Please excuse my lack of cooking, baking, writing, posting, communicating… I have been too busy eating other people’s food. Sending thanks for visiting Whipped.
After an intensely busy past month, I have been taking a little break from anything I can in order to recoup and rejuvenate. My Christmas break was spent eating other people’s cooking, enjoying Mini Whipped’s Christmas excitement, sledding and taking naps. This week, I am easing back into reality with a mixture of work balanced with family trips to favorite breakfast restaurants and an inaugural trip to the Shedd aquarium.
Thank you for visiting Whipped and I hope you will be patient with me as I do plan to turn the oven back on in the new year! In the meantime, I would like to send a gracious thank you for taking interest in my blog. I am giving away a $100 Williams-Sonoma gift card. To win, please leave a comment on this post. Please share… what was the yummiest food or drink you enjoyed this holiday season? The winner will be chosen at random and will be announced New Year’s Day!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
I cooked a Turkey for the first time and it turned out great!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
I made a really simple, insanely good chocolate-hazelnut cookie recipe.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
When making my way from Austin to Boston, my plane was indefinitely delayed in St. Louis because of the Snowpocalypse on the east coast. Luckily, my favorite aunt and uncle are locals and also happen to be amazing cooks. My heaven? A glass (or 3) of really good Chablis enjoyed with my aunt’s homemade sweet greek bread, a salad comprised of local veggies, and my uncle’s twice-baked potatoes (with sour cream and blue cheese). A meal good enough to shake the layover blues.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
I made my first rum cake for Christmas Eve – DANGEROUSLY good!!!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Gluten-free Snickerdoodle cookies for my daughter.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
a ginger pear upside-down cake – subtle and delicious!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
I had some really awesome sweet potato cupcakes!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
We roasted a turkey and it came out awesome.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Definitely the best thing was the Praline French Toast on Christmas morning!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Prime rib for Christmas dinner. Mmmm!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
My mom and I spent an afternoon baking a christmas stollen. It was amazing as dessert christmas eve and as french toast the next morning!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
My Mom’s Christmas Sugar cookies. They are my favorite every year!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
my mother in law made this awesome cheese dip – nothing fancy, but it was sooooooooooooo good!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I made some coconut macaroons for the first time and they were so delicious!! I couldn’t stop eating them. My husband’s mother also made ‘binata’ which is like ground meat cooked up with spices and sauce and encased in dough, then baked. THAT was also incredibly amazing.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
we made a timpani on Christmas Eve…not only was it cool to look at it was delicious too!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I made some soup from corn, roasted red peppers and ham after being snowed in the day after Christmas.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
The yummiest food I ate was my dad’s now-perfected rib roast… mmmmm I can still taste it :)
December 28th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
chocolate crinkles! (well, anything chocolate….)
December 28th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
The best thing I made was the easiest: candy cane bark with rice krispies in it. It was seriously awesome and I had 3 pieces for breakfast this morning. Ooops!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Double chocolate biscotti! My first attempt this Christmas and they turned out great!
December 28th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Candied Yams…baked low & slow in the oven. So simple, and SO delicious.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
I made a delicious paella on Christmas Eve.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Prime Rib roast for Christmas dinner (tho I do have to admit it wouldn’t be Christmas in our house without the sausage cheese balls and mimosas in the morning).
December 28th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
My mom’s stuffing is the best.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Nothing beats stuffing with homemade bread. Yum.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
apricot roast chicken with apricot glazed root vegetables. mmmmm……………
December 28th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Beef sandwiches provolone au jus
The simplest Christmas dinners are usually the best.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
My Mom’s potato soup with cornbread. Perfect for the snowy day we had in Atlanta on Christmas!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
I made a delicious beef and ale stew, and we’ve been happily eating leftovers the past few days. (Close runner-up: christmas cookies!)
December 28th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Amazing homemade granola.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
I made vegetarian pot pies for my partner and parents this holiday season, and all of us loved them. They were hearty and perfect for my parents after they’d spent all Christmas day on planes crossing the country to visit.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
bacon and scallion stuffed mushrooms
December 28th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
I ate so many delicious things, but the surprise standout was lemon, cream cheese, and blueberry pancakes on Christmas morning.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
My grandmother’s homemade pumpkin pie. Mmm!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
I made “melomakarona” for the first time, for my first Christmas as a married woman, and for my wonderful husband. These are traditional Greek Christmas syrup cookies flavored with orange and cinnamon, they were delicious!!!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
My mom made some really delicious scalloped potatoes – I have no idea what made them different from regular scalloped potatoes, but they were incredible. Must get recipe…
December 28th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
I made ham in the slow cooker this year and it was the best yet! Having the leftovers on a grilled cheese sandwich on homemade potato-garlic bread was divine.
Thanks for hosting such a fun giveaway!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Chocolate bread pudding! It was delicious!!!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
OH WOW!!! This is very nice of you! Wow!
I enjoyed a pumpkin pie cheesecake that my mom made! It was something new and I loved it!Oh and I had some tasty cheap wine,Frontera is the best!
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December 28th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Sounds like you are having a great holiday.
The best food item I had this holiday was our Christmas eve Turkey, the whole meal was amazing, but he 40 lb turkey our neighbors raised was the highlight of the event. It was as big on flavor as it was on size!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Drop sugar cookies: the added sour cream makes them super soft, chewy, and of course sugary and delicious. This was the first year I ventured away from the traditional sugar cookies and I’m so glad I did.
*A close runner up though, would have to be Horizon’s Organic Eggnog with a slash of Disaronno Amaretto liquor, so rich and tasty; the perfect way to end a holiday.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
My fancy Christmas chocolate chip cookies are the thing I can’t stop eating.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
I made apple cider caramels this year and half of them never made it out of my house…
December 28th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
I got to eat giant shrimp wrapped in bacon and grilled! They don’t need anything else, the smoky bacon flavor filters all through the shrimp. So delicious!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
“coast toast” – a recipe from my favorite ocean-view restaurant in san diego. really warmed my cold NY winter!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Every year we make my great-grandmother’s kolacky and rugelach cookies. They are tedious to make, but the results are amazing. To me they are best straight out of the oven with a nice cup of coffee or tea. The taste is slightly butter and they are filled with apricot, nut, prune or raspberry. It’s not Christmas for me without my fave cookies!
Glad you are enjoying your holiday! Happy New Year!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
I married into a French-Canadian family a few years back, and this was the first year I came to really appreciate the Christmas Eve Tourtiere or Pork Pie.
Flaky crust, ground pork, a little bit of mashed potato for binding and, as in all French-Canadian cooking I’ve experienced, a whole lot of sage.
I enjoy it for its homey simplicity, its cultural importance to my husband’s family and how it makes the Christmas eve meal unique.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
An Ecuadorian-style Christmas dinner! Roasted turkey with adobo spices, stuffing made from pork, chicken, & raisins, and a fruit cake that actually tasted wonderful!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
This year I tried a new pumpkin pie recipe by Paula Deen. Fabulous! Turned out a little more like pumpkin cheesecake in a pie shell, but it was super tasty.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
I made homemade cranberry liqueur and it was delicious!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
I think my favorite thing of the Christmas season was either Hot Cocoa Cookies or caramel coated pretzels even though they’re so simple.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
My grandma’s cranberry jello salad was the best thing I ate this season. She’s engaged and happy so it made everything that much better.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
I had my favorite holiday dessert – my mom’s rice pudding with raspberry sauce. It’s more like whipped cream with almond flavoring than a traditional rice pudding. We also had turkey and ham which were also really delicious.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Homemade caramel corn, yummy!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Cranberry-glazed ham! Perfect match of sweet and salty.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Last night, I had the most amazing dinner– vegetable spring rolls (stuffed with onion, mushrooms, tofu, and peppers) over a butternut squash polenta, along with green beans and yummy tomato coulis. INSANE.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
I spent all of Christmas Eve trying my hand at my first Beef Wellington. It was a labor of love, but one that tasted oh-so-good.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
We made tamales from scratch this year, delicious!
December 28th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
This Christmas it would have to be my family’s Sweet Potato Souffle I made for Christmas. It’s more like dessert, but it reminded me of home. Also, for Thanksgiving I made the famous Momofuku Crack Pie. Seriously… good.
December 28th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
A fruit tart my sister made. The raspberries were surprisingly sweet, and the almond crust and orange custard all worked together great. I’m glad to hear you had a fun break, too, and I hope you can cruise into the new year!
December 28th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I had a delicious mushroom and goat cheese strudel on Christmas Day when attending my first vegetarian Christmas.
December 28th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
The yummiest food I enjoyed this holiday season was my aunt’s peanut butter-marshmallow fudge. It is seriously addictive!! :)
December 28th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Tied for first would have to be the pumpkin cheesecake with a gingersnap and pecan crust or the braised rabbit in a mustard and mushroom cream sauce. Really though, it was all delicious.
December 28th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
English toffee! Sooooo good!
December 28th, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Apple pie cake. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
December 28th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Some homemade bread with homemade soup. Delish.
December 28th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
Hmm… homemade eggnog!
December 28th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Pumpkin pancakes! yum yum yum
December 28th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Baked Brie! It’s been years since I’ve had some!
December 28th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
I would have to say the brownie torte I made. Happy new year!
December 28th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
I spent the night with a friend who made us some wonderful veggie sandwiches. She cooked slices of tofu, portabella mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes and we added cream cheese, olive tapenade, cucumber, and pesto to our sandwiches. They were so delicious!
December 28th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
My cousin’s wife made a delicious carrot souffle that I cannot wait to get the recipe for. . .everyone was going back for seconds! =D
December 28th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Eggnog quick bread was delicious! Or my dinner rolls, which turned out light, fluffy and perfect. Thanks for the giveaway!
December 28th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
No one deserves a break more than you Caroline! Hope you enjoyed every minute.
December 28th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
I baked sugar cookies at my Mom’s. They turned out crispy and buttery–yum!
December 28th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Lee Bros. cheese straws…and Baked Apricot Bars…I have been blizzard cooking.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Every year my family makes crab for Christmas….delicious, delicious crab.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Well, we skipped Christmas this year and opted to go to the tropical paradise of Hawaii instead. It’s been warm and sunny, but I do miss my kitchen. The best food I’ve had so far is a sea salt and rosemary crusted prime rib with horseradish sauce and the meat jus.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
We’ve been celebrating at my parents’ place and have been eating paninis every day on my mom’s new panini press. Yum!!
December 28th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Bagna cauda-Italian tradition- acquired taste :).
December 28th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
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December 28th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Pumpkin pie….easy win for best.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
The best food I ate this season was at a Persian restaurant while visiting my sister-in-law in Chicago. It was AMAZING! I haven’t stopped thinking about it and it’s been 2 weeks that we’ve been back!
December 28th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
The best thing I had was a peanut butter and chocolate pie.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
I live in Japan and my friend from New Zealand made the most delicious fruit cake. She’d been feeding it brandy for weeks. It tasted like home, but better because I never liked fruit cake much as a kid but love it now.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
My favorite food, every holiday season, is the povitica that my mom, my sister and I make. It’s a yummy yeasted walnut roll cake, Eastern European in origin, that my grandma used to make.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
The yummiest drink I had this holiday was hot cocoa with marshmallows shared with my littles after a fun afternoon playing outside in the snow!!
December 28th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
ooh, tough one. I’d have to say either the beef tenderloin or the triple chocolate mousse cake, both enjoyed on Christmas Eve.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
My squash casserole! tracietrump@yahoo.com
December 28th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
My father in law’s prime rib and pearl onions! dlcwins55@yahoo.com
December 28th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
peanut butter balls!
December 28th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Hello-
My surf and turf Christmas dinner, was delish! I did good..
Thank you,
evrywoman@yahoo.com
December 28th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
The best things I’ve eaten this holiday season so far are: homemade cookies (pumpkin ginger snaps, chocolate chip and cranberry drops and snowballs) Hard candy from my grandma and homemade gravy and biscuits. Yum!
December 28th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Guatemalan style tamales and El Salvadoran pupusas revueltas, with ensalada, beans and rice… it was SO good!
December 28th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
I whipped (ha!) up some apricot scones for christmas morning!
December 28th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Blueberry sour-cream coffee cake
December 28th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Hmmm. DH got a “big green egg” for his birthday 5 days before Christmas. He cooked a prime rib on it for Christmas dinner. It was pretty amazingingly delicious. I’d have to go with that. :)
December 28th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
lemon ricotta pancakes with maple roasted apples and apple wood smoked bacon on christmas morning.
December 28th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
It was definitely the deep dish, blueberry maple french toast! A great dish to start a special morning!
December 28th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
My yummy banana pudding
December 28th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
One of my students brought some cookies in for me. He called them “Fat” cookies, and believe me they were. Butter, sugar, peanut butter,chocolate and marshmallow. How could you go wrong!
December 28th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
I had an inhabitual Christmas Day dinner of Indian food. The eggplant korma was amazing and I am reproducing it in my kitchen as I type this!
December 28th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
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December 28th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
It was definitely fresh Dungeness crab from Willapa Bay in Washington – nothing better & it needs no sauce, no seasoning, etc.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Cookies, cookies, cookies!
December 28th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
traditional christmas pudding with real egg custard!
so wonderful!
December 28th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Hmm. My sweet potato pie was pretty darn yummy.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Normally my favorite food of the holidays would be a dessert. BUT, this year, my mother in law made the BEST turkey I have ever eaten in my LIFE. I had white meat, but it was soooo tender and moist!
I can’t believe it, but it was my favorite!
December 28th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Angel food cake cookies!! Nom nom nom!
December 28th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Strangely, and somewhat embarrassingly, the yummiest and most requested recipe/dish this season was scalloped corn. It’s basically a can of creamed corn, a can of whole kernal corn, Jiffy corn muffin mix with butter, sour cream, eggs, vanilla, and sugar thrown in and baked for 45 mins – comes out a lot like the Chevy’s corn side dish. It can barely be called cooking, but what can I say…
December 28th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
This year I made pozole for the first time. It`s a traditional mexican soup that is usually made for the holidays or special ocasions. It took the whole day make it, and it was soooooo good! : D
December 28th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
I made croissants for the first time this year.
By themselves they were delicious.
On the second day when I added crispy bacon, eggs, and some cheese, they were…ah…well, I’m still alive. ; )
I think I will save this one for the holidays. But, I will want to make them every day until Christmas comes again.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Your Super Moist Pumpkin Buttermilk Bundt Cake. I made it twice and everyone LOVED it! It was gone within minutes of the first slice, both times.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
My brother-in-law is still raving about the prime rib I served for Christmas, but I thought that the ebelskivers with the homemade vanilla almond raspberry jam were better.
December 28th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I made some chess bars as a gift for a friend and then I brought them to a party that I went to. I kept some of the ones that were the end pieces at my house. I had one as a little treat for dessert the other day and boy were they pretty tasty.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
I love making homemade peanut butter cups. They are decadent, delicious and so much fun to make :)
December 28th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
an extremely chocolatey two layer cake with cream cheese frosting and a crushed candycane garnish– overly decadent and delicious.
hope you had a lovely holiday! all the best in 2011.
December 28th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Everything has honestly been so good but my mother’s sour cream poundcake was THE best!! It was sooo good this year
December 28th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
My sister’s AMAZING mashed potatoes and my dad’s delicious broccoli and cheese casserole…nothing like home-cooked holiday food!
December 28th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Sweet potato casserole. Or Christmas Eve tourtiere!
December 28th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
i made a home-made pumpkin pie–the kids and hubby loved it!! :)
December 28th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Sadly, I had the flu and only ate a saltine cracker with some 7-Up. Love your blog – keep up the great work!
December 28th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
super-delicious peppermint meringues made with crushed candies. yummy!!
December 28th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Made a layer cake with passionfruit curd and chocolate frosting. It was great — left me wanting to make more curds…. lemon, blood orange, mango, etc.
December 28th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
My son made a fennel crusted pork tenderloin. Delicious!
December 28th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
The yummiest food that I had this holiday season was a cheesecake made with Hershey Peppermint kisses — YUMMY! Thanks for the giveaway! I want to use the card toward a Sugar Pearl Glass Bowl Kitchenaid Mixer that I want so..so…badly!
mmalavec@med.umich.edu
December 28th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
I have been making homemade hot chocolate for myself every night in December and think I’m in looooove….
December 28th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
I enjoyed some really delicious gnocchi!
December 28th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
I made chicken parmesan bundles and they turned out better than expected!
December 28th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
I’m thrilled that you are back! Can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeve for the New Year.
The best thing I ate was probably cinnamon raisin french toast. My mom and I ate it the morning after Christmas. The perfect end to a wonderful Christmas.
December 28th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Firstly, I love your blog. Secondly, I have a rather large sweet tooth and the best thing I tasted this Christmas was a chocolate hazelnut cheesecake I made for my family. mmmmmm….
December 29th, 2010 at 12:17 am
Oxtail soup… Yum.
December 29th, 2010 at 12:37 am
champagne, toasting my engagement!
December 29th, 2010 at 12:45 am
Kourambiethes and baklava.
December 29th, 2010 at 12:46 am
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December 29th, 2010 at 12:59 am
My whole family got together and we made the best carnitas tamales on christmas!
December 29th, 2010 at 1:03 am
I had some great baked mac and cheese :)
December 29th, 2010 at 1:04 am
my mum tried her hand at popovers and I made a yummy chocolate raspberry cake.
December 29th, 2010 at 1:31 am
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December 29th, 2010 at 1:34 am
Biscotti, biscotti, biscotti!
December 29th, 2010 at 1:36 am
White chocolate macadamia cookies. Yum!
December 29th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Pierogi!
December 29th, 2010 at 1:44 am
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December 29th, 2010 at 3:05 am
My wife made Fruit Cakes that were actually GOOD!!!! Who knew that could happen!!!!!! I thought they were just Paper Weights until this year!!!! ha! thanks for the opportunity!
- Daddy Rich
daddyrichispoor@gmail.com
Happy New Year!
December 29th, 2010 at 3:15 am
My mom made filet mignon for Christmas dinner — delicious!
December 29th, 2010 at 3:23 am
The yummiest, was probably pumpkin bread pudding with a caramel rum sauce.
December 29th, 2010 at 3:54 am
I had a great variation of a pisco sour with ginger bitters and nutmeg at Fraiche in Culver City, Los Angeles, CA.
December 29th, 2010 at 4:34 am
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December 29th, 2010 at 4:55 am
I’d have to say the peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies I made last night!
December 29th, 2010 at 5:58 am
We’re locavores who enjoyed a pork roast (neighbour’s pig) rubbed with a dry marinade of herbs (from our garden) and flambéed with Armagnac. We roasted our own potatoes, onions, shallots, garlic, and carrots in the same pan. Dessert was vanilla ice cream with homemade fudge sauce and (for my husband) his Christmas port. Simple, local, fresh, delicious. Happy New Year!
December 29th, 2010 at 7:45 am
We did a simple beef and vegetable stew served in bread bowls with salad and a mixed berry pie this year – I think it was my favorite Christmas dinner so far!
December 29th, 2010 at 9:12 am
For the most scrumptious food I ate this holiday season, I would have to say it was a tie between my Roasted Cornish Game Hens with Port-Cranberry Sauce and my husband’s side dish of Creamed Spinach. They were bot delicious and pretty easy to make.
December 29th, 2010 at 9:12 am
I made a coconut cream pie for my grandpa, who loves the stuff. I had never had it before and was a bit suspicious, but it was really tasty, and I especially enjoyed how much he enjoyed it.
December 29th, 2010 at 9:21 am
I made cinnamon rolls from scratch with my mom – they came out amazing!
December 29th, 2010 at 9:43 am
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December 29th, 2010 at 9:45 am
I tried out a bread starter for the first time on Christmas Eve and made some french bread to go with beef stew. It was a major hit – my dad loved it so much I had to make the french bread for Christmas dinner also, along with Parker House Rolls (asked for by my sister).
December 29th, 2010 at 9:54 am
I made the best turkey pot pie with left over turkey. I used Melissa Clarke’s buttery pie crust. Delicious! even my picky 21 year old daughter said it was good.
December 29th, 2010 at 10:21 am
My aunt-in-law’s heart shaped linzer cookies. They were transcendent.
December 29th, 2010 at 10:27 am
I made clone of homemade Cinnabon cinnamon rolls for x-mas morning, mmmm good!
December 29th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Tourtiere, a French-Canadian meat pie, that’s traditional at the holidays. My teens ask for it every year.
December 29th, 2010 at 10:47 am
I made the best snickerdoodles.
December 29th, 2010 at 11:04 am
Tamales….you can take the girl out of New Mexico but you can’t take the New Mexico out of the girl!
December 29th, 2010 at 11:06 am
I found a great recipe for Mixed Nuts. Delicious. Even more delicious with the right beverages.
December 29th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
My mother-in-law’s homemade egg nog. Probably the best homemade egg nog I’ve ever had. I hope she makes it again next year!
December 29th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I made amazing little individual mac-n-cheese’s with fontina, gruyere, white chedder, AND parmesan-reggiano cheese! Absolutely divine.
December 29th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
I made a Cherry Crumb Cheesecake that was to die for.
December 29th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
My mother-in-law’s wild mushroom pierogi! I look forward to it every year!
December 29th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
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December 29th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Peppermint cream brownies. Tastebud heaven.
December 29th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
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December 29th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
My grandma’s ham gravy at Christmas breakfast. Her gravy is the most delicious thing I’ve ever eaten. I don’t even put it over biscuits; I just eat it with a spoon!
December 29th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
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December 29th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
My very own pumpkin cheesecake.
December 29th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
I made a great mushroom soup by reducing the stock for hours and hours!
December 29th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
My mom made the best peanut butter fudge I’ve ever had!
December 29th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Using a never frozen turkey made the best turkey meat we have ever had!
December 29th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Red Velvet Brownies with Cream Cheese Icing. YUM! I ate 3 in one day. :)
December 29th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
The best thing I ate this Christmas was my Father’s prime rib roast. It was perfectly custy on the outside while being rare and juicy on the inside. Thank goodness for the Food Network and the Barefoot Contessa!
December 29th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Honeybaked Ham. ;)
December 29th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Some very yummy gluten-free lemon bars! Thanks for the fun blog.
December 29th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
The yummiest thing I ate this holiday was a smoked/roasted turkey my father-in-law made. He smoked the bird outside for an afternoon, then finished it in the oven. So juicy and smoky!
Thanks for offering this giveaway. Happy new year!
Kate
December 29th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
slow roasted mangalista pork shoulder with garlic, rosemary, and fennel….yum!
December 29th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
It’s a tie: Between some super yummy cookies (sugar and double chocolate) from a new cookie shop my sister discovered in my hometown, and my mom’s Christmas ham :)
December 29th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
The bset thing I drank over the holidays was some hot chocolate made our our town’s newly opened chocolate shop: ARROWHEAD Chocolates. Steamed milk with a big spoonful of molten dark chocolate stirred in, topped with whipped cream. I have wanted another cup ever since I drank this not-too-sweet drink before Christmas!
December 29th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Spent some time over the holidays in New Orleans and had an amazing brunch at Arnaud’s that included Shrimp Arnaud that was horseradishy-goodness!
(p.s. #7Erica: do you have the recipe for the sweet potato cupcakes?!)
December 29th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Tried pork belly two nights ago for the first time. Hard to beat that!
December 29th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
homemade fudge
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December 29th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Chocolate Cheesecake that my mom made for Christmas. Yum Yum Yummy!
December 29th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Fresh, local egg nog from Hartzler’s Dairy in Wooster, OH… inspired me so much I decided to learn to make it myself!
December 29th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Your recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip bars. I made them for several parties and they were a big hit. Yummy!
December 29th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Rugelach! So delicious!
December 29th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
lump crabmeat with Russian dressing served with chunks of black bread..it was gonzo in minutes!
December 29th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
I made (all from scratch) veggie pot pies and they were quite yummy (yes…i’m tooting my own horn!). Thanks for the giveaway!
December 29th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
bourbon pecan pie with whipped cream!
December 29th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
My husbands mother passed away and with her she tooked amazing recipes and 50 years of cooking. He is from Afghanistan and I replicated her Kabuli palau, spinach, and potatoes. It was not hers, but the next best thing. Too die for. We had his family over and they all said she would be proud. Whoo hoo!! Then I followed it up with your white chocolate macadamia cookies. HAPPINESS!!
December 29th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
My dad’s clam’s casino appetizer! Yum!
December 29th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Chocolate-Cherry Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Cherry Sauce. A family tradition that I got to share with my family for the first time in years. It was the best Christmas present ever!
December 29th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Macaroons and coffee after Christmas dinner!
December 29th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Snickerdoodles!
December 29th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
By far the best thing was my aunt’s sweet potato casserole…it was more like a dessert than a side dish! I am still running off the brown sugar/pecan topping! YUMMY!
December 29th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
I made a cake that I call “The Neapolitan.” It’s a cake with layers of chocolate and vanilla cake alternating with strawberry buttercream; the entire cake is covered with chocolate ganache. It was sinfully delicious!
December 29th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Why did I wait so long to try Chicken Mole?
December 29th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
I made sugared cranberries, and ate far too many of them!
December 29th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Sugar-coated almonds!
December 29th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
definitely white bean and ham soup with fresh baked rye bread and butter!
December 29th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Homemade carrot cake with cream cheese frosting….. delicious!
December 29th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Best tasting food was homemade french bread and meatballs that I made with my mom.
December 29th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
definitely grilled sea bass, and gingered roasted pears with dulce de leche frozen yogurt for dessert…i still dream about it.
December 29th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Maple Glazed Ham and Garlic Lobster. YUM :)
December 29th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
It sounds so weird (and it was…unique) but I had Oyster soup with eggnog in it! My grandmother makes oyster soup every year and this year, on accident, she replaced the cream with eggnog. It was startlingly tasty. Darn right festive, actually.
December 30th, 2010 at 12:08 am
Lemon cake with blueberries on top. And margaritas.
December 30th, 2010 at 12:23 am
Chocolate Guinness Cake with cream cheese frosting!
December 30th, 2010 at 12:35 am
My sister’s chocolate fudge!
December 30th, 2010 at 12:54 am
Frosted sugar cookies – buttercream is sooooo good!
December 30th, 2010 at 3:11 am
It would have to be my mom’s fried apricot pies. They have a cult following in my family.
December 30th, 2010 at 3:35 am
The lamb… I made a spice rub by grinding up about 10 cloves of garlic with dried thyme, oregano, and sage, smeared it all over the lamb, and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours before baking. The scent of garlic FILLED the apartment while it cooked, and the flavor was so delicious… mmm.
December 30th, 2010 at 3:39 am
pumpkin bourbon cheesecake and chocolate rum bundt….mmmmm, all that delicious booziness.
December 30th, 2010 at 4:29 am
The best food that I had this holiday season would have to have been my Grandmother’s spritz cookies. They are so simple to make and so yummy! Be sure to check out my post on them! I blog at Saffron & Semper Fi –> http://www.wwwssfi.blogspot.com
December 30th, 2010 at 6:15 am
I was lucky enough to have Tsoureki from Terkenlis bakery in Thessaloniki, Greece – I love the person who thought to stuff challah bread with chesnut and cover it in white chocolate!
December 30th, 2010 at 7:14 am
the oatmeal rolls I made to go with our turkey dinner. homemade bread is amazing!
December 30th, 2010 at 8:53 am
our traditional Christmas Eve dessert: peppermint ice cream balls rolled in coconut and topped with plenty of hot fudge. delicious!
December 30th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Quiche at my parent’s house on Christmas day
December 30th, 2010 at 10:30 am
My Yummy Food was My mom’s yellow fish (spiced with turmeric and cumin)
December 30th, 2010 at 11:16 am
I think my favorite meal was Christmas Day breakfast. Eggs benedict, bacon, and cinnamon buns. SO good and I’m totally tempted to recreate it for New Year’s Day… with mimosas and bloody marys, of course :)
December 30th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Greek koulourakia – always!
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December 30th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
The best thing this season was a small cup of Califlower Curry soup for christmas dinner. But I also agree with M.Voulelis…. Koulouakias are amazing :)
December 30th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
for my 10 year old daughter her favorite was making and eating the Salvadoran tamales.
for my 12 year old son it was the Beef Tenderloin!
for my husband it was the freshest crab we’ve ever eaten (great Christmas Eve tradition)
Mine was the homemade caramel corn!!
December 30th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
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December 30th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Mm my mom makes a delicious pineapple casserole to serve with our ham on Christmas day. It is divine!
December 30th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
mmmmmm….homemade fleur de sel caramels
December 30th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
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December 30th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
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December 30th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Baklava with an espresso!
December 30th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Homemade Butterscotch Pots de Cremes with fresh Cognac-Whipped Cream.
December 30th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Russian tea cakes!!!!!
December 30th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Most delicious; my first Christmas ham from the grill.
December 30th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Mmm… pumpkin pie and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!
December 30th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
I made a delicious pistachio cherry ice cream.
December 30th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
I loved savarina, a Romanian dessert that’s soaked in rum.
December 30th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
A Christmas Story inspired Red Ryder cocktail at Balsan.
December 30th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Ricotta Cookies, they were so good.
December 30th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
I learned how to make my own seitan a few weeks ago and I’ve been experimenting ever since. It’s amazing, and I made a fake chicken & soy sauce dish that was to die for!
December 30th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
I really enjoyed the ham we had on christmas day, but the cookies all around us were delish too!!
December 30th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Cream puffs from Cook’s Illustrated Holiday Baking edition!
December 30th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Toffee meringue cookies. So delicious!
December 30th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
I made the bruschetta with leeks and brie you had posted previously, and everyone loved it!
December 30th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Collards and sweet potato pie! The perfect holiday food combination!
December 30th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
My husband says rum balls
My 5 year old son says fruit, edamame and root beer. :)
I say See’s Chocolates… lots of them :)
December 30th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
homemade stollen and Chai Spiced Butter Balls!
December 30th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
I had the best homemade cheesecake!!!
December 31st, 2010 at 12:05 am
I enjoyed eating a slice of my grandmother’s wonderful coconut cream pie. Although she has been gone for many years we continue her yearly custom of making it for the holidays. I can take a bite, close my eyes, and I am immediately transported back to being that little girl once again in her kitchen.
December 31st, 2010 at 2:06 am
My mother-in laws sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans…delicious!
December 31st, 2010 at 5:33 am
this is not easy!!… probably the rosemary shortbread that i made.
December 31st, 2010 at 11:02 am
All things potato! My family always does a ton of different variations on mashed and casseroles and I love every one!
December 31st, 2010 at 2:08 pm
I had homemade eggnog for the first time and it was PHENOMINAL!! This is so going to become a tradition!
December 31st, 2010 at 2:47 pm
A new dish I tried at one of our local Mexican restaurants: crispy hash browns topped with green chili meat and cheese and then warmed in the oven till cheese melts. OMG!
December 31st, 2010 at 5:29 pm
my mom’s korean homecooking :)
December 31st, 2010 at 5:44 pm
This is so exciting! I made some incredible toasted coconut shortbread cookies (and ate way too many!). Would LOVE some new supplies from Williams-Sonoma for next holiday!
December 31st, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Pulled pork tacos
December 31st, 2010 at 7:49 pm
you know what? this year, i made my very own cheese ball! and it was actually really good… complete with port wine!
December 31st, 2010 at 7:50 pm
I helped my wife with the Christmas meatballs! Yum!
December 31st, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Comfort food! Beef stew, biscuits, and shredded brussels sprouts.
December 31st, 2010 at 8:46 pm
I enjoyed an especially crispy batch of cheese straws.
December 31st, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I made some very delicious double chocolate cookies for a holiday gift this year.
December 31st, 2010 at 9:00 pm
I had homemade pasta for the first time.
And I just made Zuppa toscana!
December 31st, 2010 at 11:05 pm
We had lots of yummy Christmas cookies, my favorite are the Mankato Cookies!
December 31st, 2010 at 11:06 pm
I made a Rice Pudding with 3 vanilla beans, and it was the best one yet!
December 31st, 2010 at 11:34 pm
turducken!
December 31st, 2010 at 11:41 pm
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January 1st, 2011 at 12:39 am
first attempt at homemade french bread with half whole-wheat flour. success! the grandparents were very pleased :) super delish with PB & banana as breakfast in the morning, mm.
January 1st, 2011 at 12:40 am
does it count that it’s still december from where i am in the world? (it’s 9:40PM in cali right now) haha
January 1st, 2011 at 2:09 am
I made kimchee tofu “casserole” – It was spicy, hot and delicious!!!
January 1st, 2011 at 2:09 am
I enjoyed indulging in my aunt’s delicious apple pie.
January 1st, 2011 at 8:59 am
I found you by searching for a fast, delicious pizza crust recipe, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Keep up the great work!
January 1st, 2011 at 4:11 pm
My favorite food I made was nutella cheesecake brownies! DIVINE.
January 1st, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Spiced Molasses Lemon Cookies from the America’s Test Kitchen Holiday Cookies magazine. Ate a whole batch myself!
January 1st, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Pumpkin Pie in a Phyllo Crust and piled high with fresh Whipped Cream – Oh my goodness, but that’s delicious!
January 1st, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Slow roasted tomato soup and hearty loaf of crusty french baguette after a long day of outdoor christmas shopping in New England snow!
January 1st, 2011 at 9:09 pm
So excited to find your blog, heard so much about it. I have tried recipes that friends have made, now it is my turn to try recipes and share with friends.
January 1st, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Of course I missed yet another give away (although my chances were slim with 280 comments– great turn out!), but I’d like to share anyway that my Irish friend Fiona brought over single serving mince pies on Christmas day. My little 2-inch treat was super yummy and sent my blood sugar through the roof.
January 3rd, 2011 at 7:38 pm
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January 4th, 2011 at 9:47 am
My mom and I made cherry bread pooding… it was DELCIIOUS!
January 4th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
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January 10th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
I also made my first turkey dinner this year – with my mom telling me the directions over the phone! This year, I also bought a discounted gift card to my local grocery store from an online site, coupled that with coupons and waa-laa… first CHEAPER turkey dinner!
January 25th, 2011 at 10:23 am
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