Meringues made with crushed candy canes and chopped bittersweet chocolate.

Brie Log rolled up with caramelized onions in a sheet of puff pastry dough. Bake and swoon.

Farmer Hats – sturdy butter cookies wrapped around an almondy center.

Almond stars – except when they’re round.

Painting the glaze on White Lebkuchen. Spicy and chewy and holidayish.

TWD – Buttery Jam Cookies – and a poem for the baking season!

Christmas Cows and other ideas. An afternoon of cookie decorating followed by a morning of snow. Fun at any age!

German Butter Cookies

Springerle cookies – these fragrant anise cookies are little works of art. And sometimes, big works of art.

Building a better brie en croute. Circles work better than wedges.

For my sister’s birthday – Chocolate Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake.

What’s that going to be? Pumpkin Pie? Pecan? How about a combination of both?

Homemade Potato Bread.

Curry Ginger Carrot Soup – warm and soothing

TWD – Kugelhopf made in a Bundt pan. Love that sugary crust!

Savory Rugelach filled with pesto, goat cheese and ham. The possibilities are endless.

Poached Pear Tarte Tatin – in miniature. Juicy pears, sweet caramel, and just-barely-crispy puff pastry. You won’t want to share.

TWD – Pumpkin Muffins…except I used home grown butternut squash…and I made loaves. Oops.

Mini Apple Pies – cute and tasty.

Southern Tier Brewing Company’s Pumking Ale. What’s in your goblet?

Sweet Potato Creme Brulee

Pumpkin ice cream sandwiched between two Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread cookies.