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Remix: The Holiday Cocktail We’ll Be Sipping All Season. After all the Turkey Day indulging today and shopping extravaganza tomorrow, you’re gonna need a little something-something to get you through to next week.

Remix: The Holiday Cocktail We’ll Be Sipping All Season

Enter: The Coffee Cocktail. Part espresso laden buzz, part rich stout, part sweet treat, this is just the thing we crave on a bustling holiday afternoon. Or anytime really, morning, noon, night… you name it. Easy as… Whole Fruit Hand Pies! Let’s face it, sometimes we want to have our pie and eat it too.

Easy as… Whole Fruit Hand Pies!

Without keeling over in a huge food coma, preferably. Fortunately, we’ve discovered a way to eat a WHOLE pie. By yourself, without the guilt ;) Introducing Whole Fruit Hand Pies! Surrounded by a flaky crust, filled with juicy fruit and fillings, these pies are impossible to resist. Ingredients: - 2 pears and 2 tbsp maple syrup - 2 yellow peaches, 1 tsp dried thyme, and 2 tbsp goat cheese - 2 nectarines and 1 tbsp honey - 2 large strawberries and 2 tbsp nutella - 2 plums and 2 tsp brown sugar - 2 sheets pie crust (we used the Trader Joe’s brand) - 1 egg white Start by preheating the oven to 375 degrees F. Make sure all your fruit is washed and clean, and grease a muffin tin. Cut all your fruit in half, lengthwise, and remove any seeds or cores. Repeat with all fruit and their fillings.

When all the wrapped fruit is in the muffin tin, ready for baking, lightly brush the tops with egg white. Red Velvet Cake Batter Dip – Spiffy Cookie Guest Blogger. HI Everyone, Today’s special guest is Erin from The Spiffy Cookie.

Red Velvet Cake Batter Dip – Spiffy Cookie Guest Blogger

Erin and I go way back, well ok a few months. Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze. I adore red velvet.

Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze

Red Velvet Cupcakes are one of my all time favorites so I think they definitely deserve to be made in breakfast form. Don’t they just have Christmas written all over them? With such a vibrant and beautiful red there’s not really a more fitting or festive breakfast to serve up on Christmas morning. These are such a breeze to whip up. No offense to any of you that only use pancake mix, but I still don’t understand the whole pancake mix thing.

Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze {Perfect for Christmas} Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 3 Tbsp cocoa powder 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2 cups milk 2 Tbsp white vinegar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 Tbsp red food coloring 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup salted butter, melted 1 recipe Cream Cheese Glaze, recipe follows fresh raspberries and mint leaves, for garnish (optional) Cream Cheese Glaze Directions Preheat an electric non-stick griddle to 350 degrees. Red Velvet Nutella "Cinnamon" Roll Hearts. Well guys.

Red Velvet Nutella "Cinnamon" Roll Hearts

It's February. I guess that means you're expecting me to cook up something romantic for Valentine's Day.But you know, I may not be the biggest authority on romance around here. I mean, if you ask me, the greatest chick flick of all time is Star Wars Episode V, and my idea of a hot date would be taking my little brother to Wendy's for some hot fries. If you want to know who the real romantic in this family is, look no further than the little four-year-old sister who is under the bad influence of her four big sisters. Nutella Crescents. Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Nutella Crescents* People are going to show up to your house any minute and you don’t have a single thing to offer them to snack on.

Nutella Crescents

Ever been there? Cookies are usually my go to quick treat, but I didn’t have time to wait for my butter to come to room temperature (and I really hate softening butter in the microwave!). So I started looking around to see what I had around…and was really coming up empty handed. Then I remembered I had pie dough in the fridge. Nutella & Pie Crust = Heaven. Nutella Donuts. Incredibly light and fluffy donuts topped with an indulgent Nutella glaze!

Nutella Donuts

Everyday Chocolate Cake. Better Be-Leaf It: 14 Tea-Infused Sweet Treats. Think tea is just for the British?

Better Be-Leaf It: 14 Tea-Infused Sweet Treats

Bring on the Bubbly: How to Make Champagne Marshmallows. Newsflash: It’s almost Valentine’s Day.

Bring on the Bubbly: How to Make Champagne Marshmallows

Still trying to think of ways to woo your boo? Listen up, guys. Here’s what you need to do. First, pop a bottle of bubbly. Next, whip up a batch of Champagne Marshmallows. The Best Uses for Frozen Berries You’ll Ever Find: 27 Brilliant Berry Recipes. Berries are some of the most beautiful foods in the world.

The Best Uses for Frozen Berries You’ll Ever Find: 27 Brilliant Berry Recipes

We love their vibrant colors, textures, and flavors. Even though berry season is only a few short weeks out of the year, frozen berries allow us to enjoy the sweet taste of summer year round. Yes, that means berry smoothies, berry beer floats, and juicy bursts of flavor to top off all your favorite foods, from ice cream to oatmeal. There are a billion uses for an abundance of berries. 15 Healthy Donut Recipes. But Seriously. There were so many raves over our healthy donut that we couldn’t resist sending some more healthy hacks your way. We’re not suggesting that you should scarf down a dozen of these bad boys in one sitting, but if you do, you won’t have a coronary on the spot. (Yippee!) 35 Awesome Wedding Food Bar Ideas For Any Taste. Hot Cocoa on a Stick: DIY Wedding Favors. Posted on February 1, 2012 by Christina We all know that things taste better on a stick, why not hot cocoa on a stick? This recipe for hot cocoa on a stick is easy to make – and the results are delicious!

You can wrap the hot chocolate on a stick with cellophane bags and give as DIY wedding favors, or simply leave them out at your dessert or beverage station. They key is to use good quality chocolate and to make sure your milk is steaming hot before swirling the delicious blocks of cocoa. Recipe and Tutorial for Hot Cocoa on a Stick. Cake pops, marshmallow pops, pie pops… Oh my! « Inspiration. You’ve ogled over photos of them. You’ve seen them in weddings, birthday parties, baby showers, and other fun get togethers. You may have even baked them yourself or tasted their deliciousness. Cake pops, people! They seem to be everywhere these days…and I certainly am not objecting. Cupcake Fondue. I love this fun idea from Amanda of Bake It Pretty – cupcake fondue! Really, what could be better than dipping mini cupcakes in frosting and topping them with a rainbow of sprinkles and pretty sugars? I am thinking about nothing. DIY Daisy Lollipops.

{Marshmallow} DIY Wedding Favors. Rose-and-Ginger Cupcakes - Martha Stewart Weddings Cakes. The Cake Cuppery Bakery. Wedding Cocktails, Cocktail Accessories, Wedding Cocktail Ideas. Vinos y Licores para Bodas en Guadalajara. Vinos y Licores para Bodas en Guadalajara (Capital) Catering: Food that Pops! – Exquisite Weddings. This past weekend I attended a beautiful backyard wedding in Portland, Oregon.