My family has always done ham for Christmas dinner and honestly I’m not a huge fan. Ham has one major redeeming quality for me. It’s really just a vessel for chutney, and my dad makes the best apple chutney. It’s one of those things that even though I have the recipe, when I make it…
Tag: holiday
Shortbread (Plain and Lavender Lemon)
This recipe really speaks to the idea that time is just a construct. Chill for an amount of time that feels right. Bake for an amount of time that feels right. Who needs specific instructions, really? Isn’t baking always supposed to have the confusion of a Bake Off technical challenge? Is the almond optional? How…
Texas Bourbon Balls
It’s time for the holiday cookie making season to begin! As excited as I am to make absurd numbers of cookies and give them to people who already have absurd numbers of cookies or are trying to lose weight or can’t eat that many cookies, this week the temps are in the low 80s. It…
Turque Madame
I’m sorry I really wanted a good croque madame turkey pun or name combo and I don’t know if it was worth it. Anyway I took some croque madame recipes and basically substituted in all Thanksgiving leftover ingredients. I’ve seen some other really cool ideas out there, like leftovers ramen (which I assume also uses…
Prickly Pear Cranberry Sauce
You can find prickly pear fruit, tuna, at most grocery stores in Texas, and I think it’s becoming more common across the board. Usually in the grocery store the spines have been removed, but you should still be careful in case one or two were missed. You can basically prepare prickly pear in the same way…
Holiday Swirl Loaf
Yesterday was Halloween so it is now officially the holiday season. I adapted this recipe from King Arthur’s Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough Loaf to make it a little more holiday and also to take out the time consuming sourdough-ness. I love my sourdough but I sometimes feel my starter holds me hostage and prevents me from…
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