I’ve been playing with several cranberry recipes this holiday season, but this one is my favorite so far! I love to pick up several bags of cranberries and stash them in the freezer, to have on hand for cranberry sauce, Cranberry Eggnog Muffins, and now for these tender sandwich cookies. There is something so delicious […]
Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies with M&M’s
Is there anything more festive than a candy cane? Well sure, if I’m being honest, Christmas trees, holiday music, red and green versions of all our favorite candies, the sound of Salvation Army bells, lights of all colors on every tree, shrub, window and roof in the neighborhood, making and eating Elf spaghetti – these things […]
Gingersnap Rolled Chocolate Truffles
This is another one of those miraculous recipes borne of the luck of having things on hand and sudden inspiration. On hand in this case was half a box of gingersnap cookies and most of a bag of dark chocolate chips. While trying to think of a simple, sumptuous dessert to make for New Year’s […]
Gift Ideas for Foodies & Folks Who Love To Cook
Wow, we are about to enter the single digits of days left until Christmas! Or of sleeps ’til Christmas (if you’re a fan of the 1992 movie A Muppet Christmas Carol!) But fear not, there is still time to order gifts online and have them arrive in time for Christmas. Here is a gift guide that […]
Gourmet Macaroni & Cheese
It’s that time of year again! Chris from The Mind of Schmid and I are teaming up to honor dishes straight out of cherished Christmas cinematic classics. Last year for our Cinematic Christmas Feast I chose to make Who Hash (I had to…the Grinch took our last can!) from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Chris made Ain’t […]
6 Food Gifts That People Will Love
6 Food Gifts That People Will Love Stonewall Kitchen has tempted food lovers for decades with their indulgent and imaginative flavors. They are a specialty foods company based in York, Maine. What does Stonewall Kitchen carry? Oh, jams. And sauces. And spices, marmalades, syrups, salsas, mustards, and baking mixes! Regional tastes like blueberries, maple, and cranberry. Charming accessories for the home, […]
Spicy Gingersnaps
They are sweet, spicy, and deliciously welcome at any time of the year. They do of course hold extra appeal as we enter the Fall and holiday seasons, when one anxiously anticipates treats filled with cinnamon, clove, and ginger! (At least, that’s how I feel… that’s how everyone feels, right?) I included these treats in my […]
New Year’s Eve Champagne Cocktails: A Very Merry Holiday Cocktail Roundup
This cocktails round-up is sparkling and brimming with New Year’s Eve Champagne Cocktails! These drinks are elegant, festive, and mostly fruity. Though I tried to steer clear of orange juice cocktails, as those seem more brunch-y to me, I did include one cocktail made with blood oranges. ‘Blood orange’ sounds so exotic and sultry! 1) […]
Very Merry Holiday Cocktails! Week 4: Holiday Spice Cocktails
So what does Holiday Spice Cocktails mean? Well, cinnamon of course! And nutmeg, clove, allspice, and for the purpose of rounding out this round-up also some apple and coffee. Here are some spiced and flavorful cocktails to throw today. By the day what day is it? Today? Why, it’s Christmas Day of course! 1) Spiced […]
Son of a Nutcracker! It’s Elf Spaghetti!
Tired of the same, old, unsweetened spaghetti? Looking for a new and exciting meal to prepare for your holiday guests? This dish might be just what you need: my boy and I try Elf Spaghetti! Thanks to my darling Christian for recording the event.
Very Merry Holiday Cocktails! Week 3: Candy Bar Cocktails
It’s Week 3 of Very Merry Holiday Cocktails! Time to get treacley sweet, with this round-up of Candy Bar Cocktails, aka Sweet Tooth Sippers. (Christian and I couldn’t decide between the two names, so I’m using both.) The first drink like this that I ever had was named “The Candy Bar.” It was hot cocoa, butterscotch schnapps […]
Who Hash: A Cinematic Christmas Feast
This is a Cinematic Christmas Feast with your hosts The Mind of Schmid and Hungry Enough To Eat Six! This is our first co-blog event, dedicated to famous foods from our favorite Christmas specials. One Christmas parody song refers to these holiday programs as “stale TV specials.” But come on, Christmas movies and TV specials […]