Want to make the ultimate personalized cookie? Use a cookie stamp. With this stamp (and with the right cookie recipe), you can tailor your cookie to say whatever you want. Of course this gadget is especially useful during the holidays. It’s a time when 1) You’re making lots of cookies; and 2) You want […]
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Holiday Cranberry Sweet Potato Muffins
There are generally two things that will drive us to make muffins: 1) We have company over and we need a nice breakfast; or 2) We have oddball ingredients we need to use up. The beauty of these Holiday Cranberry Sweet Potato Muffins is that they fill the bill on both counts. They’re pretty, delicious, […]
Letter to Santa Cookies
If you (and your kids) love making cookies for Santa, but you’re ready for something a little different, why not try writing to Santa on your cookies? These fun “Letter to Santa” cookies are fairly easy to make, and once you have a (edible ink) pen in hand, you can take it any direction you […]
Last-Minute Stocking Stuffers for Cooks
Do you need some last-minute stocking stuffers for your favorite cook? We know, you’re running around and it’s the very last minute. It seems like there’s always one more gift exchange to shop for, and gosh darn it, we have so been there and we are right there with you. That’s why we’ve put together […]
Kerrygold Gingerbread Pub
Our favorite butter, Kerrygold, is having a gingerbread contest. And once we had the idea of making a gingerbread Irish pub, we couldn’t shake the feeling. We decided to try to build the kind of Irish pub we’d love to visit. So come on in, pull up a chair, and stay awhile: Confession: This […]
Clementine Gingersnap Cheesecake Bars
Clementines are arguably one of the season’s cheeriest fruits – bright, juicy, sweet, and adding a dash of color to just about any table setting. Having a few clementines from Melissa’s Produce on hand, we wanted to make a bright winter dessert, one that would lighten up some of the heavier and darker offerings this […]
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