Refers specifically to the period from December to the beginning of January when many important social, religious, and cultural celebrations occur
Dry cured olives and olive salt make excellent holiday gifts It’s December! Strategies for holiday treats, gifts, and family dinners I was raised in a… Read More »It’s December! Strategies for holiday treats, gifts, and family dinners
I always had the idea that Marzipan was going to be difficult to make. Nope. It’s as easy as pie. In fact, it’s nearly the… Read More »Marzipan
When it came to Christmas dinner, Dad had a lot in common with King Charles. In our family, the perogative of cooking Christmas dinner was… Read More »Turkey at 400º with Hurmuses Family Wild Rice Stuffing
Fried donuts are a big part of my Christmas tradition. Both my sister Sharon, and Line, my good friend, made them every year to serve… Read More »Line’s Donuts
Recipe and photos by GaddAboutEating. A brilliant way to use up your green tomatoes at the end of the season to make a delicious fall… Read More »GaddAboutEating Green Tomato Mincemeat
Delicious, rich, satisfying and simple to make. This is a great hostess gift that can be made at the last minute. Not much in… Read More »Lemon Butter
For Olive Lovers This is a very easy black olive tapenade without anchovies that is a guaranteed pleaser at parties. Making tapenade the first time… Read More »Tapenade with dried tomatoes, olives, garlic, and capers
I love making one thing and having this create ingredients for other treats. Here, we take a bag of oranges, some sugar, brandy, chocolate, and… Read More »Chocolate-covered candied orange peels, marmalade, and orange syrup
I had already been planning to publish this recipe for New Year's Day that my parents used to make for their NYE parties and… Read More »Rae’s Gravlaks (gravlax)
I love Marzipan. In December each year, Dad would go to Notte’s Bon Ton Bakery on Granville (where it still was) If marzipan was a… Read More »Zimtsterne