Monday, December 9, 2013

Eatons Style Gingerbread Men (Guest Post from The Fig Tree Blog!!!)

Happy Monday everyone! Today I’m excited to welcome back Courtney from The Fig Tree Blog.  Last year, she posted this amazing Peaches & Cream Ice Cream.  I cannot even think about it right now without drooling!! She is a talented photographer, baker, blogger, but most of all she’s an extraordinary human being.  I am so lucky to have her as my friend!!

The Fig Tree Blog features vegetarian cuisine from around the world.   Everything on her blog looks & sounds amazing.  Check her out & give her a like on Facebook!

Hello! My name is Courtney and I'm the blogger behind The Fig Tree - a wholesome food blog that celebrates vegetarian cuisine from around-the-world. I started The Fig Tree to inspire others to use a diverse range of ingredients to create simple, healthy meat-free meals.That being said, I do have quite a sweet tooth and love to bake. Cookies are my weakness! 

Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013

Cajun Spiced Ham

For most, the Holiday season is a time of love, laughter, and food.  For my family, the Holiday season represents those exact qualities, with the shameful tradition of gluttony.  This season was no different, though Helena, Gavin and I are pleased to announce that food comas did not ensue like they had in years previous.

Helena, Gavin and I were in charge of Christmas dinner.  Boy, did we create a feast!  We may have gotten a little bit carried away as we were excited to make food together, but I would not change a moment of it – this Christmas was, by far, my favorite.  Much needed quality time was spent with family and friends, and being with them felt as it should – peaceful, and at home.

Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012

Happy Holidays!!

Marlina and I would sincerely like to wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season!

We have truly appreciated everyone’s support and kind words during our journey this past year with our blogging endeavors and can’t express the gratefulness that we feel towards you.

Lots of love-see you soon! J

Sunday, Dec. 23rd, 2012

Chocolate Crinkles

This is the last of the holiday treats, I swearJ.  Well; I suppose with Christmas fast approaching, it’ll have to be the last one (unless I post some after!).  I am so happy that Marlina is here and that I get to spend some much-needed time with her.  So much planned, so little time!

Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012

Cranberry Hazelnut Fudge

Fudge is one of the many treats that I save for the holiday season.  Reason one: I couldn’t eat fudge all year round. Which leads me to my second point, it’s too good and never lasts long (and this one doesn’t take too long to make)!  I’ve made this fudge several times over the past holiday seasons and it is always a big hit with others.  It would be perfect for on a holiday platter.  Or just by itself!

Monday, Dec. 17, 2012

Sugar Cookies

Hope everyone’s had a pleasant weekend-it’s been a busy one for me!  We got back from Vancouver Saturday morning (I had to wake up at 5:30, ugh!) and ran errands Saturday & Sunday.  Planning Christmas Dinner with Marlina….super excited!  I’ve also been playing around with my new laptop Gavin surprised me with (he couldn’t wait for Christmas!) I absolutely love it…my previous one was over 8 years old (and still running!).  I’ve put it in hibernation for the time being to give it a breakJ

Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012

Panettone

In case you didn’t know, Panettone is an Italian sweet bread.  You should definitely make this bread for Christmas…..I can’t believe it’s so close-less than 2 weeks away!  Life will be less hectic soon.  I FINALLY finished a 16 month course for work and have one day left in the position I was filling temporarily.  It will be weird going back into my ‘regular’ routine.  Nonetheless, I am eagerly anticipating more days in the kitchenJ

Friday, Dec. 7, 2012

Peppermint Mocha Cake

I realize I’ve gone a little drink-crazy this week.  I just felt that I needed to share the cran-raspberry juice and chai tea with everyone ASAP.  I’ve also wanted to share this cake with you, but figured I would save the best for last.  It is inspired by the famously known Peppermint Mochas from Starbucks.  I tried this drink over a week ago and immediately thought: Oh man, I need to make this into a cake.  Now, that’s something that doesn’t happen often so I knew I had to follow though.  I had super good feelings about this cake and had planned what I would do with it over the course of the week.

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012

Chai Tea: The Slow-Cooker Way

Chai Tea is another of my favorite drinks.  I remember the 1st time Marlina and I ordered it-we were in grade 9 and decided it was high time to splurge on this drink everyone talked about.  Truth to be told, we didn’t really care for it at first but eventually grew to love it.  So happy that our taste buds changed!

Monday, Dec. 3, 2012

Cran-Raspberry Juice

I’m sure by now everyone knows how excited I am about the Christmas holiday fast approaching.  I love this time of year-the excessive amounts of baking (and blogging!), lights shining, Christmas tree hunting (soon!), shopping and most importantly, time spent with family.  Gavin, Marlina and I are putting on Christmas dinner this year.  Although I am super excited by this, I am also really nervous.  I hope we are organized enough to pull this off!  Feel free to double this recipe if you are serving for a large crowd! :)

Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012

Christmas Salad

I am starting to get really excited about Christmas…It’s only a month away!!  Therefore, I am going to start posting festive recipes.  Such as this one…a favorite of mine!  I’m hoping to share a variety of recipes that you will enjoy for the Christmas season….stay tuned! J 

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012

Cranberry Bread Pudding

About 5 years ago, Gavin’s mom, Ellen introduced me to bread pudding.  I fell in love with it immediately and highly anticipated the Christmas season just so I could eat it.  Of course, by the time dessert came along, I was already full but forced myself to continue just so I could have it.  This would always result in a stomachache (the 'on-the-floor-in-the-fetal-position' kind).  I never learned from this mistake, so I *hope* to do better this year!