Thanksgiving is one of my most favorite holidays ever…because it usually means a ton a family and friends getting together and, well, that just makes me happy! It is also a time to experiment in the kitchen a little bit. I don’t know what it is, but I always feel the need to try out…
Christmas Recipes
Christmas breakfast, brunch, or dinner for one or two people is not a scaled-down version of a feast for twelve — it's a whole different kind of cooking, and it can be genuinely special. These recipes are built for the real holiday table: small, intentional, and worth every bit of the effort.
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
When I think of Thanksgiving, I think Mashed Potatoes. But it seems over the years, we’ve always have had it the same buttery way. Although, I don’t know if you can count that period in the 90s, during the fat-free craze, that we used fake powdered butter. #Ashamed Aside from that, in the Fucci household,…
Spaghetti alle Vongole (Spaghetti with Clams)
If there is a meal that I seem to always be craving, it is this unlikely number. I am definitely not alone on that. I was perusing through my email the other day and came across an email with the subject line: “Fucci’s Famous Linguini and Clams at Heather’s.” If this is not testimony enough,…
La Di Da Di, We Like Biscotti
Family recipes are always so special to me….especially around the holiday season. Wrapped up in each recipe are distinctive memories of times, places and faces that have help to shape me into who I am today. Look, I don’t mean to get all melodramatic about a cookie recipe, but for me, at Christmastime, there is…
Fat Free Ginger Cookies
I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS! Literally, I love the holidays. I love everything about them…and I especially love that moment when I hear the first Christmas song of the Season. This year, it was November 16, at right around noon; I was at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) on my way to New Orleans when I…