The Bûche de Noël, or Yule Log, is a traditional French Christmas cake. We based our cake on David Lebovitz’s recipe in My Paris Kitchen. We have found that his pastry…
12 Days of Christmas
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Making Cioppino is a Christmas Eve tradition in our house (we also love to make it on cold, rainy days throughout crab season). Last year Christmas Eve was on a Saturday,…
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Canelés are a specialty of the Bordeaux region of France, and we think these delightful little pastries make an amazing holiday treat. The flavor is similar to creme brulee, with rum…
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We had family in town for Sarah’s birthday, so decided to spend the day in Napa. It was a chilly day! We headed to Frog’s Leap winery in Rutherford, one of our favorite wineries, to…
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Sarah’s family is Italian, so panettone is a Christmas tradition in our house. It’s no secret that we are huge fans of Rustichella d’Abruzzo pasta, so when we saw Rustichella…
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We love to make these individual gooey chocolate soufflés topped with ice cream for small dinner parties or a special date night. Clayton’s mom makes these with Valrhona chocolate. They are remarkably easy…
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Do you know what you are making for Christmas dinner yet? For special occasions like Christmas dinner, we love beef tenderloin with a simple blue cheese sauce. The blue cheese…
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We love Hog Island oysters! After our first trip to Napa, we were disappointed to find out that you can’t buy them outside of California. A few places in Chicago served them when they…
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This is our favorite classic wintertime Christmas cocktail – the Tom & Jerry cocktail. We first had this cocktail at The Aviary in Chicago with our friends Ty and Kelley,…
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Cookbooks are one of the best presents for both new and experienced home cooks. We love to flip through cookbooks for inspiration and to learn new techniques. These are just a few…