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Christmas Muffins

Christmas Muffins

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

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

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

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

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

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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The Shrimp Dip Plate and Other Calamaties

The Shrimp Dip Plate and Other Calamaties

My mom’s been bringing her famous shrimp ball to family events for years. I stopped eating it 10+ years ago when I became a vegetarian, but I still remember the deliciousness of the shrimp ball. And the entire family loves it. And I still feel a little sad when she breaks it out every time, [...]

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Foodbuzz 24×24: A Simply Washington Thanksgiving

Foodbuzz 24×24: A Simply Washington Thanksgiving

I was thrilled, thrilled, thrilled to be selected as one of 24 food bloggers that gets to post about our Thanksgiving dinner – and I’ll even get a little moolah for it! Foodbuzz 24×24 is a monthly program from my ad network, Foodbuzz, featuring 24 bloggers and a special party or gathering that they hosted. [...]

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Apple Cranberry Sauce

Apple Cranberry Sauce

Yet another thing that’s deceptively simple to whip up on your own: Homemade cranberry sauce. So much better than a can-shaped blob, this cranberry sauce recipe unites cranberries with a natural counterpart, apples. Add ground cinnamon and cloves, and not only will your turkey and stuffing have a delicious companion, but your house’ll smell divine, too.

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Cute Crabapple Place Cards

Cute Crabapple Place Cards

If you’re looking for an easy and budget-friendly place card idea for Thanksgiving, look no further. All you need are crabapples with their perfectly long stems, some paper, tape, scissors, a pen, and about 15 minutes. (And they’re totally cute, too.)

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The Wall

The Wall

Here’s a confession: For a long time, I’ve been deathly afraid to tune in to Hoarders. The truth is, I feared I’d see too much of myself. See, I’ve never been the  most… meticulous. An elementary school teacher sent home the feedback, “Karen is so talented! But… she needs to work on her organizational skills.” [...]

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Pumpkin Pancakes with Buttermilk Caramel Syrup and Toasted Hazelnuts

Pumpkin Pancakes with Buttermilk Caramel Syrup and Toasted Hazelnuts

Looking for the perfect pumpkin pancake recipe? I was, too. I tried about a gazillion versions before I came up with this one of my own. They’re so good; even better topped with caramel syrup and hazelnuts toasted to perfection.

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The Hazel Bloom’s Top 10 Most Popular Recipes

The Hazel Bloom’s Top 10 Most Popular Recipes

The most popular recipes in the first year at The Hazel Bloom. From Jalapeno Ouch Rolls to Drunken Pot Roast to Strawberry Mini Scones to mystery numero uno…

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How to Make Pumpkin Puree

How to Make Pumpkin Puree

Make your own pumpkin puree! It’s easy and delicious – and freezes beautifully for pumpkin goodies all winter long. Here’s how to do it.

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