Kringle, a traditional Danish pastry (the word actually means “pretzel”) is one of my very favorite holiday treats. I used to only be able to find it at Christmastime, when we would go to Wight’s Home and Garden on the day after Thanksgiving and pick out a Christmas ornament. They would always serve hot coffee… Continue reading Homemade Danish Kringle
It feels weird posting a cake with a Christmasy title in May, but here we are. Many people think of cranberries as a seasonal, holiday time ingredient, but I refuse to accept that. As the season for fresh cranberries ends, you will find me in the grocery store, taking full advantage of the sale prices… Continue reading Cranberry Christmas Cake
How cute are these cookies? I think they were my favorite Christmas cookie that I made this year. They taste amazing and they are SO cute! They look much harder than they actually are- really it’s just a sugar cookie dough, spiced lightly with some orange zest, cut into a Santa face and then painted… Continue reading Santa Sugar Cookies
Today, I’m posting a breakfast food that I make for my kids alllll the time, but “Christmas-ified” You know that scene in Love Actually where Billy Mack says “Yes… but we changed the word ‘love’ to ‘Christmas…” Basically, I just change my french toast recipe to include eggnog instead of milk. I’m very clever. When… Continue reading Eggnog French Toast
Last year at Christmas, my friend brought over Swedish Glögg. Have you ever had it? This warm, spiced wine was so cozy and delicious that it stole my holiday loving heart the moment I tasted it. This was my introduction to warmed wine type things. Fast forward to this Halloween, I was watching my favorite movie… Continue reading Mulled Wine {A cozy, warm holiday drink}
So, because my husband reads this blog, I’m not going to post how much money I’ve spent on Cranberry Bliss Bars in my lifetime, but it’s a lot. Would you believe I had never attempted to make them before? Big mistake. Huge. Back in the day, what kept me from trying them was that all… Continue reading Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars
This is possibly the most inflammatory thing I’ve ever said, but I don’t like Nutella. There, I said it. So when I saw this gorgeous puff pastry tree floating around everywhere filled with – you guessed it- Nutella, I immediately started thinking about how I could make it myself, but with something else. I… Continue reading Cinnamon Butter Puff Pastry Tree
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