Andes Mint Cookies

Welcome to Holiday Treats week on Newlyweds. I will be posting a new treat each day this week, and I hope you will share some of your favorite treats too. Link up below, or even in the comments section. I made this recipe for the first time last year to take to my grandmother Memaw’s […]
Holiday Treats Week

All next week I will be hosting a Holiday Treats Week and linky. Each day I will have a new holiday treat to share. I promise all of them are really good and really simple. I hope you will join me in sharing some of your holiday treats. I will include a Linky at the […]
Gingerbread house

The December 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and Y of Lemonpi. They chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ everywhere to bake and assemble a gingerbread house from scratch. They chose recipes from Good Housekeeping and from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book as the challenge recipes. I was […]
Pecan Brittle

I am really enjoying this Holiday Treats week, sadly I’ve sent all the goodies away with DT on the road. So I am left to blog about the yummy goodness but can’t enjoy them whilst I I try to write all about it, I need inspiration people!! Any who! Up today is Pecan Brittle. A […]
Triple Chocolate Cookies

Day 3 of my Holiday Treats week also happens to be the Food Network Chef’s Challenge hosted by I blame my Mother featuring a Ellie Kriegar recipe. Ellie is famous for turning great recipes slightly healthier. Just up my alley. On another note; Can you believe its been 15 weeks and 15 Food network challenges? […]
Egg Nog

Today’s Holiday treat is Egg Nog, one of my absolutely favorite holiday traditions. We always have it served at my Granny’s house every Christmas blended with vanilla ice cream and a splash of bourbon (for the adults) and a sprinkle of nutmeg on top. I just love the creamy sweet smooth flavor and could drink […]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Welcome to Holiday Treat’s week here at Newlyweds. To start us off I am sharing the world’s easiest Chocolate Peanut Butter fudge recipe. Ok so it might not be the world’s easiest but it’s easy, really simple, quick and yummy. A great recipe to take to a last minute party or event. It’s one of […]
Yule Log

This month’s challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux. They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand Yule log or as the french say Buche de Noel. I was very excited and intimidated by this […]
Cake Balls

These sweet little treats seem to be all the rage this year, and I made them for our office Christmas party. I first heard about these from a really great site called Bakerella, this women is some kind of talented. She really is amazing. Though mine pale in comparison to her’s they were mighty delicious and […]
