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“Brunch with Babs” shares holiday recipes & festive family traditions

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Did your mom ever tell you” the recipe for your family’s favorite holiday dish? 

Nearly half of Americans have a holiday staple that they can't recreate because the recipe was never preserved (42%) or was lost/damaged over the years (30%).* 

This season, Barbara Costello (AKA @BrunchWithBabs) is teaming up with Ancestry, the global leader in family history, to provide recipes for those who don’t have their family-favorite dish and help people preserve their holiday recipes for future generations.

Since cookies are the most commonly lost holiday recipe (32%*), Babs is revealing how to make her famous Italian Lemon Cookies, a top-secret family favorite for decades. Watch the video she shared with her millions of social media followers.

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Babs has a treasure trove of recipes that have been inspired by her heritage, and she’s using Ancestry to preserve them - so that they’re never lost or damaged.

The internet’s favorite grandma is also sharing tips about how to use family history discoveries to spark connection and meaningful conversations around the table that bring everyone together.

*Ancestry Holiday Survey 2024