Festive Foods Archives - An Edible Mosaic™

Gingerbread Caramel Candy (Homemade Chewy Caramel Recipe No Corn Syrup)

December 17, 2018 by Faith Leave a Comment

Gingerbread Caramel Candy is a fun festive spin on soft and chewy caramel candy. If you’re looking for homemade soft and chewy caramel recipe with no corn syrup, this is the recipe for you and it’s easier to make than you might think!

I have a family member who is absolutely crazy about my homemade soft and chewy caramels (I won’t mention names to protect the innocent, but she’s a certain 15-year-old sugar fiend, lol), which I usually only make during the holidays as a special treat. This year I decided to spice things up with Gingerbread Caramel Candy! This aromatic soft and chewy caramel is warmly spiced with maple-y caramel notes and buttery richness.…

Taco Cheese Ball

December 27, 2017 by Faith Leave a Comment

When it comes to food, cheese balls are always the life of the party and you’ll be surprised how much this Taco Cheese Ball actually tastes like tacos! I first started making cheese balls about six or seven years ago when they were retro-chic and people were used to buying them from the store. I think the homemade version had been popular in the 1970’s, but then somehow people forgot just how easy they are to make....

Gingerbread Snack Cake with Earl Grey Glaze

December 12, 2016 by Faith 3 Comments

Gingerbread Snack Cake with Earl Grey Glaze is full of Christmas-y 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 woodsmoke, 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. That was two weeks ago, and I couldn’t hold out any longer. And anyway, I’ve been working on perfecting my gingerbread recipe since last winter, and it’s high time […]...

Cheesy Green Bean and Red Rice Casserole {Lactose-Free; Gluten-Free}

November 16, 2015 by Faith 7 Comments

This Cheesy Green Bean and Red Rice Casserole makes a beautiful addition to any holiday spread. With Thanksgiving being next week, do you have your holiday meal fully planned? Of course there are some dishes that have to be on the table (I’m looking at you, turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce!), but in my family, we like to switch up the other sides a little bit. Maybe one year we’ll make candied sweet potatoes, and the next year it’ll be marshmallow-topped squash. Sometimes corn casserole is involved, and that is always a winner....

White Chocolate-Peppermint Mousse

December 21, 2012 by Faith 18 Comments

In college I had a friend who complained of being a huge money-waster. She always claimed that through no fault of her own, she’d end up spending money needlessly in spite of her best efforts not to. And she was right; I saw this happen time and time again, despite the fact that she was more than a little tight-fisted, lol. (And I mean that in the nicest way possible, as a statement of fact rather than judgement. She was a great friend!)...

Gingersnap + White Chocolate Truffles {7 Days of Festive Holiday Treats}

December 16, 2012 by Faith 11 Comments

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}

December 15, 2012 by Faith 8 Comments

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}

December 14, 2012 by Faith 9 Comments

A plateful of these little beauties is just the sort of thing that makes an ordinary afternoon in December a little happier. Picture this…...

Eggnog Pudding

December 11, 2011 by Faith 32 Comments

Spiced with freshly-grated nutmeg and laced with vanilla and cinnamon, this Eggnog Pudding is full of festive flavor! It’s surprisingly healthy too. Protein powder bumps up the protein content, and there’s no added sugar! The strangest thing happened the other day… My day was going along uneventfully until I suddenly found myself ravenous; it was between meal times, so a little snack was in order. I went for one of my favorites, carrots + hummus. Normal enough, right?...