This easy-to-make Christmas Morning Scones recipe, aka Vanilla Bean, Nutmeg, and Rosemary-Scented Scones, captures the flavor and aroma of Christmas morning! They have a unique, festive flavor, are easy to make, and will become your family’s new favorite holiday morning tradition. Whatever you do, DO NOT make these scones. I made them, tasted them, and did a double take. (Oh my God, they are the best scones. Ever.) I may have had to sit down and I’m pretty sure my eyes rolled back in my head a little....
Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Everyone loves Chocolate Peppermint Bark; it’s a delicious, easy-to-make recipe that’s great for using up leftover candy canes! While I was growing up, my mom used to solve our leftover candy cane problem by saving them to hang on the next year’s Christmas tree....
Festive Christmas Salad Recipe
This festive Christmas Salad recipe is all decked out in red and green with gorgeous fruits, or what I like to think of edible ornaments, with a balanced sweet and savory flavor profile and a variety of different textures. In my family we don’t really have one dish in particular that we make every Christmas. Christmas Eve dinner is a smorgasbord of appetizers and Christmas dinner is usually something easy like roast chicken or pot roast with all the fixings. A salad of some kind is usually on the table, but it’s rare that it’s festive red and green. I think I might change that! […]...
Hot Buttered Rum
Hot Buttered Rum is a festive and rich drink that’s warmly spiced and sweetly aromatic with a beautiful foam top. Last year around Christmas, a friend came to visit me in Orlando. We went to Disney (because it’s Orlando and that’s where we take tourists, lol). At Magic Kingdom, we went on one of my long-time favorite rides, Pirates of the Caribbean. There’s a part in the ride where there’s a rum-type of smell, but to me it smells like buttered rum! (Anyone else remember that yummy Lifesavers flavor? My grandma always used to keep a roll of them in her purse.) Anyway, that aroma […]...
15 Low Carb Holiday Party Foods
These delicious 15 Low Carb Holiday Party Foods will help you stay on track during the holiday season without feeling deprived. How many of you can relate to this scenario…the holidays are in full swing and you’re getting dressed for a third party in 10 days. You put on a cute festive dress (that fits again after months of eating right and hitting the gym!), and you’re about to dash out the door. You’re famished, but there’s no time to grab something to eat…no worries, right? There will definitely be tons of food there!...
Christmas Morning Cornbread Loaf Cake
Christmas Morning Cornbread Loaf Cake is flavored with vanilla bean, nutmeg, and rosemary, and studded with cranberries; it doesn’t any more festive! I love hearing about holiday breakfast traditions. Some people do the bulk of the work the night before with something like a strata or bread pudding that just has to be baked in the morning. Others make a huge batch of pancakes or waffles and get the whole family involved. Or maybe it’s the classic failsafe, bacon, eggs, and toast....
Gingerbread Snack Cake with Earl Grey Glaze
Soft, moist, and richly spiced Gingerbread Snack Cake with Earl Grey Glaze is full of festive Christmas flavor, and is the perfect thing to accompany a steaming cup of holiday tea. Closing my eyes and tipping my head back slightly, I inhale deeply. I smell a crispness in the air; faintly wood smoke, pine trees, and a richly spiced sweet aroma. At that my eyes pop open and a longing for gingerbread hits me! I know it won’t be long before one graces my kitchen....
Festive Vanilla Bean Mixed Nuts with Rosemary and Cranberries
Festive Vanilla Bean Mixed Nuts with Rosemary and Cranberries makes a beautiful treat for holiday parties or homemade gifts! Holiday parties are always the best parties; with everyone in a festive mood, they’re full of laughter and fun, not to mention fabulous food....
Cranberry-Pistachio Cupcakes
These Cranberry-Pistachio Cupcakes are sweetly aromatic and soft-textured; from start-to-finish they’ll be ready in just an hour, and it’s perfect if you want just a small batch of something sweet. This time of year has the tendency to get so busy. With Thanksgiving over, our focus turns to Christmas and all the preparation that goes along with it. But a moment of peace, however brief, is a most welcome retreat in December. Even if it’s just taking an hour to make these cupcakes and then enjoying one with a cup of tea. I can’t think of anything more comforting than the smell of something sweet […]...
Herbed Roquefort-Stuffed Turkey Meatballs with Cranberry Apple Glaze and Salad Greens
Thank you to Lactalis for sponsoring this post. I am happy for the opportunity to share brands that I believe in with my readers, and I hope you enjoy my recipe for Herbed Roquefort-Stuffed Turkey Meatballs with Cranberry Apple Glaze. I have two favorite meals all year: Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve dinner. As much as I love the traditional turkey dinner we serve on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve is what I really look forward to all year long....
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