December 2022

People have come into our lives so that we learn about each other and share our traditions, especially cookie recipes.....how many looseleaf paper scribbled with a recipe having oil stains all over it. 

I'm dedicating December 2022 to all the cookie recipes I've gotten over the years.

Let's start with my mother's recipe of Cartellate, which is the traditional cookie from my town of Palese in Bari. Mom was very poor, so they cooked using what they had. They had lots of almonds, so calzoncheed which were ravioli shaped cookie dough filled with cooked pears and almonds made into a paste. Delicious 😋

The best part of Christmas is making cookies

The best part of Christmas is making cookies

Let's start baking.....