Making a Gingerbread House
Guest Post by Deyvid Dimitrov I already bought my plane ticket back home for the holidays, wearing a sweater, drinking hot ginger tea, and listening to Christmas music, I am fully ready for the festivities to begin. I was wondering how should I mark the beginning of this magical time of the year, and what better way than printing out a recipe for a Gingerbread house, and attempting to make one from scratch? Forget about those boxes retailers sell around this time, we are making the cookie dough, the templates for cutting, we are putting everything together, decorating the house,…
Healthy Christmas Fruitcake Recipe
Guest Post by Hayley of Nourish Your Glow A healthy Christmas fruit cake recipe that’s gluten free and grain free. Made with almond flour, dried fruit, mixed spices and a little orange zest for a lovely authentic festive feel. There’s no added sweetener in this cake; the dried fruit ensure it is naturally sweetened. Even better, it’s pretty easy to make. I have the easiest Christmas fruit cake recipe for you! If you need a healthy Christmas cake to whip up this Christmas I would highly recommend giving this recipe a try. All you need to do is make sure…
Christmas Cookie Recipe: German Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne)
Guest Post by Sarah of ThisGermanMama I don’t think there’s many smells that say Christmas more than cinnamon. Nothing makes you feel more at home than smelling a freshly baked batch of cinnamon cookies. Zimtsterne are one of my favourite Christmas cookies to make every year and Christmas wouldn’t be complete without them. It’s a really easy recipe to follow and you just need a few simple ingredients. The cookies are made almost entirely out of ground almonds and cinnamon, of course. If you haven’t tried it before this cookie will become your new favourite. Once they are fully cooled…
Easy Edible Christmas Gifts
Guest Post by Sarah from The Cozy Homebird Buying Christmas presents always seems so exciting to until I start thinking of what to buy everyone. It’s so difficult knowing what to get, especially when you’ve been buying for that same person for years. There’s only so many Boots gift sets or Primark fluffy pyjamas you can buy before the receiver starts realising that you are putting absolutely no thought into their presents, or at least that’s how it looks when you buy the same thing on repeat! This got me thinking, putting in the effort is what makes your loved…