Braised chicken drumsticks with smoked paprika and green olives
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves,…
Soft garlic breadsticks
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Eleven pipers piping, ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge…
Lord Woolton Pie
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear…
Homemade ladyfingers and tiramisu
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree Tiramisu,…
Homemade ricotta
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree. I spend so much…
Cream puff swans
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2015…
Jam-filled baked donuts
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree. The neighborhood caroling party anchored my family’s holiday traditions throughout…
Blackbird cocktails
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree. I realize that a blackbird seems like a stretch from the songbirds in…
Turtledove caramels
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree. These are by far the easiest caramels I’ve ever made. Instead of anxiously keeping tabs on every grain of…
Pear and hazelnut pie
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me A partridge in a pear tree. Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope that Santa determined that you were nice this year, unless you really deserved that stocking full…
