Christmas Indulgence: Orange Hot Chocolate Float
Before all the insanity of Christmas-Dinner-Cooking begins, I’m going to sit back with a warm and indulgent drink. I hope you find time for one as well. I’ll be having one of these Orange Hot Chocolate Floats.
Read More...A Busy Christmas Eve NEEDS Mulled Wine
The presents are not wrapped. The house is not clean. The dinner is not made. Well, some of it is – that would be the parts that my parents are bringing! It’s going to be a super-crazy day for sure. No time to spend blogging, for sure. I will spend time mulling wine though and [...]
Read More...An Easy Way to Decorate a Cake for Christmas
So you know how I was making all that Candy Cane Hot Chocolate to give out as gifts? Well, I went a bit crazy crushing candy canes and had a surplus. Luckily, I was asked to whip up a dessert for a friend’s get-together and I thought of a way to use up all those [...]
Read More...Gin and Tonic for Christmas
While I do like a celebratory fancy drink here and there, I tend to stick to the basics. Gin and Tonic is something that I never used to like but it has grown on me. I now happily sip on one as a pre-dinner drink if we’re out for a nice meal. And since I’ve [...]
Read More...Peppermint Hot Chocolate Float & Feeling Normal
On Sunday evening, after having spent a lovely few days with my brother and his family who are visiting from Canada and with my parents who have snow-birded in, the hubs and I took the kids for a walk to see all of our neighbors’ homes glittering with lights. M loves little lights
Read More...Easy Holiday Dessert: Irish Whiskey Cake
It’s possible that yesterday you found out what a poor baker I am. That’s o.k. because I’ve come up with strategies to get around the problem. For instance, when we celebrated “Pretend Christmas” with my in-laws who were visiting from the UK last week I whipped up a very easy
Read More...Don’t Make My Layered Icebox Cookies
The Layered Icebox Cookies that I made for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap of 2012 are pretty and they’re tender. So tender. With a subtle fruit flavor that hints at the holiday season and a flaky butter crumb that I yearn for on my Christmas Cookie Tray. But please please don’t even think about [...]
Read More...Chocolate Muesli Snowball Cookies on Bob’s Today
You probably know that I’m not much of a baker. I just don’t love it. Sorry. Anyhow, find out about the dread I feel when I have to make sweets at holiday time in my post over at Bob’s Red Mill today. Included is an easy and healthy recipe for Chocolate Muesli Snowballs. What part [...]
Read More...A Hot Hot Hot Holiday Drink: The Coffee Float
Who says I can’t have ice cream treats in the winter? Of course I can! In a restaurant I can succumb to my milkshake craving and order an extra thick malted. I can even defy a drafty December and whip out my blender at home. However, I don’t think I would serve an icy treat
Read More...Homemade Food Gift II: Christmas Coffee
We’re nearing December and so I’m helping you out by coming up with some Homemade Food Gift Ideas. Read on to find out how to make your own Christmas Coffee Blend. Head over here for a Homemade Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Powder and don’t forget to get yourself some of my free
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