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A gingerbread magic cookie bar being held.

Easy Gingerbread Magic Cookie Bars

Gingerbread Magic Cookie Bars take a classic cookie and elevate the flavor for the Christmas season with festive spices already in the mix. These Easy …

Individual chocolate chip skillet cookies are fun and easy to make.

Individual Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookies

On a Memorial Day trip to North Carolina a few years ago we stopped at the Lodge Factory store in Commerce, GA. It was a …

I'm Ellen, a freelance writer, recipe developer and former correspondent for the Tampa Bay Times where I wrote a regular TASTE section feature as well as reviewed cookbooks for more than 15 years. My Mom and my kids are the inspiration for Family Around the Table. My Grandmother too. I remember my Grandmother making fresh pasta for dinner. She was from Italy and a very good cook so I come by my love of cooking naturally. My Mom inherited her cooking skills too.