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[1] In this clever recipe, bacon jam on toast is turned into a holiday treat. Here’s the recipe (photo © Domestic Fits).. [2] Homemade bacon jam (photo © Grognar | CC BY 2.0 license). You’ve got time to whip up a batch of bacon jam, either to serve at Christmas breakfast or to give…
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In supermarkets, displays are currently piled high with panettone and pandoro, Italian holiday breads that are traditionally served and gifted during the Christmas and New Year season. The origins of sweet leavened breads date back to Roman times. By Medieval times, different regions of Italy had created signature holiday breads. Best-known, and available in the…
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No plans for Christmas dinner? You can create your own festive event by roasting a Christmas goose. Here’s a recipe from New York City-based Michelin-starred chef Kurt Gutenbrunner, a native of Austria where the Christmas goose is the go-to dish. Serve it with your favorite sides. In Austria, these include red cabbage, baked marzipan-stuffed apples,…
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Here’s an easy Christmas snack to make from Laughing Cow cheese wedges, or any cheese you like enough to cut into wedges. Simply assemble: Cheese wedges for the head Mini pretzels for antlers Halved pimento-stuffed olives for the nose Peppercorn eyes (green peppercorns are very mild and more kid-friendly) The use of a red…
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Warm up your day with peppermint-accented cocoa. Photo courtesy Ziploc. For those living north of the Equator, today* is the the winter solstice, shortest day of the year. Since antiquity, man has celebrated the winter solstice with feasting, gifts, visiting, drinking and more of the pleasures that counter the daily hardships of life. So…
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