I thought about making these cinnamon sugar pecans for my mother for Christmas since she is a pecan lover, but then I think she wouldn’t like me messing with perfection! If you have a nut lover who enjoys cinnamon and sugar, try this recipe from Baked Perfection.
How does a Cranberry-Gin Fizz sound? If it doesn’t tempt you, check out the photos and recipe and maybe you’ll change your mind!
Today at the grocery store I overheard the woman in line ahead of me explain that she was buying caramel sauce to drizzle over the apple pie at Christmas dinner. I was flabbergasted. How had I never thought of this before? Why has my family never added caramel sauce to apple pie? Suddenly our old standard toppings - whipped cream or vanilla ice cream - seemed shabby and bland by comparison.
It turns out that this is a thing, adding caramel to apple pie. I may be late to the game, but I approve.
With all the Christmas frenzy going on, I always find it amusing that fruitcake is such a low-key topic. Everyone hates fruitcake, and yet you can still buy them, although they are rarely advertised, somewhat hard to find, and have so far proven resistant to the enormous Christmas marketing machine.
You can buy branded everything at Christmas, but I have yet to find a branded fruitcake. Starburst may be branching out into candy canes, but not fruitcake. There may be white chocolate peppermint M&Ms, but there is no M&M fruitcake. (Too bad!)
Introduce your child to one of the smelliest foods in the world with this fun video from the New York Times. You might just want to experiment with it later!
Make your own holiday marquee to display in your home. This idea is so simple, yet it makes a huge impact.
So how much snow did you get? We didn’t get very much—maybe two inches in our yard at the shallowest depth—but it was plenty to make it hard for Indy to get home from work Thursday night. He made it home safely and I hope the same is true for you and yours.
While you’re out playing in (or shoveling) snow or Christmas shopping this weekend, remember to stay warm! Here are some cozy, warm recipes to help you along your way.
Oasis Grille and Bar is an excellent place to check out if you happen to be in
Right in the heart of
Tocabe is a restaurant that focuses on serving up food that may not be unique to the region but is most likely unique to the majority of people who live there. They offer up a menu of American Indian food, the only such restaurant to do so in the
Every Tuesday is Tasty Tuesday here at Progressive Parenting. Share your favorite recipes or any kitchen experiments you’re doing in the comments!
If you are in love with the frozen hot chocolate you can get at Dairy Queen, you might want to try making your own. A Beautiful Mess has the most delicious-looking cookies n cream frozen hot chocolate, and cookies n cream is Indy’s favorite flavor. His birthday is coming up this weekend and I am thinking it’s a must-make!
Winter is the classic season for stew. Are you getting a little tired of turkey? Me too. This week I decided to make a beef stew. But strange as it may sound, I feel a little bit of trepidation about this project.
