Over the holidays we love to make recipes together and enjoy them together. These little Smoked Salmon Twirls have been made countless of times. We are big on appetizers and sharing while watching a holiday movie. Our daughter loooooves smoked salmon and will have it in any form and in any recipe. This one we…
Vanilla Candy Cane Cupcakes
Vanilla Candy Cane Cupcakes It is Cupcake Day here at the Noshing With The Nolands. I couldn’t resist joining this one. Thank you so much Colleen Hill from The Redheaded Baker for hosting this fantastic Cupcake Day. For today I bring you Vanilla Candy Cane Cupcakes. I made these for our daughter’s birthday which was…
Holiday Chocolate Dipped Shortbread – Guest Post
I am over at Real Housemoms again today with these delicious and easy Holiday Chocolate Dipped Shortbread. This is my third post as a contributor and I couldn’t be more happy!! I love their site and am a huge fan. As they say it is Real Ideas for Real Life. Real Housemoms. Well I fit…
Cantaloupe Pomegranate Salsa
Today for you we have a healthy appetizer, Cantaloupe Pomegranate Salsa, something that everyone will enjoy for the holidays. With all the over indulgence that we have surrounding us over the holidays we love to serve a fresh salsa. It is something that I navigate to with bright and vibrant colors from pomegranate seeds. I love…
Peppermint Mocha Latte #SaecoLover
Here is our third post for the Saeco Automatic Espresso Machine. I am loving this machine and have been making coffees, cappucinos, lattes like a fiend for the last week as my girlfriend was staying with us. Many times a day we enjoyed whipping up a coffee together. This is one we didn’t make together…
Scrumptious Turtle Bars 40+ Holiday Baking Recipes #Giveaway
Fabulous isn’t it? What a fantastic giveaway and I am thrilled to be part of it!! This is the first giveaway for Real Housemoms and wow, what a splash of prizes. Over $500 worth of prizes PLUS $150 in PayPal Cash to buy ingredients for your Christmas baking. The lucky winner will be all set…
Cherry Bomb for Holiday Drinks and Appetizers #SundaySupper
Cherry Bomb for Holiday Drinks and Appetizers #SundaySupper I was looking at the maraschino cherries that I soak each year in Grand Marnier and then dip in chocolate and got the inspiration for this cocktail. Something red and festive, sweet but yet still refreshing and light tasting. I threw around some ideas in my head…
12 Days of Christmas-Christmas Ball Wreath
12 Days of Christmas-Christmas Ball Wreath My lovely friend Nan gave me a gorgeous vintage Christmas Ball Wreath. I love it so much and I am thrilled to see it come out every year at Christmas. This is a project that can take you a long time to hunt down vintage Christmas balls but if…
12 Days of Christmas-Chocolate Crinkles
12 Days of Christmas-Chocolate Crinkles I used to make these 12 Days of Christmas-Chocolate Crinkles as a kid and I called them “molten lava cookies”. They are cool to watch bake in the oven as they transform from a round ball to a flattened cookie with great cracks and crevices. Not only do they look…
12 Days of Christmas-Holly Hermits
12 Days of Christmas-Holly Hermits A couple of things about the cookie 12 Days of Christmas-Holly Hermits that I am sharing with you today. Number one I have baked from Betty Crocker’s cookbooks forever and love the cookie recipes that they have. Old fashioned all-time favorites. I have found this cookbook through a friend of…
Holiday Tree Cake for Gifts From The Kitchen at #SundaySupper
Holiday Tree Cake for Gifts From The Kitchen at #SundaySupper I can’t even remember where we got this Holiday Tree Cake pan from. If it was one of my lovely friends and you are reading this please volunteer that you gave it to me or Ken. It seems like we have had it a very…
Chocolate Mint Martini
Chocolate Mint Martini I always love the taste of our fresh mint from the backyard garden!! But you can use mint at anytime of the year and here is another great way to use it, Chocolate Mint Martini. A great aperitif to start off a special night. Creamy and rich with the full on taste…