Christmas may be coming but it never feels like it here in southern California where it’s warm and sunny, 😎 but not for long because we have a bunch of rain coming! ☔️ Of course I’m baking for Christmas, but it’s mostly sweets to give as gifts. My husband says, “It’s not fair! Chocolate-dipped macaroons are my favorite! Can I just have the scraps?” (He doesn’t know I saved some for him. 😍) Here’s what I cooked this week:
- Chocolate-dipped macaroons (gifts)
- Cabbage soup
- Vegetable stir fry with cashews
- Chewy oatmeal chocolate chunk cookies
- Beef stew
- Apple bread
- Granola bars (for us and gifts)
- Greek lemon chicken & potatoes with steamed Brussels sprouts & broccolini
- Caramel corn. Lots of caramel corn! (gifts – okay, I kept some for me! 🍿😋)
- Salmon patties with roasted root vegetables
- Custard pudding
- Bran muffins
- Vegetable fried rice with spinach and bok choy
- Christmas sugar cookies
🎄I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and that all your kitchen creations turn out.🎄
hi Jenny, every year I use your recipe and follow your video for the Christmas cookies and it is so easy and simple even I a non-baker can successfully create such a beautiful Christmas cookie display. This year I made the dough using gluten-free flour but I used regular butter and instead of vanilla flavoring. I used a vanilla bean paste. also, because I was low on pecans, I mixed pecans and walnuts together anyway in the midst of being busy it literally was about five days before I got back to the dough to finally bake the cookies, but when I open the plastic, the cookies had what seemed to me to be a pungent smell and I’m just wondering if that is normal or did then let’s go rancid. I did not put eggs in it so I can’t imagine what else it would be unless it is a yeast smell, but I did use gluten-free flour. Can you help me?
I have made so many of your recipes! I didn’t realize you were still online with a blog and have missed so much since I first found you. I just want to say Thank you! for your humor and good taste of so many kinds!
Thank you for all the healthy recipes! Love this site. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Happy Holidays Jenny – thanks for all you do – looking forward to learning from you in 2026 – and cooking your delicious recipes!! Best – Greg in Colorado
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