admin | December 2, 2009
I love these things.. I love all mint-chocolate recipes, and especially this one, as it is really just yum. It is, as most of my recipes are, simple and easy to do. It does take some time, and is a bit messy, but is really worth it. At Christmas, I usually have cut these [...]
admin | December 23, 2008
Christmas Wassail 5 apples 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 cup port 4 12-ounce bottles of ale or dark beer, plus 1/4 cup 4 cinnamon sticks 4 cloves 1 Lemon, zest only 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground all spice 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger Slice apples in half, and core. [...]
admin | December 9, 2008
I remember so vividly making spritz cookies (spritzgebäck.) at Christmas every year. I loved making the tree shaped ones, as well as the stars. We always made trees, stars, wreaths, and camels. And always used food coloring — red, green, yellow, and sprinkled them with sugar or decoration. What I especially remember was eating the [...]