Christmas Cheer in a Cup: Nutella Hot Cocoa
With a scarf wrapped snugly around my raw and swollen throat (because, yes, even this crunchy, natural, herbal mama catches the crud from time to time), we embarked on our annual tree hunt. Two...
View ArticleSoft & Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
Somewhere along the lines in my adulthood, I have become the chief cookie maker for my extended family. Funny, being as that I am prefer savory fare and would pass up dessert for a cheese tray almost...
View ArticleFestive Snickerdoodle Cookie
I would love to know what the etymology of the Snickerdoodle is. What a comical name for a cookie that, with the slightest error, can snub you and leave you completely crest fallen. So simple in...
View ArticleDouble Dark Chocolate Cookies
Last but certainly not least in my veritable Christmas Cookie Compendium series are the seriously sumptuous Double Dark Chocolate Cookies. What?! You still think that compendium is too much word for...
View ArticlePerfect Spiced Pumpkin Bread
I have never really been on the “pumpkin spice” bandwagon. Most “pumpkin spice” food items are insipidly sweet and taste little if any of actually pumpkin. And is the “spice” even made from real...
View ArticleMagical Douglas Fir Shortbread Cookies
As luck or Mother Nature would have it, the unprecedented hot dry summer has spiraled into a seriously wet and stormy fall and winter. The kind were the ground gets so saturated that it seeps in...
View ArticleFrothy Douglas Fir Infused Eggnog
Frothy, lightly spiced, and delightfully balsamic, this Douglas fir infused eggnog is a forage-y spin on this classic holiday drink! I gave my husband a sample of this Douglas fir infused eggnog. He...
View ArticleOh, Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding
This figgy pudding, steeped in tradition, is sure to excite even the Ebenezer Scrooge types with its fruity sweetness & spectacular flaming presentation. Create new Christmas traditions with this...
View ArticleForaged Douglas Fir Poached Pears & Frangipane Tart
This Douglas Fir Poached Pear & Frangipane Tart is foraged treasure. Sweet, spiced, with the subtle balsamic of evergreen, this tart is stupendous! I must admit that I am a few cups of good cheer...
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