Tis the season to learn of new traditions. When I first heard of these I couldn't help but be excited. Greek Kourabiedes are popular special occasion cookies. They are often served at weddings, christenings and of course, Christmas. You might also find them on an ...
Here it is, the big day. I hope you have all that shopping done. You've planned for the appetizers, the sides and the main attraction... I hope you've saved room for dessert. I couldn't resist something spiced and a little lighter than a cake or that never ...
Dinner, oh dinner. Yeah, this is the big one. It's also the one that by experience has proven that planning ahead, pop it in the oven kind of dinners are waaaay more enjoyable than missing out on events while slaving away in the kitchen. Plus, ...
Obviously by doing this, the menu won't be a surprise when we drive up Christmas afternoon to surprise my in-laws with dinner, but I couldn't resist... There's something so wonderfully stressful and exciting about coming up with a Holiday feast menu. I just love a ...
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It's surprising to admit, but I was never a kid who was overly impressed with getting a gingerbread man during the Holidays or any days for that matter. Maybe it's that those grocery store offerings were harder than sinking your teeth into a wooden plank? ...
From my fractional polish heritage, I was so lucky to have been included in my sister in laws family Christmas Eve tradition. Once horrified by the memories of beet soup with homogonized milk, that puce nightmare was no comparison to the hard work and detail which had been presented before us to gobble up. The bright colour and warmth of this simple, smooth broth sets the perfect stage for the celebration ahead. Borscht is may be peasant food, but like it's counterparts, it is pure comfort. Served as the first course during the Christmas Eve feast with miniature mushroom filled pierogi packages called uszka, this wonderful tradition becomes the delight of the Holiday table.
Not that I'm the authority but I think that it's safe to say that Holiday baking is may "officially" begin, now that it's actually December. Be it that we took our kids to the community Santa Claus parade or that was today was the first of December, Holidays get me to hum classic carols and remember highlights of Christmas Past. With my brain swirling of roasting chestnuts and the clementine I almost mistook as a lump of coal down in the depths of my stocking toe, I decided the first cookie of the year should be able to last as long as that heart wrenching childhood memory. Memory aside, it's always a thrill to bring home the first box of "Christmas Oranges", as my daughter refers to them. Cracking into them fills a room with a special kind of happiness only little orange packages can bring. With clementines and cookies on my mind, it wasn't too tough a decision to get that this biscotti would be the first cookie of the season. Biscotti is a double baked, super crunchy cookie, perfect for packing in just about any flavour combination and, of course, dipping into mulled wine, coffee or nog.
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