Gingerbread Trifle with Poached Pears Recipe
One of my favorite smells is gingerbread baking in the oven. Â That warm, spicy fragrance which reminds me of decorating cookies for Christmas as a child and cozying up in
I come from a large Italian-American family with 28 first cousins (on one side of the family!) where sit-down holiday dinners for 85 people are the norm (how, you might ask – organization! But more on that later …).
Some of my fondest memories are of simple family gatherings, both large and small, with long tables of bowls and platters piled high, the laughter of my cousins echoing and the comfort of tradition warming my soul.