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Bernadette K. Raspante

Dec 16, 20214 min read

Baking Bread

I have always romanticized the idea of having freshly baked bread around all the time. During days of pandemic solitude last year, I took...

Ellen Romer Niemiec

Dec 14, 20214 min read

Dumplings, Companionship, & Passing Time

The first time I was pregnant, we called the baby ‘pierogi.’ As someone who loves to cook and shares that love with dear friends, we had...

Cynthia Lambert Cheshire

Dec 13, 20217 min read

In the Bleak Midwinter, There's St. Lucy's Day

I first encountered St. Lucy’s Day like I assume all little girls who grew up in the 1990s did; which is to say that I read about her in...

Caroline Head

Dec 7, 20212 min read

Christmas Traditions: Empire Biscuits

Growing up in a family with Irish and Scottish roots, shortbread is a dessert staple. The best shortbread consists of three ingredients -...