These tender Polish Pierniki Christmas Cookies are a holiday favorite. The licorice-flavored cookies capture the holiday spirit with a generous topping of festive sprinkles.
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Italian Ricotta Cookies
These Italian Ricotta Cookies are soft and light and a holiday favorite at my house! Lightly lemon flavored and decked out in holiday sprinkles, no Christmas cookie tray is complete without these!
Halloween Events in and around the Rochester Area
Celebrate Halloween with activities, costume parties, trick or treating, and haunted tours in Upstate New York! 2018 Halloween Events in and around the Rochester Area for the kids and adults.
Upstate New York Scenic Fall Foliage Train Rides
From the Mountains to the Finger Lakes region there is no better way to take in all the colors and sites than on a train tour.
U-Pick Apple Orchards in the Rochester Area
Nothing beats a day on an apple-filled farm and orchard. New York is the second-largest apple producing state in the country, and with so many opportunities to get out and take part in the harvest, there’s no reason to avoid the quintessential autumn fun. Below is a list of the best places around the …
The 5 Best Upstate New York Fall Festivals
Every Autumn area towns host festivals celebrating everything from the harvest to the history of the Upstate region. With amazing stunning scenic views to take in, and activities for the whole family, Fall is the perfect time of the year to check out one of the many local festivals.
Lake Shore Solid Pack Pumpkin Pie
There is no denying that Libby’s dominates the canned pumpkin scene, but there is an Upstate New York Player with a considerably cooler looking label you may have noticed while shopping at Tops Markets. Lake Shore Solid Pack Pumpkin I happened upon Lake Shore Solid Pack Pumpkin while shopping at Tops Friendly Markets recently, being significantly closer …
Buffalo Sponge Candy
I am so excited to finally have a recipe for sponge candy to share with you! I have been testing out recipes and techniques for months now. I have had many failed batches and have spent quite a bit of time scrubbing scorched sugar out of pans. I am a total newb to candy …
Concord Grape Pie
Nothing says fall in Upstate New York like a grape pie. This grapey Naples, NY confection is fairly new to the world of desserts, but it sure has made an impact. This annual treat is anticipated by many, and for some home cooks like myself worth the time-consuming effort it takes to put one together. …
Upstate New York’s Iconic Half-Moon Cookie Recipe
A former architect, Harry Hemstrought, opened up a little bakery in Utica in 1925. His signature cookie, half chocolate icing, half white, caught on immediately with his customers. The cookie’s popularity has spread throughout Central New York, and you can now find Half-Moon cookies just about everywhere, including Wegmans. Don’t even think of calling these Black …
Vermont Spice Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
Even if you have only ever spent a few minutes on my blog, it is pretty clear I LOVE spice cakes. But this cake. This Vermont Spice cake is the quintessential fall dessert. There’s just something about this combination of pumpkin, warm Fall spices and thick, maple cream cheese glaze dripping down the side …
Brown Sugar Apple Blondies
It recently got pretty chilly here, like into the 40’s at night and 50’s during the day. Considering it was 90° degrees out practically last week, that drop in temperatures can be quite a shock on a person. No matter how drastically the temperature drops or how quickly, I am always hesitant to fire up …
Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
Guys, it’s October and that means it’s officially pumpkin month, and to kick of pumpkin month for you today I have the perfect pumpkin-y breakfast! [clickToTweet tweet=”Baked pumpkin pie oatmeal is a delicious breakfast that mixes up easily and tastes like a desert” quote=”Baked pumpkin pie oatmeal is a delicious breakfast that mixes up …
Applesauce Puffs
The kids made it through their first week of school, and let me tell you it was quite an adjustment period for them! But it was especially rough on my son, he had turned into a night owl during summer, and the 6 am wake-up call was a pretty hard on him for a few days, …
Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
A deliciously moist apple bundt cake with cream cheese filling and praline frosting. When I saw this recipe it immediately made me think of the Apple Praline Bread recipe a friend shared with me and I posted here, and I knew I HAD TO TRY IT! This Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake is all of the Apple …
The Best Upstate New York Apples For Baking
Guys, it is apple season! Ok, I might be rushing it a teensy weensy bit. But I have been getting some early variety apples from a friend, and I am pretty sure I read Starbucks will be selling pumpkin spice lattes soon, so it’s not far! New York grows more apple varieties than any other state, …
Finding Sour cherries in the Finger Lakes Area
Sour or “pie” cherries, are tart in flavor and bright red in color, and as far as I am concerned worth their weight in gold. Sour cherries have an incredibly short season, and it can be hard to get your hands on them. But it is worth the effort of finding some, nothing compares …