blueberry pear upside down cake - slices

Blueberry Pear Upside Down Cake

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This Blueberry Pear Upside Down Cake is simply delicious. Not too sweet, the cake is light and fluffy, gently spiced with ginger, cardamom, and cinnamon. Sweetened with caramel, blueberries, and slices of pear, this is one cake that you won’t feel too guilty about eating. This is the kind of cake you can throw together …

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Caramel Apple Pie

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It doesn’t get much more classic than an apple pie, and what better way is there to bring an apple pie to the next level than to add some caramel to it? This Caramel Apple Pie is a classic. Lightly spiced and not too sweet, this pie is the perfect dessert to welcome in apple …

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rye, fig, and almond biscotti - on tray - lined up

Rye, Fig, and Almond Biscotti

Biscotti Cookies

For some people, the holidays are all about tradition.  This may mean doing a grab-bag every year, going ice-skating in the winter, or taking a family trip sometime during the holiday season.  For a lot of people, holiday traditions also include food.  As an Italian, our Christmas is all about food:  there’s the Feast of …

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Pecan Pie Cookies

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Thanksgiving is coming up in just a couple of short weeks.  While my Pumpkin & Cranberry Biscotti, Apple Pie Cookies, and Pumpkin Pie cookies are the perfect twist cookies to bring to any family gathering or Friendsgiving celebration, these Pecan Pie Cookies are just another great option of something with classic flavors in a new, handheld form. The almond …

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blood orange, basil, and bourbon shortbread

Blood Orange, Basil, and Bourbon Shortbread

Cookies Shortbread

Can we talk about blood oranges for a minute? This fruit is so unbelievably gorgeous.  As a child, I was always thrown off by the name.  ‘Blood’ oranges.  As much as I tried to convince my nephews and younger cousins that my aversion to sunlight was due to my being a vampire, I never really …

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