Welcome to the weekend, my friends! This has been one of my favorite weeks of the year. I’m blessed with some amazing girlfriends who fly out every December so that we can spend several days together for Christmas. We’ve had so much fun and the icing on this perfect week is the fact that I have two of my brothers here now for the weekend. Here’s to more great food, loads of laughter, and all the Christmas memories.
ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: If you’d told me a few years ago just how delicious roasted beets could be, I wouldn’t have believed it. Now though? I absolutely love having them on hand in the fridge. Roasted golden beets are earthy, sweet, and tender. Their vibrant sunny color is intensified by roasting and the resulting beets have a slightly caramelized flavor. They’re a great side dish on their own and can be dressed up with a drizzle of balsamic or a bit of olive oil and herbs.
Those sweet roasted beets are combined with peppery arugula and then tossed with creamy goat cheese and crunchy walnuts to make the golden beet salad that I can’t stop eating. Drizzled with a vinaigrette or a balsamic glaze, it’s a vibrantly colorful and flavorful salad that I love.
Sea Salt Pecan Toffee is the answer to your snacking and sweet tooth dreams. The end. Do I exaggerate? Sometimes, yes. But right now? Not really. There aren’t a whole lot of foods that I label as “The Best Ever” or “crazy insane amazingly delicious” but this toffee recipe is exactly that. All of those things. It is EVERYTHING.
Mexican Wedding Cookies are tiny melt-in-your-mouth cookies that are known by many different names around the world. My grandmother called them Sugar Butter Balls.
Blueberry gelato is a delightful fusion of creamy, rich gelato married to an irresistible tangy fruitiness. When you combine the smooth richness of homemade ice cream with berries or a berry sauce, the result is always a refreshing, creamy treat – and this blueberry gelato doesn’t disappoint.
These mint chocolate chip cookies are an absolute dream come true for anyone who loves mint chocolate. (Both of my hands are waving in the air right now, by the way. That’s me – 100%.)
Creamy chunks of chocolate and crunchy candy canes meet up in perfectly chewy cookies with crisp edges to create these White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies. When I initially had the idea for these cookies, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but let me tell you that the results went way beyond my