{FREE EBOOK} from scratch holidays

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Coined ‘from scratch holidays‘, we wanted to dedicate most of November & December’s content to various seasonal recipes for your holiday table, edible gifts and reflections on the holiday season as a whole. We have more to come, including radish toasts, DIY coffee creamer, beef jerky, dark chocolate covered…

{recipe recap} From Scratch Holidays

I know, I know. Halloween was only yesterday. BUT like magazines, we want to be weeks ahead of the game so you have time to prepare, shop for & create dishes for your Thanksgiving meal, appetizers for a your holiday party, and cocktail suggestions for a New Years Celebration. We also strive to provide you…

{from scratch holidays} Challah for Christmas

Some of my earliest memories are of my Jewish grandmother setting out a loaf of challah, along with a spread of white fish, cream cheese, lox and bagels.  She never made any of these foods herself, but challah still reminds me of her.  Recently I developed an interest in making challah bread myself.  Thinking about…

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you the happiest of holidays with your families and friends! Merry Christmas- Alexis, Amanda, Christina, Leslie & Sarah

{How You Do It} Christmas Tree Gingerbread Pancakes

Editor’s Note: Please enjoy Erica’s second installment in her {How You Do It} series where she shares TWO amazingly fun breakfast recipes for the kid in all of us. (Look at that pancake- OMG!) For the {How You Do It} series, we ask guest contributors to share a snapshot into their life with food. Erica…

{How You Do It} Chrismukkah Potluck

Editor’s Note: Please enjoy Dianna’s second installment in her monthly {How You Do It} series. Don’t miss this hilarious peak into the yearly holiday tradition in Dianna & Michael’s home and also her recipe for {fake} chicken mole. Happy Chrismukkah to all! – Christina I converted to Judaism six years ago. My husband is Jewish….

{THEME WEEK} Meals in Busytown

Since its the holidays and for many of us, the craziest time of the year, we decided to focus our attention on easy meals for busy times. Each of us will feature a “go to” home cooked meal when life is hectic. I am NOT going to say that we’ve put a cooking-time limit on…

{edible gifts} Trio of Treats

“It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas…” The halls are officially decked at the Zenner homestead and Christmas music is playing 24/7.  The girls LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this time of year.  As soon as the turkey is eaten their minds turn to Christmas and everything this wonderful holiday has to offer.  Simon, our “Elf…

{edible gifts} quick & easy peppermint bark

I always have the best of intentions.  I want to make lots of really great and super extravagant things to give as gifts.  One holiday season I baked almost every day.  Many of my treats found their way to my husband’s office so as not to end up in my mouth.  Another year I crocheted…

{edible gifts} Escaping Christmas-time Consumerism w/ Apple Chutney

I have tremendously mixed feelings about the gift-giving aspect of Christmas.  Despite my outspoken criticism of the advertisement-driven culture of Christmas, I find myself purchasing gifts for family and friends every year.  Making, rather than buying gifts in the past has made me feel better about myself and the holiday as a whole.  So this…

{edible gifts} Bread & Pancakes In a Jar

Several years ago, in the midst of the frantic Christmas shopping and the crazy spending that goes along with it, I realized that I had really lost sight of what this holiday means to me. I decided to begin my de-commercialization of Christmas…today, we still include store-bought gifts, but we have simplified in many ways….

{edible gifts} THEME WEEK!

We are gearing up for another theme week, Edible Gifts. Y-U-M. I don’t really have to say much because Leslie, who’s first up, has said it for me in the first paragraph of her post. But I will add that, the From Scratch Club, are striving to introduce you to or expand upon your repertoire…