candy Archives • Family Around the Table

Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

Chocolate peppermint truffles can do double duty as a party favor for your guests or as a hostess gift when you head to a holiday …

Gifts from the Kitchen

I love to make food gifts for family, friends, teachers, our orthodontist, you name it, during the holidays. I’ve made many over the years and …

Valentine nonpareils make a sweet treat for your sweetheart.

Chocolate Nonpareil Drops

Chocolate nonpariel drops are a favorite candy at the holidays, many holidays. I come by my love of nonpareil candies naturally. My Mom loved nonpareils. …

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.