Merry Christmas! I hope Santa brought all that you needed and a little something that you wanted. The December issue of Bon Appétit had some great items in it including the beverage, Imperial Punch Royale. I decided to serve it as one of the beverages for Christmas Eve Dinner yesterday. I wasn’t sure if I…
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Sweet & Spicy Brown Sugar Scrub
If you are looking for a last minute gift, I would say this could be your lucky day because you should have all of these items in your pantry if you are a baker. Then I remembered almond oil has nothing to do with baking. You would need to go Whole Foods or possibly a beauty…
Haystacks
I have been a bad blogger. It has not been intentional though! After we returned from Hawaii, we have been running around like crazy trying to get ready for our annual Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas shopping. I haven’t been to bed before midnight since we returned (even though I really wanted to). I have…
The Givens Go to …
It’s been very slow around here. That’s because Mr. G and I have been in Hawaii for the past 9 days! We left just in time to miss the snow in Atlanta! Now we are back and scrambling trying to get ready for Christmas. I will share some photos with you in between sharing recipes…
Homemade Gift: Spiced Nuts
I have made many version of spiced nuts here (see here, here, and here just for a few), but I think they are a great snack and now that the holidays are upon us, they make great homemade gifts for family, friends, and co-workers. You can find cute tins in the Dollar Store or if you…
My First Knitting Projects
In my 101 in 1001 list, I stated I wanted to learn how to knit. Someone gave me a beginner’s knitting kit to me in the summer, but I didn’t start until August when I received some help from someone at work. I am proud to say that I have completed 2 projects thus far!…
Cranberry Almond Biscotti
This is the last biscotti recipe I tried out to take to work. It is very similar to this Sweet Melissa Sunday biscotti I baked in August. I used some of the vanilla sugar I made with my beans beans and substituted almond extract for vanilla extract to give it more almond flavor. I like the SMS one better…
Chocolate Biscotti
I apologize for the delay! I did not need to cook for Thanksgiving (can you believe it?), then I went out of town for work so I have not been cooking. It was a much needed break. I am about to give you your fill of sugar you have been missing. Biscotti is a great…