Marshmallow Chocolate Grahams (S’mores!)
A few years back I made these Marshmallow Chocolate Grahams for my friends at Cisco Home in LA. This store is beyond fabulous, and it’s known for coining a ubiquitous slogan in town: MADE IN LA.
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Mini Gingerbread Mittens
Bring on the season! The smell of gingerbread pretty much defines Christmas for me and I’ve definitely devoted some serious time on the blog to making gingerbread cookies and gifts out of its yummy dough.
Ho Ho Ho Chocolate Treats
Here we are – two days before Christmas! A day for lounging in pjs for most of the day, eating, napping, and more eating.
Oh Deer Rudolph! Chocolate Cake Pops
Whew! Thanksgiving is over! I love it so much, but I’m just as glad to move on to the Christmas holiday.
Cali Christmas Cactus Cupcakes
The real Christmas Cactus blooms in the midst of the holiday season, and my version – these Cali Christmas Cactus Cupcakes –
Holiday Lights & Llama Sugar Cookies
Llamas and lights. So poetic, right? Somehow they just go together. Llamas are, as I’m sure you know, the IT animal now, practically an icon with the number of graphic tees it graces.
Easy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Snap. Silence. Stash. Those are the sounds you’ll hear you’re done making these irresistible, thin, Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (which are destined to put those Girl Scout cookies to shame!).
Holiday Critters Almond Cookies
Woodland critters?!? How could you not think of the holidays with these cuties? As we speak, I’m currently sitting in my hot LA kitchen conjuring up a forested winter wonderland, with a blanket of snow on the ground, a moose and a hedgehog frolicking among the trees.
Winter White Chocolate Cake Ornaments
These delicate White Chocolate Cake Ornaments (inspired by the Cakegirls) add a dash of sparkle to the holiday dessert table. White chocolate on the outside, a moist chocolate cake on the inside, and a peanut butter cup topper, they taste as good as they look.
Gingerbread Rice Krispies
Yes. You read the title right. Gingerbread. Rice Krispies. The ingredients alone are almost too much: chopped gingersnaps, white chocolate chips, molasses, and mini marshmallows plus a few magical dashes of spices like ginger and cloves.
Graffiti-n-Gingerbread Dudes
We’ve had our fun with gingerbread guys and gals, but it’s time to get down and dirty with these rad, graffitied-out gingerbread dudes.
Gingerbread Cookies ~ All Spruced Up
Gather ’round for a Christmas story: One Christmas Eve, a few gingerbread dudes and dudettes got all spruced up and gathered together to trim the tree.
Coffee Flour Mistletoe Cookies
Bring it on December! I know that technically after Thanksgiving, the official winter holiday season begins. Not by store or retail standards, heck that started practically in July.
Eat, Drink, and Make Croquembouche!
Santa Claus has the right idea! Visit this wonderful Croquembouche, but only once a year. This decadent french deliciousness means ‘crunch in the mouth’
Easy Winter Wonderland Cupcakes
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! Ah, the glorious winter season in Los Angeles is so bright, snowy, and blistering cold.
