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Top 10 of 2010: His & Hers Edition

Top 10 of 2010: His & Hers Edition

Friday, December 31, 2010 in Food

It’s the time of year for reflection, optimism, resolutions and top 10 lists! My grunting* guy and I decided to pick our top five and consolidate these into a list of our very favorite foods posted on The Hazel Bloom this past year. And here they are! *Grunting refers to gruntworthy – my guy, and [...]

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Christmas Muffins

Christmas Muffins

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 in Breads, Breakfast, Food, Fruit, Holidays, Vegetarian

These muffins are perfect for Christmas. They’re chockful of festive ingredients and flavors: Fresh cranberries, zucchini, apples, orange zest … top with a little orange-vanilla glaze and add red and green sprinkles and you’ve got just the thing for Christmas morning.

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Frosty Gingerbread Tree Cookies with Lemon Icing

Frosty Gingerbread Tree Cookies with Lemon Icing

Sunday, December 19, 2010 in Dessert, Food, Holidays, Vegetarian

This gingerbread cookie recipe from Martha Stewart is a definite winner. Perfectly spiced gingerbread cut into tree shapes, then glazed with a little lemon and powdered sugar mixture and then sprinkled with coarse sugar for a little extra sparkle … this is one case where it’s okay to see the forest for the trees. (I never really understood what that meant, anyway.)

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Hot Buttered Rum Bread Pudding Muffins

Hot Buttered Rum Bread Pudding Muffins

Thursday, December 16, 2010 in Breads, Dessert, Food, Holidays, Vegetarian

Behold: A portable a bread pudding recipe infused with all the wonderful flavors of hot buttered rum. Cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, a little butter, and, of course, a little yo-ho-ho.

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Double Chocolate Salted Peanut Bark

Double Chocolate Salted Peanut Bark

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 in Dessert, Food, Holidays

This bark is a ridiculously easy candy recipe that’s perfect for supplementing your holiday cookie platters, or even tucked in a cute candy bag all by itself. It’s also an easy treat to quickly whip up when you’re craving something sweet and salty – and then you can keep it all for yourself. Not that I would ever do that.

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Leftover Crudite Frittata

Leftover Crudite Frittata

Saturday, December 4, 2010 in Breakfast, Cheese, Food, Vegetarian

This easy-to-assemble veggie frittata recipe makes use of leftover crudites, a party staple. We all end up with leftover veggies from the crudite platter – especially this time of year – so why not give ‘em a (delicious) second life at breakfast time?

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Caramelized Onion and Chanterelle Mushroom Stuffing

Caramelized Onion and Chanterelle Mushroom Stuffing

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in Breads, Food, Holidays, Sides, Vegetarian

The most basic of vegetarian stuffing recipes, made a little more special with a handful of sourdough bread thrown into the mix, along with caramelized onions and delicately-delicious chanterelle mushrooms. Yum.

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