For Maria Bruscino Sanchez, owner of Sweet Maria’s Bakery in Waterbury, growing up in a big Italian family not only meant celebrating the holidays with the feast of the seven fishes, but at least ...

Mix together butter, brown sugar and eggs. Add flour gradually. Use hands to mix when necessary. Add pecans and mix well. Lay out on floured counter and kneed like bread. Divide into four pieces and ...

These cookies have a delicious secret hidden inside: a crunchy, chewy center of ground mixed nuts and honey. They are insanely good. The good news is that they also are easy to make. First, you make a ...

Nadene Bruhl’s mother made a fine nut roll, but her sister’s potica is something else. “My oldest sister makes the best I’ve ever eaten,” Bruhl says. “Her delicacy is always served for friends and ...