Ricotta with Pear Pie

It’s hard to believe Christmas is only a week and a half away.  The only baking I’ve done with Christmas in mind is my family’s traditional fruit cake.  I made that last weekend and since it was baked so close to Christmas, revised the recipe a little in hopes it takes on all those wonderful important flavors (thinking….brandy, rum,….).   Cookies?  I’ve made cookies but not holiday tradition cookies.  I could do that this weekend but I’m not sure which ones I want to make and also, what kind of time I’ll have to make them. If anything gets baked, it [...]