearing a different festive...
- Nov 29
Hello Dolly Bars
Downloadable PDF Hello Dolly Bars, also known as Magic Bars or 7-Layer Bars, get their name from the musical "Hello, Dolly!". As a...
- Nov 29
Pizzelle
Downloadable PDF Pizzelle are a holiday classic, but that doesn't mean they're reserved for holidays only! All the Italian goddesses in...
- Nov 21
Cranberry Walnut Bread
Downloadable PDF Makes 2 loaves My sister Diana is the queen of the quick bread. She brings them to every gathering, always slicing and...
- Nov 21
Mom's Cornbread with Honey Butter
Downloadable PDF Mom has a recipe for everything. Most of them are one-bowl, require only a wooden spoon, and take minutes to make....
- Oct 1
Pumpkin Bread with Olive Oil Drizzle
I am a firm believer that all easy peasy quick breads need to be frosted, drizzled, or sprinkled with something sweet! Quick breads, like...
- Sep 22
Pumpkin Pie Coffee Cake
Downloadable PDF Have you ever asked yourself what would happen if a pumpkin pie face planted onto a coffee cake? Cool, me too. And I...
- Jun 11
Fluffernutter Ice Cream Cake
Downloadable PDF I have a serious fetish for turning my favorite childhood snacks into desserts for my inner child to eat! This one is...
- Apr 6
Rabanadas (Portuguese French Toast)
Downloadable PDF If you have been following me close enough, you will know that I have been playing with this recipe for rabanadas for a...
- Jan 18
Peanut Butter and Banana Bread
Downloadable PDF This banana bread is inspired by one of my all time favorite snacks: peanut butter and banana. There is nothing like...
- Oct 1, 2021
Filhoses
Downloadable PDF Makes 5 dozen Filhoses, or Filhó, are a traditional Portuguese sweet fried dough fritter containing pumpkin and whiskey...
- Sep 2, 2021
Pretzel Salad
Downloadable PDF Pretzel Salad, made very frequently by my Aunt Chris throughout my childhood, should just immediately be awarded the...
- Aug 28, 2021
Mom's Coffee Cake
Downloadable PDF There are a billion recipes for coffee cake in the world, but are any of them better than my mom's? No, because she's my...
- Apr 13, 2021
Grossy's Chocolate Chip Sheet Pan Cookies
Downloadable PDF I've been baking Grossy's Chocolate Chip Cookies longer than most recipes I've shared on this site. These cookies are...
- Apr 1, 2021
Aunt Jessie's Ambrosia Salad
Downloadable PDF I spent my twenties living in San Francisco, and a good portion of that time was spent in the audience at drag bars,...
- Mar 30, 2021
Grandma Katherine's Italian Easter Rice Pie
Downloadable PDF The Italian Easter Rice Pie is another one of the many Easter recipes that are found on the table in Italian-American...
- Feb 6, 2021
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Downloadable PDF Throughout my entire life, my mom has used chocolate covered fruit as a last minute gift of love to pretty much everyone...
- Dec 21, 2020
Spicy Tequila Cranberry Jam
Downloadable PDF In case you couldn't tell, festive holiday gatherings are my jam—literally and figuratively! In my family, we always...
- Oct 19, 2020
Zucchini Bread
Downloadable PDF Makes 2 loaves I'll make this quick (get it!) but I LOVE a quick bread. This zucchini bread is one of my favorites. It's...
- Oct 10, 2020
Oatmeal Cookie Hugs
Downloadable PDF Makes 3 dozen My dear friend and fellow best-mom-in-the-world, Erica, sent me cookies in the mail a few months ago when...
- Sep 19, 2020
Mom's Italian Bread
Downloadable PDF Makes 4 loaves* My mom spent my childhood selling endless loaves of her famous Italian bread for charity at every school...
- Aug 6, 2020
Graham Cracker Ice Box Cake
Downloadable PDF The ice box cake is an easy peasy no-bake summertime classic that just happens to be insanely delicious, too. The...
- Jul 25, 2020
Berry Cornbread Buckle
Downloadable PDF A quick baking lesson for you all. A "buckle dessert" is a dish that consists of fruit and cake baked together, with a...
- Jul 11, 2020
Peach Cornbread Trifle
Downloadable PDF This dessert is everything I love about a recipe: Easy, gorgeous, and based off one of my mom's recipes! Obviously, you...
- May 30, 2020
Any Fruit Crisp
Downloadable PDF Personally, my favorite fruit is my friend Taylor who just so happens to make his famous fruit crisp all summer-long on...
- May 16, 2020
The Best Brownies
Downloadable PDF This recipe is adapted from a now-shuttered culinary school in San Francisco called Tante Marie. My good friend Chris...
- May 16, 2020
Celebration Cake
Downloadable PDF Hot Tip: All you have to do to get my full attention is say “family recipe.” It took me way too long to make this family...
- May 16, 2020
Lillian's Cherry Nut Cake
Downloadable PDF My grandmother Millie (Mom's mom) grew up in Brooklyn, where she met one of her closest lifelong friends, Lillian....
- May 16, 2020
Grossy's Chocolate Chip Cookies
Downloadable PDF Makes 5 dozen The origin of my chocolate chip cookie recipe starts in my early 20s in San Francisco baking with my...
- May 16, 2020
Mom's Carrot Cake
Downloadable PDF This is a “mom” recipe if there ever was one. One bowl, a wooden spoon, and a genius baby food ingredient hack make this...
- May 16, 2020
Rainbow Bread
Downloadable PDF This sweet bread is just such a stunner! She’s perfectly thicc, has curves for days, and proudly wears a coat of many...