Helllllo holidays, and a ho-Ho-HO!
It’s time to don your baking hat and dress yourself up in your most festive holiday apron that you’re surely ashamed of but can’t possibly give away because your mother-in-law will notice when she shows up Christmas morn. Why all the celebrating? Because the Holiday issue of FoodieCrush mag is here. Break out the champs, it’s time to clink clink and get our merry on.
And while you’re at it, make sure you have your wallet in the pocket of that merry apron because with the launch of this issue comes with some serious holiday moola to add to your holiday stash. Like $250 stash you don’t want anyone else to find.
This issue is, almost, all about desserts because let’s face it, as we thoughtfully celebrate the potential of peace on earth, helping others though philanthropy and good will toward man, it all gets our sweet tooth in a lather. And those cravings are in need of some quenching.
In this issue we travel from oven to mailbox, following the philanthropic path of The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap organized by one and two admirable and totally giving BFF food bloggers.
We then criss cross the globe discovering food traditions of some amazingly talented food bloggers, near and far. These recipes are not your everyday sugar cookie.
Next we set off to meet one of my favorite sweet-treat food bloggers, and shocker alert—HE is a candy maker! Oh how I dream of his caramels but this time he’s surprising us with something new.
By this point you might almost be in need of a root canal, but fear not, the sugar coma has subsided. Let’s eat cheese! We meet a food blogger whose intimate gatherings are simple, thoughtful and totally in demand. I wish I was on her list. Did I mention it includes COCKTAILS! Her husband is sort of a sensei.
Plus, a foodie shopping bonanza, carefully curated by my amazing intern Cute Courtney, who I couldn’t have produced this issue without. Please. Don’t ever leave. At least not until next week when your semester is over. Lucky dog.
A big wahoo to Emily of Jelly Toast Blog for this image on the cover. I mean, who doesn’t want to start baking right this minute? And a huge thanks to everyone who agreed to be in the mag.
We want you to enjoy this new issue, all of us who put it together, food bloggers, writers and designers alike.
But the real kudos go to the food bloggers who day in, and day out are creating new and interesting recipes, photography and sharing stories for you to love and drool over and even once in a while make for your family. So get out there and share their stories and their recipes, because they’re doing it for YOU.
Of course if you like what you see in the Holiday issue of FoodieCrush mag, I’d love it if you shared with your friends on Facebook or Twitter, by smoke signal, Google+, pigeon carrier or good old fashioned word of mouth and spread the word about all of the hard working food bloggers creating great recipes for your kitchen.
Check it out!
Or hop over to see the new issue here.
GIVEAWAY CLOSED
Now on to the giveaway. It’s simple. It’s the holidays and hell’s bells, let’s ring them in! To celebrate the new issue of FoodieCrush I’m giving away a $250 VISA gift card to one lucky follower of any of the following entries. 
I mean, who can’t use some cash in their pocket right now?
Get your daughter that new American Girl doll you know she wants.
Tell your spouse it’s all going to holiday presents and buy him or her that new golf club he or she’s been hinting about.
Or don’t tell ‘em at all and and go to the spa for the full meal deal. I won’t judge.
Just enter in the widget below, enter as many options as you’d like and let’s take a roll of the candy cane dice, shall we?
GIVEAWAY CLOSED
I sponsored this giveaway myself, just because I like you and we all deserve a little holiday love. Please support the food bloggers I talk about on this blog, via Pins, comments, tweets or hugs. As always, all opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting companies I partner with, which allows me to create more unique content and recipes for you.
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You are so cool! I don’t believe I have read through anything like that before.
So wonderful to discover somebody with original thoughts on this issue.
Seriously.. many thanks for starting this up. This site is something that
is needed on the web, someone with a little originality!
I love around the world in six desserts. Every Christmas we do Polish Christmas Eve dinner with lots of polish foods and desserts. Its my favorite time of year! I love traditions from other countries!
I like the Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Sea Salt recipe and can’t wait to try it!
I loved the Cookies for a cause article
I LOVED the article about The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. I participated in it twice. I missed out on it this year, yet I will do my best to participate next year. Lindsey and Julie are both awesome women. They help so many and give great advice. They were a great addition to your magazine.
My fave was Brilliant Bark because it brought back nice Christmas memories of my grandmother :)
I love the cookie swap and cookies for a cause!
I loved around the world in six desserts!
I loved the around the world in six deserts article!
I love the article on cheese boards – inspiring!
Chocolate Peppermint Crackle cookies
Love the From Scratch with Love ideas!
Great issue! My favorite article is Brilliant Bark, and I’ve got the Espresso White Chocolate Bark on my Try-This list. Thanks.
I loved the easy entertaining tips in “Board Games”!
The Board Game article was my favorite, so many great tips!
I loved the article on brilliant bark, made me want to go make them straight away!
It’s hard to choose between the article on the Great Cookie Swap with all it’s cookie recipes…or the article on chocolate bark. Mmmmmm, chocolate bark.
My favorite article in this issue is Brilliant Bark.
I can’t pick a favorite.
Like the feature regarding the bloggers and the cookie swap
I’m on a shortbread craze, so your recipe for orange shortbread with pistachios is my favorite! droool
Okay, this is what I’m doing tonight…sitting down at my computer and reading through every page of this. You are one talented lady, my friend!
I love new things to make!
Cookies for a Cause! Such a great idea and so many tasty recipes shared!!
Peppermint mocha blossoms!
Merry Christmas!
I can’t comment on my fave article YET – because I’m a new reader! :) Excited to check it out!
Cookies are one of my favorite traditions of the holidays so I love all the great cookie recipes!
Perfectly done as always! Love the article on Gerry. :)
I’d say the Brilliant Bark article is my favorite, I have got to make that peppermint bark now!
I love that it felt that I gained 5lbs reading the issue but really didn’t! Some awesome and interesting cookies.
What a great magazine! My favorite article is “Brilliant Bark.”
the shortbread cookies
I loved the cookies for a cause article and all of the fantastic recipes!
cookies for a cause!
I love the around the world in 6 desserts article!
Love the article on board games and cookies for a cause. Love the quality of your photos!
I really enjoy your blog, and your most recent issue… so many great articles, but my favorite is about the cookies for a cause!
Cookies for a cause
Fantastic cookie recipes! In fact, I’ve got everything to make the Orange Shortbread Chocolate Pistachio cookies!
Around the World in 6 Desserts, for sure. Travel + food? Every time, yes. :)
The Great cookie swap!! Thanks for the giveaway :)
I loved the whole issue! If I have to choose one it is Around the World in Six Desserts. I already follow a few of the bloggers but I will sure be checking out the ones that I don’t currently follow. Every recipe looks delicious but I especially enjoyed Alisa Palmer. I just wish her mom’s eggnog recipe was there! Thanks!!
cookies for kids cancer article.
I love the idea of making Linzer cookie thumbprints. My mom loves linzer tarts so I make them every year but I don’t love rolling and cutting them. This is such a great way to get all the flavor without all the work! Wish I thought of it myself.
My favorite article is Around the world in six desserts. I particularly think the snowflake cookies are gorgeous and I want to make them!
cookies for a cause!
Cookies for a Cause!! So many wonderful recipes!!
I love the cookie recipes! I will have to try some of them this year :-)
Cookies for a Cause – what a great idea (and a great way to weed out flakes in swaps!)
cookie swap, always searching for more cookie recipes.
Board Games