I love a yule log, also known as a bûche de Noël. It’s a remnant from the time when Lebanon was a French colony, which lingers to the modern day, and is popular in Lebanese bakeries and patisseries over the Christmas period, often decorated with small figurines, plastic holly leaves and festive messages. Those decorations, …
PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: CAITLIN HAUGHT BROWN Yields: 8 – 10 serving(s) SavePrint We love the success stories of our pull-apart breads and showstopping holiday desserts, like our Christmas tree croquembouche, so we’re turning the spotlight on a new Christmas dessert this year: a store-bought cream puff-turned-wreath. The excitement and ease of this recipe …
Of all the Hanukkah traditions, maybe none is as sweet as gifting gelt. Whether or not these gold foil-covered chocolate coins were part of your childhood celebrations, Hanukkah gelt is a simple treat you can make at home to complete your celebration. Many opt for the store-bought version, but this Hanukkah treat is so easy …
A jar of tea-soaked prunes with a cheeky splash of whisky is the gift you never knew you needed. Sticky, sweet and complex, these boozy treats are wonderful spooned over rice pudding, porridge, yoghurt, ice-cream or even panna cotta. Don’t waste a fresh tea bag, though – enjoy a cuppa first, then use the spent …
Edible Christmas gifts are a great excuse to get experimental with global flavours. For spice lovers, this moreish Mexican brittle, which is inspired by salsa macha (a delicious chilli-crunch), is sweet, salty, smoky, crunchy and has hints of anise. Then, for savoury lovers, some cheesy pinwheel cookies enlivened with XO sauce. XO is a deeply …
So you’re hosting a festive shindig in December and there are vegetarians in the crowd – or maybe the vego is you? You want to put on a good centrepiece but you’re not feeling the nut loaf vibes. What to do? Festive catering for vegetarians is far easier in the northern hemisphere, where you can …
I LOVE a cutesy appetizer, especially when it’s time to deck out an extravagant holiday grazing table. Since I already consider deviled eggs to be among my top 5 favorite party bites, I figured it was time to give this crowd-pleasing appetizer an upgrade. With the addition of pesto, grated Parmesan, and crushed red pepper …
Plain and simple: I love a charcuterie board, and I’ll take any excuse to make one, from holidays to weeknight girl dinners. The meats, the cheeses, the spreads, and all the other sweet and savory bites make for such a fun eating experience. My absolute favorite part about them is that they’re completely customizable, letting …
As a self-proclaimed America’s sweetheart (Julia Roberts isn’t using that title any more, is she?) who moved to the UK nearly 10 years ago, there are a few British traditions and customs that I have adopted, especially around Christmas time. However, there are also a few American ones that I hold on to staunchly: one …
These festive cookies are inspired by The Nutcracker’s Land of Sweets sequence, in which coffee and sugar plums are two of the flavours used to conjure a fanciful world of decadent diversion. Anything from a hard candy to a candied fruit can qualify as a “sugar plum” and, in the case of these cookies, the …