It promises to be a sweet one.  With the crisp chill in the air and a hankering for soup and grilled cheese comfort, I am optimistic about 2016!

Looking ahead and planning, St. Valentines Day is a little over a month away.  Chatting about it with a friend a day or so ago, she had asked what was one thing I made for the holiday that stood out in my memory.  It only took a moment to tell her about the heart shaped macaroons I had made for my husband 8 years ago.  (Wow, 8 years, really…?)  They were filled with raspberry and strawberry preserves and he loved them.  So did I.  Though, chocolate was not involved, they were a delight in the cold, different, and delicious!

Another Valentines I fondly remember was when I was a kid.  My angel mother would have a valentines treat set out for us in the morning to eat with breakfast take to school in our lunches.  I remember one year she had make the soft ricotta cookies we all loved.he had tinted the frosting a pale pink, and we each had two.  I still remember the them carefully arranged and waiting for my brothers and me on the kitchen table.  mmmmm….  I think I might need to make some of these.

I hope St. Valentines brings you a delectable delight!