Of course these foods aren’t limited to Christmas, but they seem even more delicious when eaten at this time of year.

These are the thinnest cookies I may ever eat.

At Dessert Comes First, it's about making sweet wishes come true.

Between cake and pie, I will always choose pie. These pies.

I think I must have been high when I shot these photos.

Her name might not be familiar to you at first, but that’s because there’s been a name change.

“Must we stick to dessert?” Chef Gene Gonzalez asks me. After much discussion over dessert (!) we decide to stick to the sweets.

Tina is special to me because we started our food careers at the same magazine and as a food writer, I’ve gone on to write about her illustrious desserts.