Chocolate Bottom Coconut Macaroons

Well, I spoke too soon! All it took was being snowed in on one Saturday afternoon, and I desperately needed something sweet.   Why did I give away all those Holiday treats? I looked everywhere in my kitchen, hoping against hope that I’d find something that I’d hidden in an attempt to put it “out of … Continue reading

DiGirolamo Cookies

This is the cookie of my childhood.  In no time at all, my grandmother (Little Nonni) or my mother would mix up the dough (by hand, of course), roll it out to desired thickness, and we’d all chip in to cut them into very irregular shapes.  As a child,  it was a lot of fun … Continue reading

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

When October arrives, and Halloween is everywhere, I start to dream about these pumpkin cookies and look for any excuse to make them.  I’ve been making them at this time of year for 25 plus years.  And I only make them at this time of year because I cannot control myself.  They are just that delicious!  In … Continue reading