A Tina’s Chic Christmas

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Christmas starts early in our home.  It’s tradition for us to get our tree on the weekend immediately after Thanksgiving.  My husband strings the lights on the tree and I decorate it with the ornaments.  Don’t you love my husband’s game ornaments next to elegant ones?  😉 It takes me most of the day to decorate the tree.  Every ornament has its spot.  I’m kinda finicky that way.  Which now that I think of it, may be why my husband doesn’t want to help. We host lots of holiday dinner parties.  It’s our thing.  This year I used red accents for the dinner …

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Gingerbread Bundt Cakes

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Holy cow, how is it December 22 already?  I’d better get my gingerbread groove on before the holiday season is over! Why is it that we only tend to eat gingerbread goodies during this time of the year?  I mean you can find the ingredients all year long.  Maybe it’s nostalgic to crave cinnamon, ginger, and allspice at Christmas time?  Or perhaps because it’s hard to find fresh fruit this time of the year (at least in the New England area) and that means we branch out to spices instead.  Whatever the reason is, I need my fill because I love …

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Deconstructed Chocolate Mousse Pie With Eggnog Whipped Cream

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This dessert is why I ate my broccoli the other day.  😉  You guys, this mousse concoction is freaking amazing and I’m seriously bonkers over it. It all started when I thought I’d make a simple chocolate mousse for dessert.  I’ve made this chocolate mousse by itself many times and it’s outstanding.  It’s super rich, decadent and thick. However, I was going to be serving this dessert to family and I wanted some wow factor and a little holiday flair so the mousse alone didn’t do it for me.  Then I thought I’d turn it into a chocolate mousse pie, but for some reason that wasn’t …

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Oven Roasted Broccoli

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What the what?  Is this a recipe for green healthy stuff right in the middle of the holiday cookie baking season?  Yes, but it’s only a minor detour. The other day my husband told me that we don’t eat enough veggies.  We’ve been kinda surrounded by cookies, bagels and pizza.  Remember a while back when I mentioned that I was in a “food mood” where I only wanted to eat pizza and bagels?  Well, I have gotten a little bit better at eating healthier, but not 100% based on my husband’s comment. I was determined to answer my hubby’s request so when I went to the …

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Toffee Crackle Cookies

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Yup, here’s another cookie recipe.  What will I do with all my time in the kitchen once the baking season is over?  Oh right, January 1st is right around the corner… green smoothies.  Honestly, I could use the detox right now but I’m having way too much fun with my cookie fest. These cookies happen to be my favorite cookie that I’ve baked this holiday season.  And they’re not chocolate?!  Well, they have little bits of chocolate in them, so maybe it counts.  😉 These cookies are like a mix of a shortbread and sugar cookie.  Mmm, buttery and sugar goodness.  You can even …

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