Erie Street Cookies

04/10/2026

Have you ever had Tsoureki? It’s a sweet Greek Easter bread, usually braided and baked with hard-boiled red eggs in the braids. My mother’s family was from Greece, and although we didn’t have traditional Greek foods often, I remember my mother and her sister, Mary cracking the red-dyed eggs at Easter.
This weekend is the Greek Easter.
Christos Anesti to my Greek friends!

02/18/2026

I wonder how many of you have special family recipes that have been passed down through generations and still made? Some of the recipes I make are just those, passed down from others and only made by one or two in the family, who are trying to keep them alive and memorable for new generations.
The frosted cut-out cookies I make were first started by my mom, then continued by my dad after she passed away and he made them by the hundreds! Neither of my sisters attempted to make them, but always enjoyed them when I made them for holidays (almost every holiday).
I enjoy making our Greek recipes of Baklava and Spanakopita too, for family to enjoy.
Which special recipes are you keeping alive for your family?

01/21/2026

Can you believe we're more than half way through January already?? Valentine baking will start before we know it!

12/29/2025

My mother shared the story that when she and her siblings were young, her mother would bake a Greek bread or cake for New Years and hide a coin in it. Whoever got the coin, had good luck for the coming new year. This is a tradition with the Vasilopita bread.

12/29/2025

Wishing all of my baking friends a wonderful new year in 2026!

12/02/2025

Don't forget to join in the fun this Saturday, for the Tiskilwa Christmas Market, downtown Tiskilwa! Aspen has everything organized for a day of enjoyment for everyone! Come visit me at the Tiskilwa Library and shop the 140 East home, as well as the St. Mary's Church hall and the Community Church for lunch. There's a lot going on, and the Rt. 29 Berry Barn will have fresh trees and handmade wreaths for sale too! See you on Saturday!

11/16/2025

11/16/2025

Don't forget to stop by the Tiskilwa Christmas Market on December 6th from 10-1, downtown Tiskilwa. There will be many events and vendors in 140 E. Main, St. Mary's Hall and the Tiskilwa Library.
I'll see you in the Library!

10/18/2025

Lots of baking to do in the coming weeks!

08/12/2025

I love baking and I love art! Combining both in my life is key! Just a little peek at what I do when I'm not baking!