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Gift This! Five Minute Cranberry Pistachio Fudge
As you may know, I wrote a book about giving sweets the loving touch of a little salt. But if there was just one candy in the entire world that I could bestow this virtue upon it would have to be...
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Mulled Wine Stump de Noël Cake and a Ridge Runner Wood Works Giveaway!
Hello, friends! This blog post is extra, extra special. Not only do I have a delicious mulled wine chocolate cake recipe for you (all fancied up Bûche de Noël style with black cherry buttercream...
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Spiked Hot Chocolate on a Stick
I've made 'hot chocolate on a stick' for seven consecutive years at Christmastime. Winter just isn't the same without it now! I usually start making batches in December. One or two batches are assigned...
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Gift This! Cranberry Orange Quick Bread
When I attempted this bread recipe for the first time I made a happy little mistake. The instructions called for chopped cranberries, and I just threw them in the batter whole. Well, those cranberries...
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Gift This! 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Marshmallow Candy
Say hello to my new favorite candy. I can't believe it took me so long to try it - and talk about easy! I'm not even sure it qualifies as a recipe. Peanut butter and chocolate are melted together, and...
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Gift This! Peppermint Mocha Bark
My husband is particular about his daily brew, so he buys coffee beans freshly roasted and occasionally we have a handful left over - not enough for a cup, but too many to toss. I decided to save up...
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Gift This! Mini Gingerbread Bundt Cakes
These little cakes remind me of delicious cinnamon-sugared doughnut muffins, except they taste like gingerbread - which makes them even cozier in my opinion. They are scrumptiously poppable, and...
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Gift This! Easy Cranberry Orange Stollen (No Yeast!)
The stollen I enjoy each holiday season is not homemade. It's an import from Germany that's filled with raisins and marzipan, and because of its long trek it can also be described as - dry. I've come...
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Gift This! Fruit and Nut Candy Cups
If you've been keeping up with my Christmas recipe advent, then you may be thinking to yourself "cranberries and pistachios - again?!". Yep. I can't quit them, it's true. There's something especially...
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Gift This! Glittering Pretzel Wands
I've been making these salty-sweet pretzel sticks for years. Now that I think about it, I've been making them for more than a decade! When I worked an office job years go I remember placing a huge tray...
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Gift This! Gumdrop Cookies
I hosted my first cookie swap more than five years ago, and the thing I remember most about it was the happy feeling I had perusing all those cookies. Cookies of all shapes and flavors were sprawled on...
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Gift This! Pink Squirrel Cocktail Inspired Cupcakes
I love pink glittery Christmas decor, and it seems to be showing up in my baked goods, too! This cupcake is inspired by the retro 'Pink Squirrel' cocktail. The drink is a bit like a milkshake served in...
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Gift This! Eggnog Bread
It's hard to believe we're just a few days away from Christmas. I hope everyone is soaking in every last little bit of happy this season has to offer. Around here that means sniffing cut pine wreaths...
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Gift This! Easy Orange Spice Turkish Delight
I've always associated Turkish delight with the snowy landscape of Narnia (remember the White Witch cake I made in 2011?). I long for some snowfall outside my own window, but it looks like our...
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Gift This! Tricolor Christmas Slices
I'm willing to bet that most of our kitchens will be running at full speed this week. I do quite a lot of baking the week of Christmas, and I always appreciate cookie recipes that are high yield. This...
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Gift This! Hazelnut Truffles
Truffle making is low effort with major payoff, and that's why they're great to make at Christmastime. If you can stir together chopped chocolate and steaming heavy cream at a 2:1 ratio, then you can...
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Gift This! 3 Minute 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge
Say hello to the World's Easiest Peanut Butter Fudge!I'm pretty skeptical when it comes to 2 and 3 ingredient recipes. Maybe because I've tested more than a dozen and the results are mostly...
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Gift This! Rocky Road Brownie Mix
Well, here it is friends. My last advent post; the bookend to my first advent post. If you need that last, last, last minute gift, then this little jar mix may save your bacon.If you're a seasoned...
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Two Winter Cocktails
Happy almost New Year! Are you celebrating tonight? We've decided to keep it low-key and close to home. A couple of friends are coming over and we'll be enjoying our customary New Year's Eve feast:...
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Bourbon Vanilla Layer Cake
This time of year always brings out my pensive side. I tend to spend a lot more time thinking and less time doing, so I’ve been fumbling a bit trying to get back into a work routine. This year’s...
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