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This Month’s Theme: December Delights!
#122: Risalamande
When looking for traditional Christmas desserts for this month’s theme, this one immediately popped out with its beautiful christmas colors. Risalamande’s origins, despite its name, does not come from France but rather has a Danish origin, where according to 19th century legend, the invention of risalamande came about when a French cook at the Hotel… Read More
#121: Pfeffernüsse (Peppernut Cookies)
Pfeffernüsse, meaning Peppernuts in German, are small spice cookies originating from Germany that are typically enjoyed during the Christmas season. The name comes, not from it containing nuts, but rather from the addition of ground pepper in the dough, giving it its distinctive peppery-spiced taste, along with each cookie being about the size of a… Read More
#120: Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescent Cookie)
Vanillekipferl, or Vanilla Crescent Cookies, are central european vanilla shortbread cookies that are traditionally made during the Christmas season. The origins of this sweet treat comes from Vienna, Austria to celebrate the Holy League’s victory over the Ottoman Empire in 1683 at the battle of Vienna, hence the Turkish crescent moon shape of this pastry.… Read More
#69: Naughty and Nice Chocolate Bonbons
Bonbons are one of my favorite things to get during Christmas time. When I was younger, we used to get these assorted chocolate boxes from a Southern Californian chocolate store called See’s as gifts for Christmas. I think they’re more well-known now, but as a child, I always thought they were such a luxury. The… Read More
#20: Chocolate Chip Cookies
This chocolate chip cookie recipe is one of my favorites to make because it’s so simple and they always come out super delicious. If you have any leftovers, place the cookies into a plastic bag and store it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or up to two months in the freezer. Though,… Read More
#19: Snowball Cookies
Apparently, these cookies are also known as Russian Tea Cakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies. Not sure why they are known as both originating from Russia and Mexico given that the countries are nowhere near each other, but they are delicious either way. If you have any leftovers, place the snowballs into a plastic bag and… Read More
Random Recipes 👀
#103: Bruschetta
Last year, we made a lot of fried appetizers, which, although they are very tasty, they aren’t the greatest in terms of their nutritional value. So, I thought we could spend some of this month highlighting some of my favorite appetizers for when I want a lighter option. So, for our first recipe for this… Read More
#9: The Fishes From Outside
So with this book, the Necronomnomnom, I actually bought it mainly for this dish. I had bought some whole fish that I was going to use for an episode for this show, but I never got around to looking for a recipe to make something with them. But, when I found this book, the first… Read More
#102: Coconut Limoncello
Back when I was younger, my old neighbor Frank used to make some wine at his house and had a bunch of people over to help during the summer months. So, I’ve always been interested in the process of making drinks. In fact, my first interaction with limoncello was when one of Frank’s family members… Read More
#119: Lobster Butternut Squash Ravioli
I was trying to think of a really special recipe to end this year’s round of Nostalgic November dishes with, and after thinking back on the dishes I’ve enjoyed in the past, this ravioli dish came back to memory after reaching back to my childhood. Specifically, this ravioli dish came from the same restaurant I… Read More
#113: Monster Soup
Ever since we made some recipes from the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom for this channel, I’ve been really wanting to make the more exotic recipes that weren’t already real recipes in real life, and one of the first ones I wanted to make was the monster soup.… Read More
#69: Naughty and Nice Chocolate Bonbons
Bonbons are one of my favorite things to get during Christmas time. When I was younger, we used to get these assorted chocolate boxes from a Southern Californian chocolate store called See’s as gifts for Christmas. I think they’re more well-known now, but as a child, I always thought they were such a luxury. The… Read More
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