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Almond Snowball Cookies Recipe
Don’t let their simplicity fool you. These little snowball cookies are jam packed with nutty almond flavour. Like throwing a snowball, you can’t stop at one. It’s impossible, I’ve conducted an extensive study. My Italian family makes very similar cookies, in fact you may see/hear them referred to as Italian cookies or Russian tea cakes. Those people don’t…
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Drink up: Holiday Sangria Recipe
So I admit it, my favourite part of the holidays is the shindigs – the good, the bad, the ugly, I love them all. It’s the only time of the year where you can actually wear those outfits you bought “for that time when I need to get dressed up” and over indulge on food…
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Some thoughts & entertaining for New Years Eve
Welcome to the last day of 2014. What kind of year did you have? What are you looking forward to most in 2015? I’ll be totally honest – I decided to disconnect digitally for Christmas and I’m having a really hard time connecting again. I’m such a live in the present type of person, which…
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GOOD EATS: how to make a great cheese platter for your guests
One of my favourite spreads (no pun intended!) in Merry magazine is the holiday wine & cheese story. When it comes to entertaining there’s so many ideas but you’ll almost always find some sort of a cheese platter, and some wine of course! A cheese platter is so great because it’s a no cook way to serve your…
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GOOD EATS: bocconcini cheese snowmen appetizer
How can you look at these adorable little guys and not smile?! I don’t care how old you are, these should be on any holiday party hostess’ appetizer table. Like seriously – look at them! They are almost too cute to eat. Almost. I bet you were just thinking “mmm, a snowman caprese bite or…
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DIY: holiday cheers mimosa bar
And…..the holiday flood gates are open. I’m not sure if you’ve been following along on Instagram or Facebook but you may have seen me post a few sneak peeks of an upcoming project (#MerryMag). Well I’m happy to announce that Merry magazine dropped today! It’s an online mag jam packed with holiday handmade inspiration that put…
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GOOD EATS: salted caramel & chocolate coconut cheesecake
Drool much? Well you will be by the end of this post. I recently found out about the Philadelphia Cheesecake of the Year contest and thought it would be a great reason to try baking a cheesecake. For the first time ever. Yikes! Well I think this photo kinda gives it away but all went…
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GOOD EATS: salted caramel chocolate tarts
This is the ultimate sweet & salty recipe and extra bonus if you’re a chocolate lover. I love it all so these tarts put me over the top. This was the first time I ever made caramel and I had no idea it was so easy! Which is dangerous because I’ve made this recipe 4…
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GOOD EATS: Candy Cane treats
Just a little last minute holiday treat inspiration if you’re hosting or looking for something to bring along to your holiday celebration. I don’t know about you but around my place, the candy canes are always the last things hanging around. They can’t seem to compete with all the other sweets. Well here’s a bunch…
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GOOD EATS: eggnog cake with salted caramel glaze
A sure sign of the holidays is that creamy, delicious mixture known as eggnog. Yumbo. I had some around my house and as satisfying as it is to drink straight up I thought I would use it to make this delicious cake recipe so it would last even longer and I could share it with…
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GOOD EATS: nutty holiday treats
Sorry for the slight delay, but as promised, here is the super easy recipes for these super delicious nutty snacks that I teased you with in my games night post. This was the first time I tried both of these and they turned out delish! I made cinnamon maple almonds and sweet & spicy pecans.…
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GOOD EATS: pistachio biscotti recipe
I may be a bit biased with my Italian background and all but I think biscotti are one of the most underrated cookies out there. I’ve tried many brands and they always seem a little greasy or sugary to me. There’s nothing that can compare to a batch of homemade ones. Don’t let the…