My first Christmas with my husband’s family, I discovered that not everyone has the same definition for “candy cane cookies.”  When my husband requested them, I made my family’s favorite recipe: a hearty, oatmeal cookie filled with candy cane chunks and glazed with powdered sugar and crushed candy cane.  We’d gotten the recipe from another…

Our favorite tomato soup recipe turned out extra-pretty this week with the addition of yellow heirloom tomatoes. It’s a simple recipe: just saute diced onion and garlic in butter.  Then add diced tomatoes and a bit of beef broth, then salt, pepper, thyme, and parsley to taste.  Simmer for a few minutes and it’s the…