This week Gary and I celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary. Rather than fighting the holiday crowds at restaurants, we decided to dine at home. Gary offered to cook as long as he was free to experiment with some new ingredients. I [...]
Every year we have some type of holiday dinner at Wendy's house, sometimes on New Year's Eve and sometimes during the holiday week. This year it was early - December 26. That gives me just enough time to tell you [...]
This recipe is being shared by my good friend, Barbara Zaugg. Her mother made these for many years while living near Mexico City. We made these a few weeks ago, but they are great for that last minute baking because they [...]
Watch our video on facebook of Rhonda Rhyne teaching the Easthams about Sabering Champagne! Sabering - An old tradition which represents, today, a festive gesture of friendship, love and respect for champagne (and friends)! I. What is Sabering? Sabering is the French tradition of [...]
As you do your last bit of holiday baking, involve your children in the process. They will be entertained and the family memories are priceless. Twenty five years later, they still talk about our holiday [...]
The holidays are a wonderful time for giving and the kitchen is a favorite place to show your love for others with elaborate meals or baking delicious treats. Cooking for someone is a powerful way to show how much we [...]
Lise' Zondler, author of Z biscuits in an earlier post (http://cookthepart.com/2010/10/31/z-biscuits/), has graciously shared another story and the accompanying recipes with us below. If you have a great story about holiday traditions, please share it in the comments to this post, [...]
Firefighter Mini Muffins We originally made these muffins and delivered them to the local fire station near Geist Reservoir in Indianapolis when my children were little and we wanted them to enjoy the pleasure of giving gifts of [...]
[gpslideshow] Our family has been making Kieflies for at least 30 years. Kieflies are eastern European Christmas cookies that are so delicate and delicious that if we were to make only one cookie each year, this would be the chosen cookie. [...]
Cook the Part is much more than a collection of recipes; it's an entertaining revolution. For the first time, menus are divided into "parts." Each of your dinner guests cooks a part of a fabulous meal. In this [...]
