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DIY hot chocolate bombs make the best last-minute food gifts: 4 recipes, from super simple to OMG

by Caroline Siegrist | Dec 23, 2020 | Christmas, Recipes

Hot chocolate bombs have been blowing up (heh) my Instagram feed lately, so I decided to find some great recipes to make my own hot chocolate bombs at home. And wow, so many! It turns out that whatever your commitment level, you can find a DIY hot chocolate bomb...

Holiday snack trays! These 9 fun ideas make hanging at home feel like a party

by Christina Refford | Dec 16, 2020 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Party!, Recipes

I know that creative snack trays and charcuterie boards have become A Thing this year, and holiday snack trays are A Thing too. But I’m not complaining! In fact, I’ve spent way too much time searching for holiday snack tray ideas, In between shopping for...

We love these 10 festive ways to package Christmas cookie gifts | Holiday Gifts

by Christina Refford | Dec 7, 2020 | Christmas, Gift Guides, Tips + Tricks

Even if you’ve picked out your perfect Christmas cookie recipe already, you might be looking for ways to package those Christmas Cookies as gifts. Though the big crowded cookie swap I usually attend every December is canceled this year due to the pandemic,...

One sugar cookie dough recipe, ten easy Christmas cookies.

by jane | Dec 3, 2020 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes

During a year that so many of us want to make homemade food gifts for friends and family — and are home enough to do it, it feels like the right time to re-up a favorite sugar cookie dough recipe that was first shared here a while back. This recipe can only be...

My favorite NYC food gifts from 10 New York institutions, for those who can’t get here right now. | Holiday Gifts

by Liz Gumbinner | Nov 30, 2020 | Christmas, Gift Guides, Shopping Finds

This native New Yorker is big on sending NYC food gifts this year around the country. That’s because I’m firmly on Team Stay At Home this holiday, hard though that may be. Not only does Covid mean that New York won’t be receiving our annual share of...

Get this Nutella pancake kit that helps kids in need? You don’t have to ask us twice.

by Caroline Siegrist | Nov 20, 2020 | Christmas, Shopping Finds

Get ready to have sticky fingers! Because Nutella is offering the coolest holiday kit for making gingerbread pancakes — topped with Nutella, of course — while also benefitting No Kid Hungry. The pandemic has caused food insecurity to rise so sharply, so we...