What could be better than a cookie? How about a cookie that’s an apple pie, too?

I have a terrible dilemma as a food writer. How do I write about food when I’ve sworn off eating it?

Who says Thanksgiving dinner isn’t healthy? The staple ingredients of this holiday’s comfort food have redeeming healthful properties that make this meal extra scrumptious. Adding a little culinary know-how to traditional recipes can transform this fest into a guilt-free feast.

For many of us, holiday baking is among the happiest of our childhood memories, calling up festive aromas and flavors, and reminding us of pleasures shared with family and friends.

When it’s time to bake those tempting holiday desserts, do you use cinnamon — or cassia? In the United States, both spices are often sold as cinnamon; but although cassia is a close relative of true cinnamon, the two have different flavors and characteristics.