Mike and I have a friend here in Kuwait who doesn’t like to eat. I know what you’re thinking. Wait…what?! Explain please, because I just don’t understand. Yup, it’s true, he doesn’t like to eat, toddler-style. As in, I guess I’ll eat if I have to, but only when I really feel like it, and good luck getting me to try anything new. Sigh. The challenges I have to face, lol....
Gingerbread Muffins Recipe
Subtly sweet, generously spiced and aromatic, this Gingerbread Muffins Recipe is an easy way to get in a festive mood! The other day in conversation someone happened to mention gingerbread. I don’t remember how it came up, and it was just mentioned in a fleetingly brief moment. I’m sure no one else gave it another thought, but, me being me, suddenly I couldn’t get it out of my head....
75 Festive Holiday Cookie Recipes
In the collage above, 1st row, left to right: 100% Whole Grain Molasses Cookies from Texanerin Baking; Cookie Butter and Salted Caramel Cookie Sandwiches from Keep it Sweet Desserts; Chewy White Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies from Back for Seconds; Nutella Eggnog Cookies from Roxana’s Home Baking. 2nd row, left to right: Peppermint Butter Cookies from Taste and Tell; Espresso Chip Cookie Dough Bars from Beyond Frosting; Date-Filled Cookies {Ma’amoul} from An Edible Mosaic with Chocolate Candy Cane Kiss Cookies from Rachel Cooks directly below; Cranberry-Chocolate-Almond Thumbprint Cookies from An Edible Mosaic. 3rd row, left to right: Skinny Chocolate Chip Cookies from An Edible Mosaic; Gingerbread Men […]...
Cranberry-Chocolate-Almond Thumbprint Cookies
If you’re looking for a new treat for your holiday cookie platter, these Cranberry-Chocolate-Almond Thumbprint Cookies are perfect! Things are about to get cookie crazy around here. Ok, not really, but they should. And in a perfect world (read: where calories don’t at all for the entire months of November and December), cookie crazy would be my life right now....
75 Side Dish Recipes For a Beautiful Thanksgiving Dinner
In the collage above, 1st row, left to right: Apple-Cranberry Stuffing from Oh, Sweet Basil; Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Dark Cherry Sauce and Hazelnut from An Edible Mosaic with Creamy Mashed Cauliflower with Ghee {Paleo} from Everyday Maven directly below; Honey Mustard Roasted Potatoes from Busy in Brooklyn; Steakhouse Smashed Potatoes from Oh, Sweet Basil. 2nd row, left to right: Fried Smashed Potatoes with Onions and Meyer Lemon Dressing from Cravings of a Lunatic; Cheddar Green Bean Casserole from Life and Kitchen; Garlic Pistachio Cranberry Tarts from Spabettie; Rosemary Roasted Carrots from Oh My Veggies. 3rd row, left to right: Brioche Buns from Because I […]...
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Dark Cherry Sauce + Hazelnut
With Thanksgiving less than a week away, if you’re anything like me, I bet you’ve been scouring the internet for new side dish ideas. Of course there are the ever-present sides on our holiday table, like butternut squash puree, some variant of stuffing (cornbread-based stuffing seems to be everyone’s favorite), and some form of bean casserole (usually green bean casserole, but for some reason that hasn’t been such a hit for the past couple of years). And Brussels sprouts, which is my dad’s contribution to our meal; my mom hates them and refuses to go near them, but since they’re a favorite of his, my dad takes on […]...
50 Recipes for a Festive Thanksgiving Brunch
In the collage above, top row, left to right: Applesauce Snack Cake {Gluten-Free} from Healthy Seasonal Recipes; Baked Eggs in the Basket from An Edible Mosaic; Brown Butter Pumpkin Waffles from Two Peas & Their Pod; Heirloom Pumpkin Bread from Bombshell Bling. Middle row, left to right: Cream Puffs (Profiteroles) from An Edible Mosaic; Braided Blackberry Breakfast Danish from Amanda’s Cookin’; Herbed Breakfast Stuffing Casserole from Amanda’s Cookin’. Bottom row, left to right: Baked Eggs with Mushrooms and Parmesan from Kalyn’s Kitchen; Pumpkin Pancakes with Cranberry Maple Syrup from Diethood; Pumpkin New York-Style Crumb Cake from An Edible Mosaic; Spicy Honey Cranberry Sauce from Boulder […]...
Gingersnap + White Chocolate Truffles {7 Days of Festive Holiday Treats}
If you had to choose only one flavor that embodies fall, what would it be? For me, it’s ginger, without a doubt. (I’m pretty sure this is because of these cookies, which I vividly remember my mom frequently making in autumns gone by.) Even when I don’t have homemade Molasses Crinkles on hand, I can usually find a box of store-bought gingersnaps in my cupboard (which are surprisingly delicious!)....
Nutty Biscotti {7 Days of Festive Holiday Treats}
Where you live, does it snow for Christmas? It used to snow here religiously every year. (Actually, I remember being a kid and trick-or-treating in the snow on Halloween some years!) Alas, we haven’t been guaranteed a white Christmas for the past four years or so. Which is a crying shame, really…there’s just something about a blanket of white that makes Christmas feel so special....
Cranberry Flax Cookies {7 Days of Festive Holiday Treats}
A plateful of these little beauties is just the sort of thing that makes an ordinary afternoon in December a little happier. Picture this…...