With the holidays, there are a lot of sweets to eat. As much as we want the kids to indulge, we also want to make sure they get an occasional healthy snack. It’s bad enough being flu season, we don’t want a sick kid because they ate one too many cookies or candy cane
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Gluten-free Vanilla Bean Confetti Cookies
I did a few dairy-free items earlier this month. Here is a gluten-free cookie. If you are going to make this along with your regular baked items. Make sure it is done before and everything is packed away or make it on a separate day. You don’t want to cross contaminate the ingredients.
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Holiday Chalkboard Sugar Cookies
Chalkboard like mason jars are still in style. I knew you could use the mason jars for making food gifts such as pies or holding the supplies to make a food item. But chalkboard? I would never have guessed you could actually make something edible with it. Use white icing pens
to write or draw onto the black icing. The … Read More ...
Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole
Christmas is a week from Thursday. Yikes! I mentioned earlier we don’t do breakfast in our household on Christmas morning, just a bag of donuts to munch on till lunch. Plus, after we open presents I start on the lunch.
These make ahead casseroles, might make me change my mind. These would also work if you are having a brunch … Read More ...
Christmas Breakfast Ideas for the Kids
Growing up we didn’t have a big breakfast on Christmas morning. In fact, what was in our stocking was our breakfast. We got an orange, grapes, banana, some nuts and a few chocolates. As a kid, we just wanted to open our presents and play with them all day. Plus, we ate our Christmas lunch around noon. We still don’t … Read More ...
Melted Peppermint Ornaments
I love peppermint, but we do have a lot left over from building gingerbread houses, advent calendars and to give to cashiers, especially if they have a mean customer before you. I like to save mine and mix it in my ice cream, put in my hot cocoa and just munch on them whenever.
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Ferrero Rocher Christmas Reindeer
Here is a great project for the kids to help with. They would make cute gifts or place cards for the dinner table. Maybe you need a last minute gift for a hostess, these would be perfect to give.
Click here on Happier Than a Pig in Mud for the directions. She used a hot glue gun to put the … Read More ...
Merry Christmas Cookies
Even though these cookies spell out Merry Christmas, they can actually be used for all the holidays. You could spell out Hanukkah and Kwanzaa or even spell someone’s name on their birthday. The possibilities are endless. Chocolate cookie dough is used here, but you could do gingerbread or sugar cookie dough for the holidays.
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25 Christmas Appetizers
Having a party and still need ideas to serve to your guests, here is the site for you. Hopefully, you will be able to find something new to serve or maybe you are having your first party and need some ideas. I’m getting hungry just looking at the pictures!
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Party Food – Edible Christmas Trees
Is your tree up if you celebrate the Christmas holiday? We will be putting ours up tomorrow or it won’t go up till Christmas Eve.
Trees for all occasions! Appetizer, meal or dessert. You will definitely find a tree in this next site to help you. Some will take more time than others, but your guests will be delighted with … Read More ...
15 Inexpensive Food Gift Items
Are you done with your holiday shopping and baking? I got the Christmas cards out and still have some shopping to do and all my baking and homemade gifts to do. I’ll be lucky if I get Santa’s cookies made in time. I procrastinate in the kitchen, since I’m not very good. My New Year goal is to be more … Read More ...
Make your own Edible Log Cabin
So our attempt at an edible log cabin did come up a little shabby. We learned a lot from our mistakes though. Overall it was loads of fun to make and the kids loved eating it. I would definitely make this again for a festive Christmas gathering perhaps not so rustically ugly next time. I should have poured some dip … Read More ...
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Treats
Here are some great treats for those that don’t bake. All items used are store bought. Great treat to make with the kids.
I had to include Rudolph, especially since it’s his 50th anniversary. I couldn’t imagine a Christmas without watching it on TV. Of course, my daughter still doesn’t understand why I get excited when it comes on TV; … Read More ...
No Bake Cocoa Oatmeal Raisin Reindeer
Here is a healthy treat for your kids to enjoy. Okay, so there are some candy bits, but the bulk of it is healthy. I might have to try this with dried cherries or cranberries, since I don’t like raisins. I keep trying them, just don’t like them. Since it is no bake, it would be a fun treat to … Read More ...
Present Cake with Ornament Surprise Inside
This is beautiful! The cake as a present is breathe taking, but your guests will be in awe after you slice the cake. I showed another cake like this one, but with a peace sign earlier this year. This is definitely not the cake to make if you are short on time, because you are making four cakes in total. … Read More ...