Over the last few weeks I’ve received several e-mails asking for holiday cocktail suggestions. Since I prefer to share food and cooking stories you probably won’t see too many drinks on this blog, but I think it makes sense to share a cocktail recipe during the holiday season. The frozen cranberries add a festive charm [...]
If this cake doesn’t scream Christmas, I don’t know what does! The moist, spice-laden dessert tastes great both after dinner and the next morning with your tea or coffee. It’s based on a traditional English recipe found in Rose’s Heavenly Cakes. You can only imagine how excited I was when I realized that I didn’t [...]
Tags: Baking·Cake·COOK·Gingerbread·Holiday
I’ve been making a lot of sweets lately – I guess it’s hard to avoid during the holidays, especially when these goodies make such great gifts. Over the next several days I will be posting a few savory dishes, but before I do that I have one additional treat that I wanted to share with [...]
I like pumpkin pie as much as the next guy, but sometimes it’s nice to mix it up a bit – especially at this time of the year when I find myself eating pumpkin desserts from October through December. This tart has a rich, creamy pumpkin pie filling inside of a nutty, buttery graham cracker [...]
As mentioned in previous posts, I’m always looking for new and interesting variations on traditional dishes – especially at this time of the year. Keep people excited about your food by putting a twist on some of the classic, time-honored recipes from your standard holiday repertoire. I love cranberry sauce and can’t get enough of [...]
Tags: Cranberry·Holiday·Orange·Thanksgiving
