- Part 9

Brulee Baked French Toast

So you have your holiday menus worked out, right? Well I’m going to give you reason to pause and maybe rethink your planned menu with this make-ahead baked French toast casserole.

Let’s agree this is going to be killer, no waxing on with the standard food descriptors. I’m just going to say, every Better Homes and Garden recipe I’ve made has been solid. That said, I made just a few tweaks. Well, with the exception of the presention—yes, my kitchen hands couldn’t leave well enough alone and I added a brulee’d finish for a little bite of crunch. Continue reading Brulee Baked French Toast

Toffee & Caramel Mallow Cookies

Here’s one of my tricks to making a show-stopping holiday cookie: start with a classic cookie, and give it a few tweaks. In this case, I gave the classic mallow cookie a toffee-and-caramel spin.

To start things off, I tweaked the shortbread cookie by adding some brown sugar and toffee chips to make a toffee variation. From there, I gave the marshmallow filling a gooey caramel center, and then finished it all with a chocolate dip like the traditional mallow.

Continue reading Toffee & Caramel Mallow Cookies

Satsuma and Pomegranate Campari

Let’s do a cocktail today, since I’m sure most of you are done baking. I made it a seasonal cocktail with some Satsumas and pomegranate for a Campari cocktail that’s a little sweet, a little tart and with a little bit of a bitter undertone.

It’s the Friday before Christmas, are you ready? This year, I’m not even close. Thankfully the little guy is going to the mountains with his dad this weekend, so this Santa helper will be plowing her way through the mall for last minute toys and gifts.

Continue reading Satsuma and Pomegranate Campari