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 …
Category: Christmas
M&M Cookies
M&M candies are near and dear to my heart. My husband and I love chocolate and most people love it too so we thought that it would be awesome to hand out personalized M&Ms on our wedding day. They were grey and white, marked with our names and wedding date. They were so cute! Now every time I see or eat M&Ms I always think back to our perfect day. 🙂 When I saw the red and green M&Ms at the store, nostalgia set in and I knew I had to incorporate them into my holiday baking. I …
Oreo Truffles
I’m sure most of you have heard of Oreo truffles. If not, they are truffles made out of…wait for it, Oreo cookies. I first made them about eight years ago and they were a huge hit. I’ve been racking my brain, trying to think of how to put a creative spin on this classic recipe. I must have given my husband 15 options and then he finally asked my why I would change something that’s already delicious. Hmmm. Occupational hazard of a food blogger, I suppose. I’m always trying to be creative and share recipes that stand apart from others. …