When our discussion of the holiday guide came up a few months ago, I knew immediately I wanted to do something about food. I wasn’t sure what that would look like, but I finally decided on sharing some favorite holiday recipes.

It was a great idea until I realized I don’t have recipes for my favorite dishes. I have a whole lot of “to taste” and “eyeball it.” Cooking with anyone in my Italian American family as a child and as an adult, that is all I ever heard – unless we were baking.