Nov 242014
 
©Cat and apples, by Laura Cornell* for "The Discriminating Diner," by Julia della Croce for Gannett, 1981

©Laura Cornell, 1981* for “The Discriminating Diner,” by Julia della Croce (WRN/Gannett Newspapers)

We’re getting close to Thanksgiving, so I’m sending out this little dessert recipe that will cuddle up to pumpkin pie (why have only one dessert?)—or even replace it. Everyone will love you for adding some Italian panache to the feast. Continue reading here for the recipe…

Baked Apples, Amaretti Filling@, by Julia della Croce | Photo: Nathan Hoyt/Forktales

Baked Apples, Amaretti Filling@, by Julia della Croce | Photo: Nathan Hoyt/Forktales

*A Note about the artist: This whimsical watercolor was painted by one of my favorite illustrators, Laura Cornell, for my weekly column in the now defunct “Suburbia Today” Sunday magazine section of the Westchester-Rockland (Gannett) newspapers. Laura, already a successful illustrator, went on to become a published author of children’s books as well, including numerous #1 New York Times bestselling titles she co-authored with Jamie Lee Curtis.

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