Merry Christmas! I don’t have a recipe for today, but wanted to show off the project my son and I have been working on over the past couple of weeks. Evan and I made mini gingerbread houses last year and I wanted to turn putting together gingerbread houses into an annual tradition. I asked him…
Maple Gingerbread Scones
These Maple Gingerbread Scones are a nice addition to breakfast on Christmas morning with a warming mixture of spices (ginger, cinnamon, cloves) molasses, and maple syrup. After cooling slightly, they are covered in a glaze flavored with a bit more maple syrup. I cut these scones into 8 large slices, but you can also divide…
Holiday Round-Up 2015
A week until Christmas! I have lots of recipes to share over the next week, but here is a round-up of my previous ones and a few from other bloggers. Recipes for Christmas: Cookie ideas for your holiday baking: Links to Other Bloggers: Maple Gingerbread Cookie Dough Ice Cream from Tracey’s Culinary Adventures Mexican Butter…
The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap: Piparkakut (Finnish Gingerbread Cookies)
This is my first year participating in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap! This event, hosted by Linsay of Love and Olive Oil and Julie of The Little Kitchen, joins together a great group food bloggers from around the world and sponsors to raise money for Cookies for Kid’s Cancer. It has been a huge success…
Rose Petal Jam Cookbook Review and Pierniki (Polish Spiced Gingerbread)
Rose Petal Jam: Recipes and Stories from a Summer in Poland, winner of the Best in the World Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012, is not only a cookbook, but also a memoir and travelogue from incredibly talented wife and husband authors, Beata Zatorska and Simon Target. This may just be one of the most beautiful cookbooks I…
Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls
I am not sure when exactly it started, but it has become tradition in our house to have cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. I usually prepare the rolls on Christmas Eve and stick them in the refrigerator overnight for easy baking on Christmas day. This year, our Christmas Eve is filled so I won’t have…
Gingerbread Biscotti
I love making biscotti during the holidays, because they have a longer shelf life and are nice and crisp to make the shipping journey to family. These Gingerbread Biscotti have the addition of molasses and spices perfect for dipping in hot chocolate or coffee. Did you know that blackstrap molasses is a great source of…
Gingerbread Waffles
Make your Christmas breakfast special with these Gingerbread waffles. Buttermilk waffle batter is spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, brown sugar, and cloves. The eggs are separated and the egg whites beaten until stiff to help lighten the batter. Serve the waffles hot with butter and maple syrup. To keep the waffles warm until serving, set…
Medenjaci (Croatian Gingerbread Honey Cookies)
Medenjaci are light gingerbread cookies from Croatia. This holiday favorite is sweetened with honey instead of molasses and spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Disclaimer and Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you purchase something through the link, I may receive a commission at no extra charge to you. The icing for the cookies uses…
Zwiebelsuppe mit Lebkuchentorte-Croutons (German Onion Soup with Gingerbread Cake Croutons)
Today is my second post for the Crazy Ingredient Challenge! Each month, a group of bloggers, led by Jutta of Hungry Little Girl, comes together to create unique recipes using two specific ingredients. This month’s challenge combined Onion and Gingerbread Spice. I decided to showcase the flavors by meshing together two German recipes, Zwiebelsuppe (Onion…
