swedish pepparkakor {crispy ginger cookies}

One of our favorite Christmas treats. These cookies are light, crisp and spicy! Perfect with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee, cocoa or tea in front of the fire place! ~ preheat oven to 350 degrees F. ~ 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup molasses 1 large egg,…

cranberry orange bread

I make lots of quick breads over the duration of the holiday season. I love to have them on hand for impromptu tea guests, and I add mini loaves to my gift baskets. This one is particularly pretty and festive! Very Christmas-y and it reminds me of orange pomanders 🙂 ~ preheat oven to 350…

slow cooker coq au vin

This is delicious, easy and elegant comfort food. This version turns out every bit as good as the more involved version where you roast it in the oven. You do have to brown a couple things before layering everything in the slow cooker, but it’s worth it and not difficult at all. Serve this beautiful…

5 minute fudge

If anyone tells you that fudge has to be difficult to make to be good fudge, you can make them a batch of this in 5 minutes and prove that they are wrong, wrong, wrong 😉 This stuff is good. And it’s easy. I know you’re skeptical, but I’m NOT kidding. Another cool thing about…

chicken pot pie croissant sandwich

We’re always looking for new ways to make croissant sandwiches. They’re so delicious, and the perfect, easy-yet-fancy treat for company lunches. Some of our favorites include: Turkey Cranberry, Chickadee Cottage Chicken Salad, The Ultimate BaconTuna Fish Salad, and this. It tastes like a chicken pot pie! Serve it cold or warm alongside a big, steaming…