Holidays

We hope that y’all had a great holiday – we were off adventuring at our respective homes and we hope that you weren’t too lonely without us. But we had to come back this week because we know that you …

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We can’t stop sharing cookies with you. We’re sorry, but not that sorry, because it’s the Christmas season which means cookies. It’s the one time a year that making four kinds of cookies in one weekend isn’t considered crazy….right?! These …

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We love gifting things for people’s kitchens, because we spend a LOT of time in ours, and we know the things we keep coming back to again (and again, and again.) So we’ve put together a list of ten things …

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This year, GMS participated in our first Food Blogger Cookie Swap. This is the swap’s fourth year running, and it is a partnership for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, which means we’re raising money to support an amazing cause and we’re getting …

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Long term readers of Garlic, My Soul might remember that my father is an accomplished maker of chocolate treats, and his pièce de résistance is the hand-dipped truffle. Every holiday season (and for a couple of family weddings), he rolls out …

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This is a repost from last winter when we decided to try out a classic holiday staple that we hadn’t made at home since we were both kids. These gingerbread cookies were such a treat. They make a perfect rainy project, …

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If you’ve been craving Thanksgiving dinner, this recipe is for you! It is a little sweet and savory, not to mention paleo-friendly. Turkey, cranberry, onion, tomato, sweet potato, cinnamon…what’s not to love? It may not be the most low maintenance …

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If you’re not into our baklava from yesterday, or maybe there is a nut allergy at your Thanksgiving, you should give crisp a try. Crisp is easy. It’s forgiving. It has fruit, even! We love apple crisp, but something about …

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So we’ve all been there before, right? Four people coming to your Thanksgiving, and each of them has a famous pecan pie, apple pie, pumpkin pie…what are you to do? You’re in charge of dessert, but you want to bring …

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So we’ve established this week that your green bean casserole has been swiped out from under you – someone RSVP’ed first, and you’re without your signature dish. Brussels aren’t really your thing. So what’s a person to do? Go the …

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