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Use pie crust cutters for a professional effect. Photo courtesy Williams-Sonoma. Make your holiday pies Christmas-special with decorative crust cutters. The cutters make it easy to add seasonal fun to your pies. Just press them into the dough to form appliqués to go atop the pie, or to create cut-out designs in a pie’s…
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Fun for kids and adults alike. Photo courtesy CandiQuik. Here are two fun ideas for Christmas. The first, strawberries decorated as Santa hats, is from Sarah at the CandiQuik blog. Prep time is 30 minutes. For best results, prepare no more than 2 hours in advance of serving. RECIPE: STRAWBERRY SANTA HATS Ingredients…
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Many people have a favorite Christmas cake recipe. But how about Christmas cupcakes? You can purchase a sampler of lovely cupcakes like the ones in the photo (from Williams-Sonoma). Or, you can do it yourself: Turn plain cupcakes into holiday celebrations with green, red and white icing and some purchased adornments such as: Crushed candy…
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Christmas punch bowl. Photo courtesy Baccardi. If you live in a community where you can walk from home to home, how about going a-wassailing? No one has to sing—that’s caroling. But you certainly can combine the two. Line up friends to participate, have everyone make a different punch (or egg nog). Start at one…
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One of our favorites: Orange Twigs. Photo courtesy Charles Chocolates. We have two favorite products from San Francisco’s Charles Chocolates. The first, Orange Twigs, delicate milk chocolate butter truffles that melt in your mouth. They have a hint of fresh orange, a divine combination. The ganache is coated in a thin layer of 65%…
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