Tag: cloves

  • #TheJaneAustenSocietyParty, a new novel, and Miss Bate’s Baked Apples

    #TheJaneAustenSocietyParty, a new novel, and Miss Bate’s Baked Apples

    The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner is one of the best books I’ve reviewed in a while. Join me and other bloggers as we celebrate #TheJaneAustenSocietyParty.

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  • Mulled White Wine Jelly

    Mulled White Wine Jelly

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! For the final preserve for Jelly of the Month Club I present one based on a warming holiday drink: Mulled White Wine Jelly.

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  • Spiced Merlot Jelly

    Spiced Merlot Jelly

    Do you love a nice mug of mulled wine during the holidays? If so, you will adore today’s featured jelly for “Jelly of the Month Club”! (P.S. Try this with peanut butter.)

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  • Portuguese Honey Bread for IHCC’s Bread Basket

    Portuguese Honey Bread for IHCC’s Bread Basket

    Bread is the theme of this week’s I Heart Cooking Clubs. I perused through Gourmet Today to find the perfect holiday recipe: Portuguese Honey Bread. It’s full of holiday spice, cranberries and citron.

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  • Pumpkin Apple Bread for IHCC

    Pumpkin Apple Bread for IHCC

    Another great Ruth Reichl recipe from her Gourmet days for I Heart Cooking Clubs.

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  • Karma and Chai

    Karma and Chai

    Here’s another book review of Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken by Monica Bhide. For the perfect gift, I’ve paired this book with a homemade chai spice.

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  • Mulling Spices

    Mulling Spices

    What smells like Christmas to me? That’s easy…cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. What tastes like the holidays to me? That’s easy…something warm, spicy and mulled. These mulling spice mixes are easy to make and you can assure the freshness of all the flavors involved.    To make small mulling packets to give as gifts, follow the…

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  • Maldivian Body Scrub

    Maldivian Body Scrub

    Ah, wouldn’t a trip to a tropical paradise be great right about now? Can’t carve out enough time to go during this holiday season? Make this spice scrub instead…..

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  • Make your own pumpkin pie spice

    Make your own pumpkin pie spice

    Get ready for autumn baking by having this spice on hand. Today’s project was pumpkin granola.

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