Tag: holiday

Pastéis de Nata

Pastéis de Nata

This pastéis de nata recipe makes almost-authentic Portuguese custard tarts with a creamy egg custard nestled frozen sheets of puff pastry.

Sweet Potato Cake

Sweet Potato Cake

Sweet Potato Cake is topped with a delicious and easy brown sugar frosting and candied walnuts- a simple and delicious way to use leftover roasted potatoes.

Cornbread Turkey Pot Pie

Cornbread Turkey Pot Pie

Whew, Thanksgiving recipe right under the wire with this Cornbread Turkey Pot Pie! Well, Thanksgiving of sorts, depending on your point of view.

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Mom’s Best Thanksgiving Stuffing

Mom’s Best Thanksgiving Stuffing

Mom’s Best Thanksgiving Stuffing is the perfect side dish for this turkey day. Simply seasoned but always delicious!

Cranberry Ginger Cocktail

Cranberry Ginger Cocktail

Fruity and refreshing cranberry ginger cocktail with tequila, lime, cranberry and ginger beer. The perfect holiday cocktail!

Chorizo and Scrambled Egg Breakfast Tacos

Chorizo and Scrambled Egg Breakfast Tacos

Today is a reminder to slow down.  So often we go about our day and move through the motions without actually thinking about what we’re doing. We’re focused on the end result of just being done with a task that we don’t take the time to consider how much better we could do said task if we gave it just a little more time, thought, attention and care.  This was all a very wordy way to tell you that today I’m talking about scrambled eggs, and how perfectly scrambled eggs can turn a breakfast taco into more than something.  I’m talking about these chorizo and scrambled egg breakfast tacos, and let me tell you that these are way better than those from Taco Bell.

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Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

Traditional Australian Easter treat hot cross buns are given a twist by adding chocolate chips to make these chocolate hot cross buns.

Chocolate Hazelnut Pretzel Tarts

Chocolate Hazelnut Pretzel Tarts

Ground hazelnuts and crushed pretzels come together for a crust filled with dark chocolate ganache topped in these chocolate hazelnut pretzel tarts.

Plum Pudding

Plum Pudding

Well, this traditional Christmas plum pudding that I’m talking about today is a few days late for Christmas. Or Boxing Day, if you’re lucky enough to have that be your thing, too. But the good news is that it’s not too late for New Years, and is perfect for the days before we all resolve to do those things that involve eating less of what we want, and perhaps doing more of what we don’t want.

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Kutya: Wheatberry and Poppyseed Pudding

Kutya: Wheatberry and Poppyseed Pudding

A traditional Ukranian Christmas eve wheatberry and poppyseed pudding, Kutya is a cozy dish of with walnut and pears, sure to get you in the holiday spirit.