The Oreo - that iconic cookie we know and love consisting of two dark chocolate wafers hugging a sweet vanilla creme center. It reigns supreme as the best-selling cookie in the United States, with over $1 billion in sales annually! Did you know Oreos have a fascinating history … [Read more...] about Update Your Holiday Table with Chocolate Dipped Oreos
Christmas Desserts
Amazing English Gingernuts
Gingernuts are a great English tradition, producing a great cookie, perfect for dunking. Amazing English Gingernuts Gingernuts are a great English tradition, producing a great cookie, perfect for dunking. 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter1/2 cup caster sugar1 tbsp. … [Read more...] about Amazing English Gingernuts
Sweet Vanilla Dessert Sauce
This is the traditional accompaniment to Christmas Pudding. You can also use on a number of desserts begging for a kick of silky vanilla flavour. Sweet Vanilla Dessert Sauce This is the traditional accompaniment to Christmas Pudding. You can also use on a number of … [Read more...] about Sweet Vanilla Dessert Sauce
Traditional Plum Pudding
Plum pudding has been served in Britain on special occasions for hundreds of years, most notably at Christmas. Families gather on Stir Up Sunday to make their puddings, the last Sunday before Advent. A flaming version took center stage at Christmas dinner at Downton. Plum … [Read more...] about Traditional Plum Pudding
The Sweet History of Sugar Plums: A Festive Treat Full of Whimsical Memories
Sugar plums, associated with "Twas the Night before Christmas" and the Nutcracker Suite, are a traditional Victorian sweet, which initially started as a candy-coated confit, much like what you would enjoy at Italian weddings. There were no plums in the original dish, but over … [Read more...] about The Sweet History of Sugar Plums: A Festive Treat Full of Whimsical Memories
