Three gifts for the wine lover on your list this holiday season; one serious, one sentimental and one just for fun. Let's start with something serious... ish. Quickly making it to the best seller list, the recently released, wine soaked adventures of Canada's Natalie MacLean; Unquenchable, A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines.
Cranberries, nature's way of making sure we in northern climes get our vitamin C in the cold winter months; sharp and tangy and a must on the holiday table. Boozy Cranberry-Orange Sauce is extraordinarily easy (and fast) to make, a dash of Grand Marnier and hint of orange in a lovely jar, makes it a beautiful hostess gift.
In this Food Gypsy Wino Wednesday we feature port, wine's big brother. A spicy warm aroma that packs a punch, Mulled Port could level you if you're not careful. What better way to celebrate the holidays than by being blissfully toasted by the fire. Caveat: Port is NOT WINE, this is 19.5% alcohol, and it will kick your ass.
If you’re going to commandeer Halloween candy, there should be some kind of plan for later usage that the whole family can enjoy. Like making cookies! Caramel Mars Bar Cookies are popular with kids of all ages especially when we super-size then and make COLOSSAL COOKIES; cookies that eat like a meal.
Who says Thanksgiving has to be all about turkey? It’s your Thanksgiving, make your own rules (you rebel you). What says Fall Feast in your kitchen? You’re not bound by convention, you're a freethinker. (But, just in case we've got you covered on that whole How To Cook a Turkey thing.)
Somehow apple pie has become a symbol of appreciation. The simple act of being grateful for what you DO have brings forward more to be grateful for, thus the attitude of gratitude Apple Gogi Berry Pie.
This could very well entice a leprechaun into exchanging his pot of gold for a slice of chocolate sin. Chocolate Irish Whiskey Cake; rich, dark chocolate cake - moist, not too sweet, with a bite of good, clean whiskey and a hint of walnut. A very 'grown up' brownie.
Nothing more annoying than your turkey/chicken/goose/ duck falling apart in the oven, stuffing all over the place soaking up all those lovely juices that could be used in your sauce. A tightly bundled bird will help keep the meat contained, the…
There is something decidedly seasonal about ginger cookies. The temperature drops and the snow flies and suddenly I want to bake something sweet and spicy. Cue Ginger Sparkle Cookies...