Santa’s Reindeer Cakes
bySanta’s reindeer work incredibly hard. Really, it can’t be easy leading a sleigh through freezing cold, AND stinking hot weather all in one night. Through rain or shine or hail, sleet or snow. They have to slow down time…
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Aebleskiver with Vanilla & Jam
byHave you ever wondered what a pancake, crossed with a cloud, crossed with a doughnut, crossed with a dream, would taste like? My very specific friend, this is your lucky day. Because that is EXACTLY what an aebleskiver…
Thick Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
byGet your hands ready, because you are going to want to wrap them around a cup of this gloriousness, post haste! Get out a pair of matching flannel pyjamas, or a onesie. Turn on the heating, or if you’re…
Maple Gingerbread Bundt Cake
byDo you want to come and visit my cabin on Gingerbread mountain? Psych you guys, it’s not really a mountain it’s a cake! A bundt cake. The most casual kind of cake. There’s something about the hole in the…
Rum Ball Ice Cream
byLet me roll you a chewy, chunky, chocolatey scoop of Christmas. It’s a rum ball, baby, which in my opinion is just about the most seasonal treat there is. Sugar cookies, gingerbread, even fruitcake can find homes at other…
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Stem Ginger
byExcuse me, while I shrink myself down to Honey I Shrunk The Kids-size and then make myself a bed out of this pudding. There is something about the smell of this thing, with it’s subtle spices, buttery base and…
Chestnut Chocolate Mousse
byI promised myself I would try and get through this whole post without mention ‘chestnuts roasting on an open fire’, but here we are in the first paragraph and I’ve already done it. Well, now that’s out of the…
Brussels Sprout & Hazelnut Gratin // Thanksgiving Sides-A-Palooza!
byThis is the one. The one we’ve all been waiting for. This is my absolute favourite way to eat Brussels Sprouts, and that includes this incredible dish that my sister makes with brussels and bacon and maple syrup. …
Basic Bitch Cranberry Sauce // Thanksgiving Sides-A-Palooza!
byIt’s redder than red, it’s sweet and it’s tart, it’s choc-full of bursting cranberries and it’s indispensible on any table that’s holding a Turkey. It’s Cranberry Sauce time! Why is this my Basic Bitch Cranberry Sauce? If you…
Super Simple Nutella Hot Chocolate
byFrosted window panes, candles gleaming inside, painted candy canes on the tree…Santa’s on his way, he’s filled his sleigh with things, things for you and me. YEP it’s Holiday time everyone! And I’m diving in head first this…