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Gingerbread-champagne sandwich cookies
January 19, 2010 – 3:22 pm | No Comment
Gingerbread-champagne sandwich cookies

Fight holiday withdrawal! with gingerbread-champagne
sandwich cookies.

Gingerbread Hostess Cupcakes
January 10, 2010 – 2:16 pm | No Comment
Gingerbread Hostess Cupcakes

Homemade Gingerbread Hostess Cupcakes

Cream of chestnut soup
January 10, 2010 – 11:56 am | No Comment
Cream of chestnut soup

Cream of chestnut soup, with crisped pancetta and fresh thyme

Bourbon Balls
January 7, 2010 – 7:55 am | No Comment
Bourbon Balls

Yummy bourbon balls with vanilla wafers, chocolate
chips and pecans.

Rugelach
January 6, 2010 – 11:54 am | No Comment
Rugelach

Rugelach – Made up of a wonderfully tender cream cheese dough and filled with dried
fruit, chocolate, or nuts or a combination of all three. Mine are filled with
raisins and figs.

Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Cookies
January 5, 2010 – 5:10 pm | No Comment
Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Cookies

Delicious Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Cookies…a
great use for all of those leftover candy canes

Christmas Chocolates
January 1, 2010 – 7:40 pm | No Comment
Christmas Chocolates

Christmas chocolate overload, with recipes for
saffron-honey dark chocolates and blackberry-cassis dark chocolates

Peppermint Paddy Cocktail
January 1, 2010 – 7:33 pm | No Comment
Peppermint Paddy Cocktail

White hot chocolate spiked with brandy, white creme de menthe,
and dark rum, then topped with chocolate whipped cream
and crushed minty Altoids.

Chocolate Chestnut Charlotte
December 30, 2009 – 7:29 pm | No Comment
Chocolate Chestnut Charlotte

Sumptuous Chocolate Chestnut Charlotte: swirls of
vanilla sponge cake and chocolate buttercream cradling a light, elegant chestnut
mousse filling.

Christmas Cookies
December 29, 2009 – 11:05 am | No Comment
Christmas Cookies

Cinnamon and sugar decorated Christmas cookies

Holiday dinner
December 29, 2009 – 9:42 am | No Comment
Holiday dinner

The Prime’s first holiday dinner at home, amongst
friends, food and action movies!

Gingerbread house: Daring Bakers challenge
December 28, 2009 – 3:15 pm | No Comment
Gingerbread house: Daring Bakers challenge

An architecturally-correct rendering in gingerbread
form of a false-front gold rush era house. Utilizing five colors of royal icing,
bright pink sanding sugar, and pine trees shaped from Rice Krispies treats. Build a
gingerbread house was the Daring …

Mulled rosé wine
December 28, 2009 – 2:54 pm | No Comment
Mulled rosé wine

Mulled wine now made with rosé, for a more
transparent look, the perfect Christmas treat

Mom’s Fruit Cake
December 28, 2009 – 2:49 pm | No Comment
Mom’s Fruit Cake

A fruit cake that spells winter for us. Made from
scratch…and with a surprise ingredient – Garam Masala that ups it on taste!

Gingerbread House
December 28, 2009 – 10:56 am | No Comment
Gingerbread House

My very first gingerbread house (from scratch) for
the December Daring Bakers Challenge!

Egg Nog French Toast
December 27, 2009 – 11:29 am | No Comment
Egg Nog French Toast

Egg Nog French Toast

Tortiere
December 26, 2009 – 8:24 pm | No Comment
Tortiere

Traditional French Canadian tortiere is a Christmas
classic. This time I made it in a log rather than a pie. Much easier for serving.

Chocolate Pizelles
December 26, 2009 – 8:12 pm | No Comment
Chocolate Pizelles

Chocolate Pizelles, perfect for eating and giving!

Christmas Ornament cookies
December 26, 2009 – 7:55 pm | No Comment
Christmas Ornament cookies

Merry Christmas! Christmas Ornament cookies
decorated with royal icing and gold sanding sugar…

Gingerbread House (Daring Bakers)
December 26, 2009 – 7:36 pm | No Comment
Gingerbread House (Daring Bakers)

A gingerbread house, complete with portico, chimney,
marshmallow smoke and snow, and gingerbread man.

Gingerbread house
December 26, 2009 – 7:34 pm | No Comment
Gingerbread house

Cute gingerbread house for the Daring Bakers
december Challenge

GINGERBREAD HOUSE
December 26, 2009 – 7:28 pm | No Comment
GINGERBREAD HOUSE

Made my first ever gingerbread house for the Daring
Bakers December challenge. It was very challenging & a lot of fun.

Christmas Tree Cookies
December 26, 2009 – 7:24 pm | No Comment
Christmas Tree Cookies

Gingerbread cookies decorated with royal icing.

Mint and Chocolate Fudge
December 26, 2009 – 7:21 pm | No Comment
Mint and Chocolate Fudge

Mint and Chocolate Fudge

Chestnut, Mushroom, and Currant Stuffing
December 26, 2009 – 7:18 pm | No Comment
Chestnut, Mushroom, and Currant Stuffing

Roasted Chestnut, Mushroom, and Currant Stuffing

Ginger Chip Cookies
December 26, 2009 – 7:14 pm | No Comment
Ginger Chip Cookies

A mulled cranberry spice drink to warm the spirits
for the holidays

Winter Birthday – French Macarons
December 24, 2009 – 4:34 pm | No Comment
Winter Birthday – French Macarons

Homage to Tartellete’s Candy Cane and Eggnog French Macarons

Gingerbread Igloo
December 24, 2009 – 9:27 am | No Comment
Gingerbread Igloo

Scandinavian gingerbread igloo with happy little
gingerbread penguins bring about holiday cheer!

Gingerbread Houses
December 24, 2009 – 9:14 am | No Comment
Gingerbread Houses

Daring Bakers’ Gingerbread Houses

Candy Cane Fudge
December 23, 2009 – 4:35 pm | No Comment
Candy Cane Fudge

The simplest fudge you’ll ever make! Flavored with
mint extract and candy canes

Italian Cookies
December 23, 2009 – 4:24 pm | No Comment
Italian Cookies

Italian Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies
December 23, 2009 – 4:08 pm | No Comment
Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

A shortbread base topped with bittersweet chocolate,
crushed candy canes and drizzled with white chocolate!

Peppermint creme-filled sandwich cookies
December 23, 2009 – 3:58 pm | No Comment
Peppermint creme-filled sandwich cookies

Homemade peppermint flavored Oreo cookies, plus
several other cookies baked for this year’s holiday gifts!

Cranberry pannacotta
December 23, 2009 – 3:47 pm | No Comment
Cranberry pannacotta

Creamy pannacotta served with freshly made cranberries

Peanut Butter Snowman Army
December 23, 2009 – 3:44 pm | No Comment
Peanut Butter Snowman Army

These little peanut butter snowmen are almost too cute to eat.
Almost…but who can resist the combination of peanut butter and white chocolate?

Christmas Kitsch Cake
December 23, 2009 – 3:37 pm | No Comment
Christmas Kitsch Cake

You can put anything on a Christmas cake! We went
for pink plastic fir trees, edible glitter and Kewpie dolls. Merry Christmas!

Burnt Orange Caramels
December 23, 2009 – 3:28 pm | No Comment
Burnt Orange Caramels

Burnt Orange Caramels with Pecans are a nice way to
use the sugar syrup left from making your candied citrus peel and fruits.

Red velvet cupcakes
December 23, 2009 – 1:23 pm | No Comment
Red velvet cupcakes

Devilishly red.

Peppermint chocolate cake with…
December 23, 2009 – 1:16 pm | No Comment
Peppermint chocolate cake with…

Christmas cupcakes! Peppermint dark chocolate cake
with peppermint schnapps-infused buttercream.

Sugar Plums
December 22, 2009 – 11:20 am | No Comment
Sugar Plums

Ginger Spiced Sugar Plums

Medieval Eggnog
December 22, 2009 – 11:08 am | No Comment
Medieval Eggnog

Caudell is medieval eggnog, a frothy blend of wine,
eggs, sugar, & saffron

English Gingerbread Cake
December 22, 2009 – 10:56 am | No Comment
English Gingerbread Cake

English Gingerbread Cake – a moist, spice-laden
dessert that tastes great after dinner and the next morning with your coffee or tea

Star Shaped Biscuits
December 22, 2009 – 10:52 am | No Comment
Star Shaped Biscuits

Star cut biscuits, perfect for the holidays!

Panettone Cupcakes
December 22, 2009 – 10:43 am | No Comment
Panettone Cupcakes

Panettone cupcakes for Christmas!

Chewy Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
December 22, 2009 – 10:34 am | No Comment
Chewy Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

Chewy Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

Gingerbread Scones
December 22, 2009 – 10:03 am | No Comment
Gingerbread Scones

Gingerbread scones, flavored with molasses,
crystallized ginger, and gingerbread spices.

Eggnog Shortbread
December 21, 2009 – 11:41 am | No Comment
Eggnog Shortbread

What’s better than butter? Add a little sugar and a
a little flour and call it a cookie. Eggnog Shortbread is the epitome of the season.

Apple-Cranberry Coffee Cake
December 21, 2009 – 11:38 am | No Comment
Apple-Cranberry Coffee Cake

A delicate, moist yeast coffee cake ring filled with sweet apples
and tart cranberries. Head on over to Life’s a Feast for the recipe!

Edible Christmas Wreaths
December 21, 2009 – 11:36 am | No Comment
Edible Christmas Wreaths

A fun and tasty project for the kids. Great for
them to give as gifts as well.

Peppermint Angels
December 21, 2009 – 11:34 am | No Comment
Peppermint Angels

Peppermint Angels. Light, airy, minty angel food
cupcakes for the holidays.

Gingerbread Cookies
December 21, 2009 – 11:31 am | No Comment
Gingerbread Cookies

It’s just not Christmas until you have decorated
some gingerbread cookies!

Butterscotch-Glazed Coffee Shortbread
December 21, 2009 – 11:29 am | No Comment
Butterscotch-Glazed Coffee Shortbread

The espresso shortbread was flaky and light, and the
glaze was just amazing.

Christmas Tree Bento
December 21, 2009 – 11:27 am | No Comment
Christmas Tree Bento

Christmas broccoli tree with carrot ornaments and
kiwi raspberry holly wreath in my son’s bento lunch.

Chocolate Covered Pretzels
December 21, 2009 – 11:17 am | No Comment
Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Pretzels covered in chocolate and candy.

White Christmas Cupcakes
December 21, 2009 – 11:07 am | No Comment
White Christmas Cupcakes

White butter cream poinsettia adds a touch of
elegance to ordinary cupcakes.

Cherry Drop Cookies
December 21, 2009 – 10:40 am | No Comment
Cherry Drop Cookies

A family tradition – soft almond cookies with a
colorful candied cherry in the center.

Rice Salad with Beans, Fruits, Nuts and Mint
December 21, 2009 – 10:34 am | No Comment
Rice Salad with Beans, Fruits, Nuts and Mint

Rice Salad with Beans, Fruits, Nuts and Mint

Butter cookies
December 21, 2009 – 10:11 am | No Comment
Butter cookies

Butter cookies from Norway made a bit healthier with
whole wheat flour, melt in your mouth at every bite!

Chocolate Pepper Cookies
December 20, 2009 – 10:32 am | No Comment
Chocolate Pepper Cookies

Chocolate Pepper Cookies: Chocolate cookies grown up! Add this fun
cookie recipe to your holiday tray. Find the recipe over at Serendipity!

Gingerbread Men
December 20, 2009 – 10:29 am | No Comment
Gingerbread Men

Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me
I’m the gingerbread man!

Yule cookies
December 20, 2009 – 10:24 am | No Comment
Yule cookies

More Yule cookies. Buen provecho and Happy Holidays
from What’s Cooking?

Homemade Vanilla Extract
December 20, 2009 – 10:21 am | No Comment
Homemade Vanilla Extract

Homemade Vanilla Extract ~ perfect for gifts

Sprouted Grain Stuffing Balls w/Andouille Sausage
December 20, 2009 – 9:49 am | No Comment
Sprouted Grain Stuffing Balls w/Andouille Sausage

Sprouted Grain Stuffing Balls Sausage. A healthy,
tasty recipe for holiday stuffing.

Sea Salt Caramels
December 19, 2009 – 1:42 pm | No Comment
Sea Salt Caramels

Making sea salt caramels is easier than it looks

Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
December 19, 2009 – 1:41 pm | No Comment
Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

Dark, spicy, mysterious, oh, and chewy. All butter,
chewy gingerbread cookies to kick off my marathon Christmas baking.

Chocolate-Peppermint Cake Roll
December 19, 2009 – 1:41 pm | No Comment
Chocolate-Peppermint Cake Roll

Chocolate-Peppermint Cake Roll

Old-Fashioned Moravian Spice Cookies
December 19, 2009 – 1:40 pm | No Comment
Old-Fashioned Moravian Spice Cookies

Old-Fashioned Moravian Spice Cookies

Christmas Gift Bento
December 19, 2009 – 1:33 pm | No Comment
Christmas Gift Bento

Can you guess the Christmas theme of this bento?

Nutty crescents
December 19, 2009 – 1:31 pm | No Comment
Nutty crescents

Nutty crescents — a classic holiday cookie
comprising a sour cream dough rolled around a sweet walnut filling.

Gingerbread Xmas Cookies
December 19, 2009 – 1:26 pm | No Comment
Gingerbread Xmas Cookies

Gingerbread Xmas Cookies

Ham in Coca Cola
December 19, 2009 – 1:24 pm | No Comment
Ham in Coca Cola

Ham in Coca Cola – Don’t just frown at the title of
this recipe. Try it and be amazed.

Spicy Double Chocolate Biscotti
December 19, 2009 – 12:30 pm | No Comment
Spicy Double Chocolate Biscotti

Spicy Double Chocolate Biscotti

Almond, Honey and Orange Shortbread
December 19, 2009 – 12:06 pm | No Comment
Almond, Honey and Orange Shortbread

Almond, honey and orange shortbreads, dipped in dark
chocolate and inspired by Christmas past

Pumpkin Mini-Pies
December 19, 2009 – 12:02 pm | No Comment
Pumpkin Mini-Pies

Some pesky little mince pies got in on the action
too. But they were scrumptious, so please forgive them. They didn’t mean it.

Christmas Caprese
December 19, 2009 – 11:57 am | No Comment
Christmas Caprese

Bring the holidays in your lunch with wreath shaped
salad along with veggie linguine.

Mistletoe Kiss Cocktail
December 18, 2009 – 12:54 pm | No Comment
Mistletoe Kiss Cocktail

Mistletoe Kiss Cocktail – A mistletoe smooch in a glass.

Chocolate Almond Biscotti
December 18, 2009 – 12:40 pm | No Comment
Chocolate Almond Biscotti

No anise in this dunking cookie. Chocolate Almond
Biscotti is made with almond extract, and a nice coat of chocolate.

Soft Gingerbread Biscotti
December 18, 2009 – 12:36 pm | No Comment
Soft Gingerbread Biscotti

Still looking for holiday cookies? Try these soft
gingerbread biscotti!

Festive Christmas Cookie Wrapping Idea
December 18, 2009 – 12:19 pm | No Comment
Festive Christmas Cookie Wrapping Idea

Festive Christmas Cookie Wrapping Idea sparked by
Polvorones from Elizondo’s Pasteleria in Mexico City.

Rompope cookies
December 18, 2009 – 11:43 am | No Comment
Rompope cookies

Rompope cookies are the best I’ve had in a long time.

Labels for Canned Gifts
December 18, 2009 – 11:41 am | No Comment
Labels for Canned Gifts

Making beautiful labels for home canned gifts

Funfetti cookies
December 18, 2009 – 11:28 am | No Comment
Funfetti cookies

Funfetti cookies

Molten peppermint ganache chocolate cakes
December 18, 2009 – 10:55 am | No Comment
Molten peppermint ganache chocolate cakes

Molten peppermint chocolate cakes and dark chocolate peppermint candies.

Mini Gingerbread House
December 17, 2009 – 12:56 pm | No Comment
Mini Gingerbread House

Gingerbread house using graham crackers.

Pan de Polvo
December 17, 2009 – 12:50 pm | No Comment
Pan de Polvo

Pan de Polvo – Dust pan cookies from a Desperate Housewife

GIRLS’ BISQUITS (Christmas village)
December 17, 2009 – 12:37 pm | No Comment
GIRLS’ BISQUITS (Christmas village)

GIRLS’ BISQUITS (Christmas village)

German Thumbprint Cookies
December 17, 2009 – 12:33 pm | No Comment
German Thumbprint Cookies

If you love a good holiday cookie, but are trying to
eat healthier this season, then this German Thumbprint Cookie is the cookie for you!

hot cocoa mason jars
December 17, 2009 – 12:25 pm |