Top 10 of 2010
Posted by Tracy | Filed under blog
Upon seeing so many “Top 10 of 2010″ posts popping up in my Google Reader over these last few days – and enjoying each and every one one of them – I decided that I wanted to get in on the fun, too. I’ve never done one of these kinds of posts before, but I [...]
Tags: blog
Breakfast Sandwiches
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries, breakfast & brunch
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I savored every moment spent with my family, although the time went by too quickly. Santa was also very good to me this year – I am definitely feeling blessed. However, I also managed to catch a nasty virus, so I’ve been lying around the house the [...]
Red Velvet Cheesecake
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
We’re down to the final hours, with less than 48 hours to go until Christmas is here! Are you ready? We have almost everything done, with the exception of a few gifts that will need wrapping once they arrive in the mail today. My desserts are all finished, except for the chocolate crinkle cookies – [...]
Tags: cheesecake
Stollen
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breads & pastries
Along with spritz cookies, the other treat that was on my list of things to bake last year but that I just didn’t have time for was stollen. I’ve always wanted to try this traditional German Christmas bread, but because it’s often made with nuts, I’ve always had to avoid it. Because I’ve never actually [...]
Tags: bread
Pomegranate and Poppy Seed Thumbprints
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
About a month ago, I received an e-mail from the great people over at Pom Wonderful asking me if I’d like to try out some of their 100% pure pomegranate juice. Being a huge pomegranate fan, I of course said yes! A few weeks later, a case of juice arrived at my doorstep, and I tore into [...]
Tags: 12weeksofchristmascookies, cookie, pomegranate
Dark Chocolate Truffles
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
With less than two weeks to go until Christmas, the hustle and bustle of the season is ramping up, and it’s becoming harder to find the time to fit in all of the shopping, get-togethers, and other activities going on this time of year. Enter these truffles, which are probably one of the easiest things [...]
Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
In the middle of December last year, I picked up a $10 cookie press while I was out Christmas shopping. I was excited to put it use since I had never made spritz cookies before, but I ended up running out of time with all the busyness of the holidays. I resolved to make time [...]
Tags: 12weeksofchristmascookies, cookie
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