 Yummy Holiday Treats to Kick Off the 12 Days of Christmas Posted by Tawny Weber Dec 14 2011, 1:46 am I adore baking. I delight in candy making. Clearly, I’m a fan of the yumminess of the holidays. So much so, that when I found This was such a fun thing for me to bring into the story, not only because, well, hey what’s not fun about turning up the heat on a whole lot of love lives? But also because it let me combine two of my favorite things. Baking, and writing (you thought I was gonna say sex, didn’t you?!) Using the yummy aphrodisiac inspired Thankfully, since baking at the holidays is something I love to do, my family all loves to eat the goodies as well. Many a’year, they will request food instead of gifts. Well, the adults. My kids want toys. Lots of toys. My family has a list of favorites they request. My favorite is my mom’s Pecan Caramels. My dad and my FIL both love my Almond Toffee, and my mother’s favorite is my Cranberry Bread. My husband loves it all, and my girls both want fudge.
Mmmm, it’s so yummy. I can’t wait to make my first batch this evening! How about you? What’s your favorite treat this time of year? Does your family all have special requests that you bake for the holidays? And the big question…
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Rooster?
Congrats, Deb.
Wooot!! Congrats on nabbing the Rooster, Deb
Now watch him today. With all this talk about yummy goodness in the Lair, he’s bound to get a contact-sugar-high and might be a leeeeetle difficult. Leeeelter? *g*
Whoo Hoo Deb
Have fun with him
Helen
Yup!
Deb, congrats on the bird!
wow–it’s been a LONG time since the GR came home with me! Now, I must, of course, bake with him today to honor your post, Tawny!
Uh, yeah–I’d love an aphrodisiac dessert! Recipe please! No? Well, then I’ll have to content myself and the fam with the usual treats! My family loves pumpkin bread and/or muffins, apple pie, chocolate truffle cookies and good old fashioned gingerbread cookies. And I always make a batch of chex mix for me! I also do candy occasionally–orange chocolate truffles and these yummy homemade snickers go over well.
Merry Christmas, Banditas!
ROFL – Um, I read that wrong the first time and thought you said you must bake him today to honor my post. I’m glad I re-read that
Yuuummmmmy!!! Your list of holiday treats looks so good, Deb. I adore pumpkin anything, so I’ll bet the bread is delish. And homemade Snickers sound so good. How do you make the nougat? I’m a total failure at divinity, so anything nougaty intimidates me
Happy Holidays
Hi Tawny,
I wish I could bake. I do love eating and decorating sugar and shortbread cookies. We always have some non traditional dessert during the holidays. For Thanksgiving, my cousin made chocolate lava cake and one year we had cheesecake. I’m hoping she make red velvet for Christmas, but it might be too much work for her. I would probably try the aphrodisiac dessert.
Mmmmm, non-traditional sounds delicious in your house, Jane. I’ll bet that chocolate lava cake was incredible. Chocolate anything is incredible LOL (and chocolate was thought to be an aphrodisiac! No wonder, right?)
Most of the fun of holiday cookies is decorating them. I love seeing all the lovely treats and there are some great decorating goodies these days, like glittery sugar and pens that have edible ink. I’ve never used them, though. We’re still a royal icing and colored sugar kind of a house *g* How about you?
I rather buy desserts than make them. Of course, over the years the places that provided me with my favorite dessert closed so no more chocolate truffle cake, ever again. *sigh*
Yes, I’d try a dessert that is an aphrodisiac. I love chocolate already so I’m half way there. LOL
Well now I think I need to pout for a second over the loss of wherever you got the chocolate truffle cake, too. Because that sounds so incredibly delicious
LOl on chocolate-love being halfway to the aphrodisiac. It totally isn’t it. The idea of something like oysters as an aphrodisiac makes me cringe, but anything with chocolate and I’m on board.
I’m busy baking for Christmas right now. The house smells divine. I’m making a lot of chocolate cupcakes & then I will decorate them. Always a favorite. If I’m trying a dessert said to be an aphrodisiac I want to watch what company I keep.
(Don’t you just love the word purported?)
Mmmmmm. I think the only thing better than eating fresh, homemade yummies is the scent of them as they fill the house with mouth-watering deliciousness. I’ll bet your cupcakes are fabulous, Mary
And LOL – great point about carefully choosing ones dining companion when eating aphrodisiacs. That’s a very important consideration!
And YES!! I giggled as I typed purported, then tried to find somewhere to use it in my current manuscript as well. Just love that word
I’m a much better baker than a cook
The easiest thing for me to make is drop chocolate chip cookies or muffins. They smell delicious.
Mmm, chocolate chip is always a winner, Na!! And muffins sound delish, especially pumpkin muffins this time of year
Do you make a special kind for the holidays?
Tawny
I so loved the receipes that Pandora made while reading the book my mouth was watering (and not only for the deserts but Caleb as well LOL). And yes I would try them!.
At Christmas time here at my place I always make fruit cakes and give them as presents to friends as well as needing 2 for the family and I also make a Christmas pudding. This year if I have some time I am going to make some cookies for the grandkids but with still a fair bit to do and not much time things are getting a bit crazy LOL.
I have just started reading Maya’s story Sex Lies and Midnight and loving it as well.
Have Fun
Helen
Helen, your amazing sounding fruitcakes are legend here in the Lair
And oh man, I hear ya on the crazy times!! Can you believe how fast the clock is spinning, while we get so little done. I’m not sure how I’m going to keep up with it all, just know that I have to have the bulk of my gift-baking done by Friday to ship on Saturday.
Cookies are always so fun. Will you have your grandkids in to help decorate? And Christmas pudding sounds wonderful
And a great big WOOOOOOT that you’re reading Maya’s story
I cannot wait to hear what you think when you’re done. Especially since Caleb and Simon are such different heroes.
Nothing terribly exotic in my household, just the traditional Christmas mince pies. Just made another batch tonight actually. I’ve always wanted to give a chocolate log another try and actually create one that looks like a log and not a disaster with lots of icing and cream disguising it. Maybe this will be the year….
Mmmm, Mince pies. Do you make a lot of them, Jo?
I’m giggling over your chocolate log, but in a sympathetic way. Every year I make a Yule log cake. And every year it looks like an unfortunate mess. I just can’t roll it right so the creamy filling stays inside and the cake doesn’t crack. Total Fail. There has to be a secret we don’t know yet!!
Well, here are some things we make at Christmas:
http://finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=180237
http://chickensintheroad.com/farm-bell-recipes/parfait/
http://chickensintheroad.com/farm-bell-recipes/coconut-chocolate-drink/
Yum
I do like to bake too, much more than I like to cook. I will bake standards like sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies and some brownies but I also like to find something different and try it each year.
I love trying a new recipe each year, too, Maureen. The frustrating thing is when it turns into a hit, and I can’t find the recipe again LOL. I’m still searching for the recipe for these darling little tarts filled with caramel and walnuts
What new recipe are you trying out this year?
I would try the aphrodisiac dessert, can’t hurt especially if chocolate is involved.
My weakness at the holidays is not so much the sweets as the savories that always show up in the form of appetizers. My mother was the baker in our family and though I can do it, it isn’t my forte. My family requests monkey bread and sausage balls as do the ladies at work. Odd how peeps have “specialties”. I have a cousin that makes the best fried chicken in the world. What makes me nuts is we make it the same way, we learned to make it from the same person but hers is always better.
Purported is a cool word. Did you get it in your manuscript?
LOL I did get purported into the story, Dianna
I think it’s my new favorite word.
Yummmm on the savory goodness of the holiday offerings. Given the choice, most of the year I’d hit the savory table instead, too. Except at the holidays LOL. December is all sweet!
Isn’t that wild about the different cooks results. I use my moms EXACT lasagna recipe. EXACTLY the way she showed me to make it a dozen times. Using the same ingredients, right down to the brand of olives. And it tastes nothing alike. I have no idea why
Hi Tawny
I really enjoyed reading about Pandora and Caleb, I make christmas cakes and give the family … they all expect one per family … we also have somethig here called white christmas which is made with rice bubbles
YAY!!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed SEX, Lies and Mistletoe, Barb
Thank you!!!
The Christmas cakes sound wonderful. I’ll bet the family loves getting theirs. But, I’ve got to ask… what are rice bubbles?
I am not much of a dessert eater but I sure love to make them. This time of year there is always something being made for the holidays – fudge, tarts and pies, cherry squares, peanut butter balls, choc covered pretzals, cookies, cakes…pretty bad when the dessert table has more on it than the dinner table…
LOL Wendy, but that’s what makes this time of year so fun… the dessert table is always overflowing with delicious wonderfulness! I love your list of goodies, too. Especially chocolate dipped pretzels. Yum, sweet AND salty.
so delicious Tawny, yum..yum..
i never cook, usually my mom will make some pastries when holiday and our special pastry is pineapple, nut, coffee, chocolate. ouch.. just make me want to eat it now
Oh man, Eli, my mouth is watering now
That sounds so good. And mom-made goodies are always the best!!
I’m taking a break from baking to pop in and say hello! My family would disown me if they didn’t get a package of homemade goodies from my kitchen at Christmas. This year I’m making Tiger’s Butter, various cream center BonBons, peppermint bark, tangerine bark, peanut butter logs, dipped pretzels, dipped peppermint marshmallows and bourbon balls. I’ll be adding some cookies to that list too but haven’t decided which ones yet.
It’s a busy time of year for the Christmas Elves!
What is Tiger Butter? I recognize everything thing else!
Cates, Tiger’s Butter is a blend of white chocolate, milk chocolate and peanut butter. You melt the white chocolate then blend the peanut butter with it. You then pour the melted milk chocolate into the mixture and swirl. Betcha can’t eat just one!
LOL I was going to ask the same thing. And now I’m seriously wanting some. It sounds so good, PJ!!!
PJ, do you get to leave the kitchen at all in December? WOW, what a yummy list!!! I’ll bet your family LOVES this time of year!! Oh man, your list does make me feel like a slacker, though. You ROCK the treats!!!
Can I join someone’s family and get a care package???? I
LOL!! I hear ya! I’ve been wondering if Helen would adopt me for years because I want to try her fruit cake!
PJ makes me feel like a slacker. LOL
I’ll decorate cookies with the grands, bake pecan pies, and a couple of cales–probably Turtle cake and lemon pound cake. I might try your cranberry bread, Tawny. It sounds luscious. A friend always bakes me bourbon brownies. That’s my favorite holiday treat.
That should be “a couple of cakes.” I promise I’m not baking cales–not the fish and certainly not the people.
Whew!
LOL I felt like a slacker reading her list, too!! Yikes, I need to step up my baking. Let me know what you think if you make the cranberry bread
I love it personally *g* And I’m pretty sure I’d love turtle cake, if it’s caramel, chocolate and pecans. Is it? If so, yummmmmmy!!!
You know, in all my brownie adventures, I don’t think I’ve ever had them with bourbon. That sounds great!
I am blessed with neighbors who love to bake and share, so there are cookies and breads in my future.
Oooh, now those are good neighbors
I’m glad they are so wonderful about sharing the goodies, Liz.
I used to love to bake but I also love to eat the results. Thus I don’t bake much anymore. This cranberry bread is purported to be delicious so I may just make it.
Yep, that eating the results thing is a challenge. I’m hoping to get around it this year by keeping the baking/candy making schedule super tight against the mailing deadline. That way I can get it all out of here before my willpower dissolves *g*
Nice use of purported
I like!!!
I enjoy baking the goodies and treats everyone looks forward to. Brownies, fudge and chocolate cake being the favorites.
They all sound delicious, Anne
No wonder everyone is looking forward to them!
Hi, Tawny! I’m a big fan of holiday yumminess! I can be over in a few hours
Seriously, I do like to make goodies, but my goodie making was sort of on hiatus for a few years. More recently a friend turned us onto Chocolate Toffee Bark, which is what we mostly make for our holiday treat-giving. We of course, happily eat all manner of holiday treats
And hmm… I would be opening to trying desserts with “special properties”
Can’t wait to read Sex, Lies, and Mistletoe!
Congrats on the GR, Deb–HE has quite a sweet tooth!
I’m slaving in the kitchen for the next three days to get this all done, Fedora. Come on over
But you have to share your Chocolate Toffee Bark deets first. That sounds delish!!!
YAY on the ‘special properties’ interest *g*
This is basically the recipe I use–I actually use slightly less chocolate than it calls for because the chocolate seemed slightly (*sacrilege!*) overpowering
But it’s delish no matter how you make it, with whatever crackers you have, and whatever topping…
http://homecooking.about.com/od/dessertrecipes/r/blcandy24.htm
Oh man, that looks so easy and delicious!! I have to run out for more sugar today to make toffee, Methinks I’m getting graham crackers, too
Thanks, Fedora!!
Lovely and delectable post. I don’t bake much but my ultimate is the beautiful apple cake for the holidays.
Thanks, Ellie
And oooooh, man, the thought of apple cake got my mouth watering. I think it’s the illusion of it being healthy that adds extra appeal. I mean, apples, fruit, it’s gotta be healthy, right?
I tried to post last night but comment wouldn’t work. All these things look really good. I do some baking this time of the year along with making candy but not sure I will this year. My husband can’t have the candy any more so not sure I should make it.
Its hard to bake and have goodies around people who can’t have them, isn’t it, Virginia. I’ve tried a couple of times making goodies with stevia for my diabetic friends/family, but I don’t seem to have the touch, so it definitely seems better for everyone to just not do it.
My favorite treat this time of year is Pecan Pie.
And yesturday on The Book Reading Gals Blog, I found a recipe for indivual mini peacn pies!!! I’m so excited to make these this year.
Here is the link if you are intrested.
http://thebookreadinggals.com/2011/12/holiday-fun-with-elisabeth-naughton.html
I haven’t had any requests this year for something special to be baked, but usually I’m right there in the kitchen helping with a little of everything, or making everything myself.
I think I will be adding the Cranberry Bread to the menu this year though. I’m positive it will be a hit.
Mmmmm, pecan pie! Little pecan pies are even better
You feel so justified in eating an entire one that way LOL.
Thanks for sharing the recipe, Dorthy!! And yay, I’m glad you’re going to give the cranberry bread a try. I hope you like it! And I think making for ourselves is a GREAT idea. I mean, who knows better what we love, right?
Tawny, now I’m hungry! Luscious blog. And congratulations on the release of SEX, LIES AND MISTLETOE. It sounds even more delicious than your recipes!
Always glad to add to a few cravings to someone’s day, Foanna *beg*. I sure hope readers will want a second helping after reading SEX, LIES AND MISTLETOE (yes, you can groan, that was really bad.)
We make a cranberry orange bread that is slightly different, but I may try yours for a change of pace. We make an easy butterscotch chow mein noodle cookie that everyone is crazy about, and a simple fudge.
Mmmmm, My gramma used to make us butterscotch chow mein cookies, Gayle. We loved them, too.
I hope you enjoy this cranberry bread recipe
I’ve made a few over the years, but this is the one my mom always asks for, so its become my standard.
THanks for the recipe. Sounds yummy.
You’re welcome, Rebekah
Well, I do not cook, so I’m not really picky about the treats that I eat, most especially if it has chocolate in it. And I’m happy to know the Carvel ice cream cake is in the freezer for my birthday next week.
And I do have the Mistletoe book near me, but haven’t been able to read it just yet. Have to finish a book for my blog first, darn it. LOL Well, I did want to stretch my Christmas themed books and not finish before Christmas, so it works out. LOL
Lois
Happy Early Birthday, Lois!!!!
I hope you have a wonderful, ice cream cake filled day
Is your cake chocolate?
LOL I love the idea of stretching out the pleasure of the holiday books right up until the end of the season. I hope Mistletoe adds a lot of joy to your reading fun!
Well, it’s Carvel – and if you do not have that around in your area, it’s vanilla and chocolate ice cream , with cookie pieces in between with (my favorite part) a whipped cream of some sort top layer. Always look forward to it every year!
Lois
We seem to be Carvel deprived here in N. California
Which is sad, because that sounds so delicious!! We do Baskin Robbins a lot for ice cream cakes, though.
We make clams casino as an appetizer and make a cheesecake from scratch for dessert. I also enjoy making a chocolate pie. There are also a lot of pastries for dessert.
From scratch cheesecake? Oh man, that’s intense. I’ve only managed a decent from scratch cheesecake once in my life, then I promptly lost the recipe
It sounds like your traditional holiday feast is delicious!!
Thanks for sharing the recipe-now I know what I am going to do with my other package of cranberries. Happy baking!
YAY! I’m always glad to offer ideas for using those bags of cranberries
I hope you love it, Joye. Let me know!
I love baking at Christmas time. Well its the only time I do it.lol.I have requests all the time. This year I’m hoping not to make so much.I always have tons left over.
My favorites are my shortbread and magic bars (from eagle brand web site)
Happy Holidays
Leftovers? What’s that? I can send my kids your way, Elaine *g* They take care of any ungifted treats really fast!!!
Especially those magic bars. I think I’ve had that recipe before and it’s amazingly good!!
Happy Holidays
I made 8 pumpkin rolls last month, enough to last through the holiday. I gave a couple to my SIL, several more will be taken to various parties. Next week I’ll start baking Christmas cookies-orange shotbread dipped in chocolate, sugar cookies, thumbpints, peanut blossoms…
Di
Pumpkin rolls rock!! My MIL used to make those for us at the holidays and they were fabulous. I’ll bet everyone is thrilled to see you walk in with one, Di
Orange shortbread dipped in chocolate had my mouth watering. The rest of the list sounds great, too, but my eyes keep going back to that one.
Congratulations on the release of SL&M! (Does
that sound bad? Didn’t mean for it to!!)
Desserts at our family gatherings are either
strawberry shortcake or birthday cake and
sometimes both. With 18 of us in the nearest
& dearest immediate family, there’s always
someone celebrating their natal day! Your
Mom’s Cranberry Bread sounds great and I
will be baking it soon!
LOL Pat, well, I’m always a fan of sounding bad (and doesn’t Santa love me?) so I loved your comment
And WOW!! 18? That’s a lot of cake
Strawberry shortcake is always so yummy, and like apple cake, lets me fool myself into thinking it’s healthy LOL.
Let me know what you think if you try the cranberry bread
And happy holidays!!
I dont really go crazy with the baking just the standard cookies for Santa and a german chocolate cake for the family
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LOL I mentioned not making cookies this year and you’d have thought I tried to beat Santa with a baseball bat, the way my daughter reacted. Apparently, we can NOT let Santa miss his batch of cookies. I figure it’s a last minute bribe, although she claims differently.
And German Chocolate cake is my absolute favorite of every dessert on earth
I ask for it every year for my birthday. Enjoy an extra bite or two for me, okay?! 
Your mom’s cranberry bread DOES sound yummy! I’m going to try it, and hide it so I can nibble on it while I’m reading late at night, muhahahaha!
My family “expects” my Kentucky Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie every year – with no exceptions. Even having walking pneumonia this year hasn’t been enough of an excuse to get me out of it, can you believe it? Insensitive men (Husband, two sons – one very sweet darling, daughter of my heart, , brand new daughter-in-law who is going to help me make it so she can learn the recipe).
Happy Holidays!
Gena Robertson
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Oh, Gena! You poor sweetie. Walking pneumonia? That bites. I hope you’re all better now!! And I hope all those big sturdy men pitch in and help with what sounds like a mouth-watering pie ;-D
YAY that you can share your baking and recipes with your new DIL, too. I’ll bet that adds some special sparkle to the seasonal cooking!
I love to indulge in a little chocolate at Christmas. Anything chocolate makes me happy!!
I’m with you!! Chocolate rocks
Great post, Tawny! But wow, I barely made it through the comments without drooling on my keyboard. So many delicious desserts, I’m dying to bake something. But anyone who knows me knows I suck at baking. LOL. So I might have to make a run to my nearest starbucks for a pastry of some kind. Ooh, maybe a pumpkin scone. I’m addicted to those.
But speaking of drooling, I can’t wait to start SEX, LIES AND MISTLETOE! I got it last week and immediately read the first few pages, then forced myself to put it down and finish the book I was already reading. But I love the idea of aphrodisiacs and chocolate cake. Reminds me of CHOCOLAT, one of my favorite movies ever. So I can’t wait to jump back into your book!
Kate, we loved Chocolat, too. SL&M is sort of reminiscent of that, as you suggested. I’ve read it, obviously, and thought it was terrific.
Smoochy thanks, Nancy
I’m so thrilled you liked SL&M!!!!!
I love scones and I love pumpkin, so I’m going to have pumpkin scone envy here for awhile, okay, Kate?
Aren’t the goodies mentioned today fabulous sounding?!
And OOOOOHHHHHH Baby!!! I’m beyond tickled that Mistletoe inspired thoughts of Johnny Depp. Or, well, Roux. I mean, talk about yummy!!! I haven’t actually watched the movie in years, but am thrilled that it’d come to your mind while reading
I enjoy baking cookies, muffins and cakes. I can’t bake a pie to save my life. They always end up a disaster. My family loves my Banana Bread but I crave my mom’s Sugar Cookies at Christmas. She uses powdered sugar in the dough which makes them melt in your mouth.
Stacie, my mom used to make sugar cookies with powdered sugar, too. You’re right, they are extra wow! I wish I could make pies better, too. I’m a bust on the crust, though. I can do a decent enough one that won’t make people gag, but it’s definitely not mouth watering, flaky and delicious
Oh, Banana nut bread!! We love that. I don’t know why I never think to make it in the winter, though. I hope you have fun with all your baking this season
think I gained a couple pounds & went to sugar heaven just reading your post
don’t do much baking anymore — kids are all grown & not as much “hanging out” time as there use to be, plus everyone is watching what they eat & therefore don’t want it sitting around where they are. peanut blossoms (w/ the hershey kiss) were always a fave with the kids while mom enjoyed the butter cookies & ginger snaps with her tea.
LOL, it’s total sugar overload in here today, isn’t it?! What better way to kick off the 12 Days, though.
Hey, of all cookies, it’s the peanut butter blossoms my kids asked for this year, too
Hi Tawny! Your Mom’s Favorite Cranberry Bread recipe sounds delicious. I will have to try it out.
I love your books and SEX, LIES AND MISTLETOE sounds like another must read.
The main thing we bake at Christmas are Chocolate Chip and Peanutbutter cookies. We bake a lot of each kind and give them as Christmas gifts. Everyone looks forward to getting them every year.
Thank you, Cathy
I’m thrilled you like my books, and hope you enjoy SL&M, too!!
Yum on the cookies- they make the absolute best gifts! And yay- I’m glad you’re going to try the cranberry bread. Let me know what you think
Tawny, the bread sounds yummy!
We bake fruitcake every year. This year, the dh is making chocolate chip cookies. I’m hoping for peppermint cookies with peppermint cream filling, too.
Of course I would try a possibly aphrodisiac dessert! As long as oysters are not involved. . . .
ooooooooohhhhhh… Peppermint cookies with peppermint cream filling? Homemade? Now that sounds like a major Christmas treat! I hope you get some, too, Nancy
And I’m with you. Oysters? Yuck *g*
Hey – Send those oysters my way! Especially if they’re prepared New Orleans style – or fried, love them fried.
You are welcome to my share. Fry away, baby
In my family, we have a traditional Christmas Cake that Grandma made until she passed away. Then, Mum looked at the recipe and found it was very hard. So, it was stopped for a few years until she found an easier one. This year, Mum’s made about 4 Christmas Cakes for the family; and we’ve scoffed them all.. .heheheee.
As for eating a Christmas goodie that’s an aphrodisiac I don’t think I could… not unless I have a hot man to take home… like Christian Slater… to be my man-slave
I’m so glad your mom found a doable recipe, Mozette, so you can continue to enjoy such a yummy tradition
And I hope Santa is nice enough to bring Christian Slater and a tray of aphrodisiac laced truffles to tuck under your Christmas tree *ggg*
We have a favorite thumbprint cookie that our family always makes at Christmas. Almond flavoring and grape jelly and topped with nuts. They’re very light and melt in your mouth. Sure, I’d try it lol.
Oooh, I can almost imagine them melting in my mouth. I’ll bet they are delicious cookies!!! And thumbprints are always so festive and pretty
I loooooooove gingerbread cookies…um, and sugar cookies…uh, and shortbread cookies…oh and candy canes…and lots of other tasty tasty treats.
No, my family doesn’t put in any baking requests…no, scratch that…my mother requests that I not bake or do anything whatsoever in her kitchen…LOL. It’s not Christmas-y or anything but I like baking an apple cake or two…one to keep and one to bring to a party or something as they’re so easy to whip up!
Yep, I’d try a dessert purported to be an aphrodisiac! You had me at “dessert”.
ROFL. Well you do have to listen to your mom at the holidays, right? But apple cake sounds wonderfully holiday-ish to me. Warm and spicy and sweet.
Dessert is such a seductive word, isn’t it
My favorite treat this time of year is pumpkin pie with whipped cream, it’s so yummy. No one bothers to ask me to make anything for the holidays, they know better.
I don’t think I’d try a dessert purported to be an aphrodisiac, since then what would I do all alone?
LOL – It sounds like not baking is working out really well for you, Barbara
Especially if someone else will keep you supplied with pumpkin pie and lots of whipped cream.
Good point on soloing with an aphrodisiac. It doesn’t sound like a lot of fun.
Cinnamon Fudge with Sea Salt Crystals. It’s fun and very easy to make with only 4 ingrediants!
I have never heard of cinnamon fudge, let alone with sea salt crystals
And only 4 ingredients? I’d love the recipe 
Sorry I’m so late to the party. Reading the comments is making my sweet tooth scream to start baking. We have many, many favorite dishes that MUST be made every year. One of the more delicate cookies are my almond tuiles. They don’t last long so I have to make them right before Christmas.
As for desserts with aphrodisacs – I once hosted a dinner party where every dish was purported to be an aphrodisiac – of course, in reputation only. I didn’t have any special magic ingredients to add
This book sounds like lots of fun, Tawny – can’t wait!
YAY, so glad you made it to the sugar-infused celebration, Donna *g* The party isn’t complete without you!!!
You are so talented. You can make tuiles? I’m both not surprised, and in awe of your cookie skills. I’ll bet they are so delish.
And what a GREAT party that must have been. So how’d the purported dishes go over? Did anyone give over to the power of suggestion and… hmm, actually I think I shouldn’t finish that question
heeheee
I make my MIL’s recipe for German Spritz cookies! Buttery deliciousness!
Mmmmm, Laurie. Oh man, I haven’t had spritz cookies in years. I forgot how delish they are. And they are so fun to make
Have a great time!!
that sounds good
love pie