Growing up in an Italian family, the night before Christmas was always very important and looked forward to more than Christmas Day. The kids were allowed to stay up well…
Even though the weather has been unusually mild and there is not even a flake on the ground, you can still feel that excitement in the air. People are bustling…
It wouldn’t be Christmas without Christmas cookies. Early in November my mom starts baking the dozen or so different types of cookies for the holiday season. As kids, my brothers, sister and I could hardly wait until the first of the holiday visits when mom would break those cookies out and set them on the table for the guests. We’d wait at the edge of the table until the
