ISSUE #145 — December 4, 2025

The season is upon us. The weather is frightful but the food is so delightful! Kick off your cold weather supper with a “Feast of the Seven Fishes” appetizer, my classic Tuna Casino on the Half Shell. Follow THAT with a rib-sticking, reliable treat, my Spaghetti alla Carbonara, approved by Italian nonnas everywhere. 🍝 👵🏼 🇮🇹

Head up to Scandinavia and sip a holiday glögg, nibble an easy smorgasbord! as you find out how I keep my brown sugar soft for Christmas baking season. THEN, there’s a Christmas cookie-PALOOZA of recipes for Throwback Thursday!

What a week. Keep it sweet, and let’s all eat! — Brian Theis

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Here’s a super-sweet throwback to my “Rockin’ Around the Chocolate Chips” segment with my pals Vanessa Freeman and Dan Mannarino on PIX11 Morning News, New York. Here, I’m cooking up my Champion Chocolate Chip Chubbies, my Forgotten Cookies, and of course my Perfect Buckeyes!

Click here for all the Christmas treats!

Q: I can’t get enough Christmas Cookies. Got anymore?
A: Is the pope Catholic? One of my newest recipes is my sweetest! Inspired by the “gumdrop mountain pass,” in the classic board game “Candy Land,” here are my Gumdrop Mountain Biscuits!

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