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Holiday Cookie Week #4: Super Versatile Chocolate & Vanilla Sugar Cookies
I went overboard again, imagine that. I saw this shirt the other day that said I have OCD (obsessive Christmas disorder). I’m waiting to receive it in the mail since it was clearly designed for me. Please tell me I’m not the only one who, more or less, loses ten years of maturity during the holidays. It’s passing so fast though, I was hoping to have my gingerbread house done by now, but so many things have come up this week and I haven’t had time to work on it yet. I’m determined to make one though. It’s one of my annual traditions and even if I only have time to make a 2 inch…
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Holiday Cookie Week #3: Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies (Vegan)
And we have more cookies…… I hope you guys aren’t minding the back to back sweets, but it is December and there are just so many cookies to be baked. I promise to post some healthier stuff come January (or possibly sooner). Maybe we’ll all go on a juice cleanse!…….Only, I just remembered, chocolate. Yeah, we’ll have like a salad and call it good. Okay, for the third cookie recipe this week I made another classic family fave. These are the like lovechild of a perfectly baked (chocolateless) chocolate chip cookie and a gingerbread man. You’ve maybe tried them before or something similar. If you haven’t though, you must. I’m telling you, so…
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Holiday Cookie Week #2: Romance Cookie Bars (Pecan Pie Bars)
I actually enjoyed my Monday this week. Does that make me a total weirdo? It was mostly because I had a jam-packed weekend with back to back company on top of some blog planning and recipe testing so I was in the kitchen even more than usual. We’re talking sun up to sun down, and the days are at their longest here so that’s a long time. It’s not that there aren’t plenty of people around to help with things, there are, but you know what they say about too many cooks and soup. I need to get better at it, but I don’t always work cohesively with others #ControlFreak. Well, it’s that,…
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Edible Gifting Week #5: DIY Vegan Hot Cocoa Mix 4 Ways
I’m ending my series of edible holiday gifting ideas with #5, hot cocoa mixes! A cup of hot Cocoa is like the quintessential holiday drink. It’s an icon that everyone can associate with Christmas. Come on, who doesn’t love a hot cup of cocoa to sip on during the cold winter season? I’m going to assume that you all just did a little cocoa dance, or at the very least are silently cheering with me for the wonderful creation that is sweet and cozy hot cocoa. Now, if you just mentally responded to the negative, then you’d better go find someone else’s parade to rain on because cocoa and I are really having a…
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Edible Gifting Week #2: 8 Homemade Spice Mixes (Vegan+GF)
I’m not sure this necessarily qualifies as a recipe but can’t we all use a little more spice in our lives? These homemade spice mixes are so easy and they make gift giving so simple. This post is all about how to make homemade spice mixes In case you missed yesterday’s post, I’m doing a week of edible gift ideas for you guys. I think everyone has at least one of those people that are impossible to buy for every year. So hopefully one ore two of these posts will help inspire you. Something that got really old really fast when we first moved here was the way that spices and herbs are…
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Edible Gifting Week #1: Chocolate Dipped Salted Caramels (Vegan)
Okay so you guys may or may not have noticed that I have a thing for themes. Well, that said, I thought this year it would be fun to do a different theme for each week in December. This week I’m posting edible gift ideas that will hopefully inspire your giving spirit for the season and get your wheels spinning. That’s one of my favorite parts of blogging, the thought of being able to share creativity with you guys and hope it sparks your inspiration! Okay, I’ve gotta know, it’s the week after Thanksgiving and the last day before we start the 25 day till Christmas countdown, who’s got their trees up? We put…
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Pecan Streusel Sweet Potato Spice Muffins
I’m kind of freaking out again…. It’s just, I woke up and realized we’re about to start the last month of the year and I’m caught in the storm of emotions that I think is familiar to most of you. I’m really excited (you don’t even know) about the holiday festivities but also a little tiny bit sad that time is speeding by so fast. Maybe that sounds crazy, but hopefully you can understand. Anyway, it’s my nephew’s first Christmas. I think I already mentioned recently but that’s a huge part of why I really want this holiday season to be special for my sister (for my nephew too, but he won’t be…
