Hello and happy Friday-holidaze!
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My tree has yet to be deckered and the stockings are still not hung by the chimney with care. Hell, I still have to MAKE this year’s new addition’s Christmas stockings (but I’m just saying no to burlap—ew!).
But that hasn’t stopped my holiday spirit to still run high with a glass of hot buttered rum and some fave Christmas cookies (placed upon one of my favorite kitchen towels!)
And that’s why, my friends, I’m sharing the holiday love with you!
The Gift That Just Keeps Giving
Earlier this week I received a bomb diggity Christmas care package from my friends at DeLallo Foods, who if you’ve been around the blog this year you will know is one of my favorite foodie partners.
Man, what a care package it was!
In case you missed the big reveal on Snapchat, here’s the video of us opening our bounty. Do you follow me on Snapchat yet? This is the kind of stuff you’re missing out on!
But it’s Christmas and I can’t be all alone in this DeLallo gift receiving line, so join me!
DeLallo is offering all FoodieCrush followers a 25% discount (!) on all of their online gifts ordered before December 16 when you enter the code FOODIE25.
Order your holiday gifts and see what they have to offer here.
Choose from gift collections of cheeses. Salamis and olives. Pasta pantry staples. Pizza making kits and antipasti galore! But let us not forget the chocolate covered pretzels and Cookie Crush cookies that will leave you spoiled for any other.
But wait! There’s more!
Let’s Do a Holiday Giveaway!
DeLallo Foods has generously offered to send one FoodieCrush follower a gift collection of their choice. Ho-ho-ho!
But that’s not all!
Part of the winner’s giveaway prize is that DeLallo will ALSO send a gift collection FROM you TO someone of your choice.
That means 2 holiday gift collections will find a lucky new home: one for the winner and one for a friend.
It’s the gift that just keeps giving.
Here’s how to enter:
To enter the giveaway simply leave a comment at the bottom of this post telling me the name of your favorite holiday food. Please leave a valid e-mail address when entering your comment so I can contact you if you win.
Giveaway will end next Thursday 12/10/15 at 11:59 pm PST. The winner will be randomly chosen by random.org and then notified by email. Winner will have 24 hours to respond. If no winner responds, a new winner will be chosen. Must be 18 years or older to enter. Gift collections will only be shipped within the continental United States, with more information here.
Good luck friends.
And now, let’s get into this week’s list of Friday Faves.
For all the Adele fans out there who are very, very busy, here’s her entire album mash-up.
And to continue the love, I totally need this in my kitchen.
This breakfast. Now that’s smart!
My husband will DEMAND we make this.
How gorgeous is this cake?!
Happy Hanukkah! Check out these irresistible dishes.
A simple and totally craveable salad.
I could snack on this all week long.
A healthy holiday sweet treat. It’s true!
Oprah’s easy Christmas decorations: no strings of lights required.
We’re winding down the year so all those Best of 2015 lists are coming in. Here are a few to start our downward descent:
2015’s most popular baby names.
10 best books of 2015 per NY Times
The best food books of 2015 per The Guardian
Best celebrity Instagram account (and the battle rages on)
Top 10 holiday party themes for 2015 (hey! I want an invite!)
And on THAT note, there are some GOOD aka BAD ugly sweaters in this round-up you might need to emulate.
If you’ve been obsessed with Master of None, you’ll appreciate this.
Can I stand the wait to see this movie? No!
Of the moment DIY wreaths and everything in between is why I ordered this book. Gorgeous!
Holy crap, I could LIVE in just the bathroom! This house is a stunner.
I think I need this to add to my necklace collection. I’m obsessed.
The basic black long sleeve T. I live in these all winter long.
Not enough room for a Christmas tree? Think again!
And let’s get a jump start on the new year: 30 day challenge to ditch bad habits.
Blog Biz Tips
7 ways to keep blogging when life gets overwhelming
Stuff I Pinned This Week
Some of these goodies are bright new lights in our eyes and some might be long time faves. But here’s a quick look of some of the stuff I liked and think you will too.
Five Ingredient Brussels Sprout and Bacon Crostini with Whipped Blue Cheese
Shaved and slathered with bacon. Just like how I like my men.
Peppermint Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Ganache Filling
Sandwich cookies are DEFINITELY not just summer fare.
Almond Roca Recipe
Pass me the toothpicks. Dental floss. Crow bars. Man, I LOVE this stuff!
Be sure to enter the giveaway and good luck on winning!
Have a fantastic weekend friends, and get out and do something good.
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Sophia
I love all foods, but sharing meals with others, makes absolutely everything taste better. Cookies, appetizers, beverages, all of it is delicious. I love homemade carmels, toffee, poppycock, and of course some salty stuff to balance. What a great giveaway! Thank you and happy holidays!
Anne Weber-Falk
The cranberry and cardamom. I know you said one but I had to pick two. Cardamom isn’t really a food but rather a spice. I love them both and these are the two smells and tastes I look forward to at the holidays.
Ashley
My fave holiday food…well, it’s a toss up. The salted-buttered-toasted pecans that were served only on Christmas Eve growing up in New Orleans. Or the small panettone loaf that finds its way into my stocking just for me from Santa :)
LUV that stuff!
Wendy
My favorite holiday smell and food has to be cinnamon roasted almonds!
Janet
My favorite holiday treat is eggnog. I’m still looking for the best recipe.
Amy Kim
I love pizzelles and the holidays are the only time of year we make them
Clara
Sugar cookies!
Angela Patrick
My favorite holiday food has to be bleu cheese cheese ball, although I am fond of cheese straws as well.
Susan Juggert
Christmas goodies remind me of the sweet side, fancy desserts to simple cookies. Hubby and I like to change it up every year. Meaning 1 yer we will eat traditional foods, Roasts Beef, other years we go for Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches. It’s the time of year that there is no wrong food. It’s all about getting together with family and friends and sharing the meals together
Cathy
Sugar cookies are my favorite
Linda
I make two huge trays of Armenian-style baklava for the holidays. There’s nothing I like more than remembering my Armenian heritage while brushing liquid butter on those thin sheets of fillo dough. It’s a favorite of my extended family, and it just isn’t Christmas without baklava!
Heather
Wow!! Those Peppermint Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Ganache Filling…… delicious!! I am going to have to try those!! As far as favorite food, it’s got to be fudge!! Peanut butter fudge!!
Amber Blackwood
My favorite Christmas food is No Bake Fruitcake. I remembered the flavor from my childhood after a neighbor gifted my family with it back in 1983. It has been a family favorite since. I dare not make it any other time of year-too tempting!
Joy RB
I look forward to a big slice of Panettone every year.
:)
Sherry Staggs
My favorite holiday food is the cheese and smoked meats and crackers trays.They just taste so good and different at holiday time. But then there are also all the different sweets to taste little of everyone.Man it is hard to pinpoint just one thing.
Teresa
My favorite is a peppermint mocha
Theresa Kostich
My favorite Christmas recipe is anything with crushed cane especially fudge.
Elizabeth G.
I love sugar cookies!
Karen S.
Christmas cookies of any kind!
Chris
My favorite is divinity candy. My mom always made this for Christmas I love it.
Aimee Porter
My favorite holiday food is cheese rings. ( They are like cheese straws, but round.) I making them is a family affair and they are absolutely delicious!
Janet T
I love sugar cookies with lots of sparkles and colored frosting. Reminds me of my Grandmothers.
Karen D
My favorite: my fruitcake, that people actually ask to be gifted.
diane hyde
My favorite Christmas food was always my grandmother’s almond spritz Christmas tree cookies, she would make this funky green spritz dough flavored with almond. My sisters and I would wait with anticipation for her to use her Mirro press and produce a tray of cookies for us to decorate. We always gave trees to our teachers at school, she taught us that the absolute best gifts always come from the kitchen, that is where your heart is.
bobbi dougherty
My favorite holiday food is DIP! I love all kinds of dips. this is the time for open houses too so you can easily just pop in, have some dip and move on to the next one, lolol. Thanks for the chance ([email protected])
Terry
My grandmother’s spritz cookies are my favorite holiday treat. Everyone is crazy for them. Very buttery, and not too sweet, but so good. I always say I should make them through the year, but never do. Tradition!
Vanessa
Favorite Holiday food has to be peppermint bark and chocolate covered toffee. It screams holiday goodness!
Sandie
any thing sweet
Trisha
Traditional Betty Crocker iced sugar cookies. Yum!
LynneMarie
My favorite holiday food is Panettone, just bought some today.
Jane
Gingerbread cookies!
HS
I love pumpkin pie.
Corisa Jubinsky
my mother’s stuffing ! but no one needs to know the amount of butter that goes into it ;)
cori
I LOVE some latkes or honey cake!
Pino
Orange Polenta Biscotti or Pannetonne, both homemade.
Chris
Big chewy ginger snaps covered in crunchy sugar!
Bianca
gingerbread men!
Shawna
I am all about the stuffing.
nadya kotik
I love mint brownies with crushed candycanes on top
Cindy S.
My favorite holiday food is pumpkin pie! Though I appreciate basically all the holiday sweets that come with the season!!
Margie P.
Cookies!
Kristen D.
Pumpkin pie- i just can’t get enough
Amber Ota
My favorite holiday food has to be the prime rib and twice-baked potatoes my Mom makes for Christmas dinner every year! So indulgent and such a treat!
Leah H.
I love peppermint bark!
Lindsay
is it wrong to say i love all the cookies? like all of them, at holiday time?
Jen
My favorite holiday food is anything with cranberries…especially homemade cranberry sauce!
Kelly D
Pecan pie is my favorite.
Laura
My favorite holiday food is my family’s ricotta cookies. It’s not Christmas without them!
Julianne
Homemade Christmas cookies are my favorite!! Just love them!!
Sarah Jane jennings
My cranberry chutney!!! So good on everything!
Zhaleh
Ginger snaps!
Ali celestino
My favorite Holiday food is stuffing I cook It on every Holiday!
Lillian
My favorite holiday food is Coquito for a beverage, and Gingerbread!! YUM!!!
Heather
My favorite is orange cranberry bread
Mollie K
My favorite holiday food is my grandmothers butternut squash gingersnap mash. It is heavenly!
Karen H.
My favorite holiday food is my grandmother’s swedish rye bread. I cannot/will not make it any time of the year except for Christmas – she passed away over 20 years ago, but this recipe keeps her memory alive every year.
Btw, those peppermint chocolate ganache cookies look divine – definitely putting them in the Christmas cookie roundup this year!
Meg S
I have rugelach dough cooling in the fridge as I type this! Definitely a favorite.
Jill
I love buckeyes. Nothing better than chocolate & peanut butter together.
Lily S
I love baked brie for the holidays! Thanks for the giveaway~
Sandy Headtke
My favorite holiday food is English Toffee. Candy is a food item when we are talking holidays
Madeleine
Oh lace cookies for sure! But wait then there’s the raclette… and then fondue for New Years. I can’t choose just one!
Kristina N.
Oh, how fun! I was anxious and put up my tree last weekend, but wore myself out and haven’t done anything since ha. My favorite holiday food has to be all the German cookies and baked treats that my Oma makes!
Megan
Savory: stuffing
Sweet: all the cookies…. Ha. Specifically peanut butter Buckeyes
Savannagal
Gosh there are so many, but my favorite holiday food is a drink – eggnog. I only have it at this time of year thankfully. Otherwise I’d be as big as my house. I can burn through a large jug of that sweet deliciousness in a day or two at most. I know it’s not as good as home made, but I really don’t want to learn to make it. I’d be drinking it every day. Happy holidays to all!
Heidi S
My Gram’s orange jello salad. It’s got pineapple, nuts and a Dream Whip topping. It reminds me of childhood.
Kate C
Waffles on Xmas morning!
Olga
These recipes look amazing!! I will have to give these cookies a try. My favorite holiday food is anything peppermint flavored — from cookies to coffee!
Jenilee
My favorite holiday food are melting moment cookies… mmm!
Georgia Sanders
Favorite holiday food? Heck, I like everything FOOD! But OK I’ll choose one … ummm ummm OK one is coming to mind … my Mothers’ date roll … it is horribly sweet but ohhh myyy .. so delicious (and reminds me of her holiday cooking .. she passed 10 yrs ago) Thanks for all the good Foodie tips and recipes.
Maggie Y
My favorite holiday food is my grandmother’s Swedish Cookies and having Chinese food on Christmas Eve!
Rachel J
My favorite holiday food is bread pudding!
Kate
Prime rib! My mom makes it on Christmas eve and it is amazing.
Hannah
My favorite holiday food is my mom’s golden holiday cookies! Sugar cookies with ground almonds and orange peel. We make them every year and decorate them with royal icing. I’m spreading the love this year by taking them to a cookie and ornament exchange!
Breanne
I LOVE all holiday foods! Sweet, savory, and everything in between. we do Chinese on Christmas Eve and prime rib dinner on Christmas Day and top it off with the best desserts. Like I said, I LOVE holiday foods!
Mary Jo
Christmas cut out cookies with sprinkles!
Jennifer
Ham dinner with scalloped potatoes! And of course cookies!
Jen
any dessert with candy canes bits in it!
manda shank
I love gingerbread.
Judith
Bread pudding!
Hr Hamada
baked Brie
Kelly
My favorite is anything Chocolate…cookies, fudge, candy.
Cara
My Favorite holiday food – the cheese ball! Always a staple at the appetizer table on Christmas Eve! I look forward to it every year!
Peg
My favorite holiday food is old fashion hermit cookies.
Jamie Falen
Cookies!! My favorite are peanut butter blossoms and temptations.
Keri Catucci
Prosciutto! I can eat it in till it’s coming out of my ears. yummy!
Angie W.
Fudge! I could eat it all day :)
Marjie
Picking a favorite holiday food is SO hard… I think I would have to say Christmas Mix… it’s so addicting and you can’t stop eating it once you start. HOWEVER, so cookies pictured above. Ordering immediately.
Shoshana
Even though it’s season has past, can I still say pumpkin pie? I love it so much that my mother makes me one every year for my birthday in December :-)
Jill
Standing rib roast on Christmas. Look forward to it all year long. :)
Debbie Lind
My favorite holiday treat are peanut butter blossoms. I like to spread the kiss around the warm cookie. Yummy!
Susan
Cookies are my favorite holiday food. Even better would be Italian cookies !
Laura (Blogging Over Thyme)
I really, REALLY want that cookie crush box! <3
Laura (Blogging Over Thyme)
Thanks for the salad love Heidi!!!
Emily
My favorite holiday food is anything with peppermint and chocolate! :)
amanda
Christmas cookies!
Shawna
I love Christmas cookies of all kinds!
claire tanner
Cookies
ali
favorite holiday food??? potato latkes :)
Sheri Mitchell
Pecan pie, made with my Mom’s recipe.
traci | vanilla and bean
Woah, Heidi!! Those sugar cookies and mints – holy yum! LOL – my tree didn’t even make it up last year… and this year were traveling (a lazy girls way to not decorate). I really love holiday decorating, really. Thank you and DeLallo for this generous giveaway and discount! What a fabulous package to receive and give! Fingers crossed! My fave food to eat is Shortbread Cookies (like open mouth and pour them in!). Have a delicious weekend my dear! xx
Meli
My favorite holiday food is the beef tenderloin served with horseradish sour cream that we have every year at Christmas dinner.
Danyelle H
My favorite holiday food is (and I know this is terrible) cookies lol I’m a fan of the jam thumbprint (and others of course!)