Basil-Infused Lime Curd Tart with Cranberry Orange Compote

Basil-Infused Lime Curd Tart with Cranberry Orange Compote

I have the perfect holiday treat for your holiday dinner this year. It’s a Basil-Infused Lime Curd Tart with Cranberry Orange Compote, complete with drizzles of dark chocolate, whipped cream and more fresh basil. Not only is it DELICIOUS but it looks like the holiday on a 

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 10: Gingerbread Biscotti

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 10: Gingerbread Biscotti

What better way to warm up than with GINGERBREAD? Ginger is so warming, there’s snow falling and it’s almost Christmas, so it’s definitely time for gingerbread. Day 10 of the Simply Sophisticated Cooking 13-Day Holiday Challenge’s DIY food gift kit is Gingerbread Biscotti. This homemade 

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 11: Oatmeal Honey Whole Wheat Bread with Sunflower Seeds

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 11: Oatmeal Honey Whole Wheat Bread with Sunflower Seeds

My Oatmeal Honey Whole Wheat Bread with Sunflower Seeds recipe is so tasty. And healthy! I just love the slightly sticky sweet of the honey drizzled on top with the toasted oats. The bread is also sturdy enough to be used as sandwich bread. This Oatmeal 

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 9: Authentic Ciambelle Cookies or Italian Wine Cookies

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 9: Authentic Ciambelle Cookies or Italian Wine Cookies

Our first experience with Ciambelle Cookies or Italian Wine Cookies was at a little restaurant in Rome. As we finished our meal, the waitress refilled our wine glasses with red wine and placed these little plump cookies on our table, telling us to dip them 

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 8: Dark Chocolate, Orange and Almond Crinkle Cookies

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 8: Dark Chocolate, Orange and Almond Crinkle Cookies

If fudgy, chocolate cookies are your thing, then you’re going to love Day 8 of the Simply Sophisticated Cooking’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge homemade food gifts. It’s all about Dark Chocolate, Orange and Almond Cookies. The texture of these cookies is like a mixture of fudge and 

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 7: Homemade Wheat BreadSticks with Garlic Butter

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 7: Homemade Wheat BreadSticks with Garlic Butter

Give the gift of yummy bread this holiday. Day 7 of Simply Sophisticated Cooking’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge is Homemade Wheat BreadSticks with Garlic Butter. They taste similar to the Olive Garden BreadSticks. Top with a little garlic butter and they taste similar to the Olive 

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 4: Tacos and Tortillas

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 4: Tacos and Tortillas

It’s time for tacos and tortillas! I’m so excited because I LOVE tacos. And getting a gift bag of ingredients for making homemade tacos and tortillas is so exciting. And really, who doesn’t love tacos? Tips for Putting Today the Taco and Tortilla Mix Day 

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 2: Chocolate and Cranberry Biscotti

SSC’s 13-Day Holiday Challenge, Day 2: Chocolate and Cranberry Biscotti

It’s Day 2 of the Simply Sophisticated Cooking 13-Day Holiday Challenge. Our DIY food kit for Day 2 is a holiday inspired Chocolate and Cranberry Biscotti. While most of us in the US associate biscotti with the double baked hard cookie that we dip into 

Delicious Airy Slightly Sweet Wheat Rolls Just in Time for the Holidays

Delicious Airy Slightly Sweet Wheat Rolls Just in Time for the Holidays

Another bread recipe! Just in time for Thanksgiving and the holidays. My recipe for Slightly Sweet Wheat Rolls will make a tasty accompaniment for any of your holiday meals. They’ll also be excellent for handling the leftovers! You already know how much I love making 

21 Uses for Cranberries Besides Cranberry Sauce

21 Uses for Cranberries Besides Cranberry Sauce

Growing up, cranberries graced our dining room table once a year in the form of Oceanspray Jellied Cranberry Sauce. I think it was the one time of year my mother was most excited about food. Roasted turkey and cranberry jelly were one of the highlights