On Your Table: Holiday food memories

Sweet treats often bond the generations, families at the holidays By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times While you might see just a plate of cookies, some might see a reminder of holidays past, times with loved ones no longer here. A few days before Christmas, friends come to my house to share holiday treats and stories of their family food traditions.  Their recipes hold long-treasured...

I have many things to be thankful for

And so do my kids, nieces and nephews By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times My memories of Thanksgiving as a child are some of my most precious.  Our (not so large) extended family would gather at my Great Aunt’s house for food (including tons of desserts…my grandfather and his brother owned a few bakeries!) laughter and love. We would play touch football with our cousins and then come...