Yeah, I know. Another food thread. :)

Maybe we need an AA-like statement here at the 'Cat: "My name is _________ and I'm a foodie."

Diane Rehm has a chocolate expert on her radio show this morning. Clay Gordon Discover Chocolate had me running to the cupboard for a hot cuppa cocoa to listen in solidarity.

This week I'm starting my holiday baking, so this thread goes beyond chocolate. Every year the folks in my office bring xmas cards for coworkers, but I offer something affordable but with more substance. I take in baked goods. This year I'm making several varieties of quick (soda) breads (banana, pumpkin, zucchini) and am taking in paper plates and gallon-sized bags. I have a large tray and will slice these loaves so that my coworkers can mix and match the loaves they want to package up and take home.

Along with the loaves I'll print out the recipes.

This morning I went looking for a few recipes--I know there are lots on the Internet. I was just curious to see what would turn up with a couple of keystrokes. They're probably arranged according to hits; in this case, I clicked on a Yahoo directory. Here's the page I'll explore more this evening: http://www.joyofbaking.com/cookies.html. I'm particularly interested in some of the fruit bars.

If anyone is interested, I'll post my bread recipes. I also have a regular group of cookies I bake every year (spritz, peanut butter cookies, snickerdoodles, oatmeal cookies, and krumkaka.)

What do you bake for the holidays? This thread title doesn't reflect a particular seasonal name, so the term "holiday" isn't just in late December.

SRS