Gingerbread without dressing

2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 large Golden Delicious apples (about 1 pound), peeled and sliced 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon[...]

6 sweet potatoes (4 pounds) 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine , melted 1/3 cup half-and-half 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon[...]

Spices are ingredients I love – to the point of buying a cookbook devoted to them – and I use them throughout the year, but this time of the year[...]

My last holiday post almost turned out like a big FAIL: after baking these delicious and oh, so tender madeleines I decided to deep them on a chocolate glaze[...]

1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup butter 1 orange, rind of , grated 1 egg 1 egg white 1 cup applesauce 1/2 cup molasses 1/4 cup gingerroot , grated 1 1/2 cups[...]

3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon , divided 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon[...]

4 medium apples , pared, cored & sliced (about 4 cups) 1/2 cup brown sugar , packed 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup[...]

4 medium apples , pared, cored & sliced (about 4 cups) 1/2 cup brown sugar , packed 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup[...]

3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon , divided 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon[...]