Freshen Up Holiday Desserts
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 18, 2020
At my house, holiday sweets generally feature a lot of chocolate: fudge, cookies, homemade candies. Christmas dinner dessert usually follows that theme. Rich, heavy desserts like Black Forest Cake or chocolate cheesecake have traditionally graced our table. Now, my personal motto is, “All the chocolate is not enough chocolate,” but this year I have a read more »
12 Holiday Dinners for 4-6 People
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 15, 2020
Not sure how to downsize your holiday dinner this year? You can still make it special – even if it’s small! I know, for most of us, it’s definitely a change of plans. My husband and I moved into a big ol’ character home this past winter, so we were excited to decorate to the read more »
11 Perfect Recipes for Family New Year’s Parties
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Staying in this New Year’s Eve? Celebrating at home with your kids or just looking for some fun and festive ways to ring in the new year? I think it’s safe to say that we’re all ready to put 2020 behind us and welcome 2021 with a big cheer. (Funny sidenote: our local coffee roaster read more »
Easy holiday Truffles
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 10, 2020
Next to cookies, homemade candies are my favorite treats of the holiday season. But the “chemistry” of candymaking has often defeated me: my brittle burns and my fudge gets grainy. Having to watch a candy thermometer is stressful. (Don’t ask me about the time I melted a rubber spatula in a pot of boiling toffee.) read more »
How to Make a Holiday Antipasto Wreath
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 8, 2020
Love creating cute holiday appetizers? Or are you more of a freestyle cook? Honestly, I’m a little bit of both. While I love getting inspired by beautiful dishes and desserts, I’m also a busy mom – and I can usually spot a #PinterestFail a mile away. (Frankly, I know my limits in terms of both read more »
Holiday Cookie Time
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 3, 2020
My house has been decorated for the holidays since early November. But now that December has rolled in, it’s time to get out the rolling pin and do some holiday baking. Baking cookies is one of my favorite activities of the season (along with decorating the tree and watching Hallmark movies 24/7). Here are a read more »
Let’s Talk Turkey: 10 Leftovers You’ll Love
Posted by Tastefully Simple on November 27, 2020
Turkey sandwiches. Turkey tetrazzini. Turkey a la king. There are a lot of traditional ways to give that leftover turkey a second (or even third) take. But what if you’re feeling a little more adventurous? Or what if you need to get creative since you’re having a smaller gathering than usual this year – which read more »
Fruity White Chocolate Cookies
Posted by Tastefully Simple on November 23, 2020
My husband came home from work the other day and mentioned that his co-worker’s wife makes a cookie with white chocolate chips and Fruity Pebbles® breakfast cereal. If you’re anything like me, you’d give him the stink face and probably think … that sounds … weird. Cereal, in a cookie? Doesn’t that get soggy? Does read more »
How to Make Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Posted by Tastefully Simple on November 18, 2020
I know, I know. It’s not even Thanksgiving. Under normal circumstances, I admit: it’s a little early to start thinking about holiday baking and entertaining. But it’s been a weird year, people. Here in Minnesota, we had our first big winter storm over a month ago, which is early for a blizzard – even by read more »
Thumbthing Special for the Holidays
Posted by Tastefully Simple on November 16, 2020
A favorite childhood memory is of my mom in the kitchen, baking up holiday cookies. Sugar cut-outs and spritz cookies were always popular, but my favorite was mom’s thumbprint cookies. I’d watch her roll out the little balls of dough, roll them in crushed nutmeats and use her thumb to press a small well in read more »