Christmas

Health(ier) chocolate chunk molasses gingerbread cookies

by Running to the Kitchen on December 5, 2012

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Up until last Friday I was positive that I would never like the whole molasses/gingerbread thing. I can get behind many a cookie but that combo just wasn’t doing anything for me. Then I saw these and being the good wife that I am, knew Ulysses would love them (his love for gingerbread baked goods [...]

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Eggnog breakfast bake

by Running to the Kitchen on December 27, 2011

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If you’re anything like me, you have leftover eggnog in the fridge right now that you have no idea what to do with. Usually, I buy it for an intense craving right before Christmas, take a few sips and then declare myself “over it” for the next year with almost an entire pint left. A [...]

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A glimpse

by Running to the Kitchen on December 26, 2011

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Hope all of you that celebrated had a wonderful Christmas! Here’s a glimpse of ours. My parents finally got to meet baby Ethan before we headed to my aunt’s house for a big Christmas Eve dinner. We exchanged gifts with Adrian & Doreen since they were going to be spending Christmas day in New Jersey [...]

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Christmas cheer

by Running to the Kitchen on December 24, 2011

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I’ve seen this holiday survey make its way around in the past couple of weeks and thought today would be the perfect time to play along now that Christmas is literally upon us! Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrapped! I didn’t even realize non-wrapped presents were an option until [...]

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Nutcracker cookies & lessons in falafel

by Running to the Kitchen on December 23, 2011

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This is the last of the baking. Seriously. My sugar canister is almost empty, I’m down to just the “weird” flours (coconut and spelt) and somehow I’ve used 7 sticks of butter since Sunday. It must stop. These were a good one to end on though. I was reading Angela’s post yesterday about these nutcracker [...]

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