Archive for December, 2009
Boozy Italian Coffee Infused with Chocolate Whipped Cream
So, say I was *actually* mouse-sized. (I’m not saying that I’m NOT, just imagine if I were.) This would be the best hot tub ever.
Christmas Dinner at Salem’s Hawthorne Hotel
If you live anywhere in New England and you don’t know about the Hawthorne Hotel, you should. And if you’re ever in Salem, Massachusetts, you have no excuse not to stop in. Tell them The Hungry Mouse sent you to have a nibble. You won’t be sorry.
Merry Christmas to All!
From all of us here at The Mouse House, Merry Christmas! We hope you have a magical holiday!
12 Last-Minute Homemade Holiday Gifts
So, if you’re like me this year, you might be scrambling around for a few last-minute gifts. (Seriously, where did the time go?) Here’s a dozen ideas for delicious gifts you can make at home in the few days before Christmas and New Year’s.
And the winner of the Vita-Mix is…
We wound up with 201 entries in this contest. A random drawing of 1-201 popped out the number 31, which means…
Making Springerles and Other Molded Cookies
Springerle are pretty German cookies that are usually made around Christmas. Some of the oldest springerle molds are actually traced back to the 14th century.
Wine & Beads at Pamplemousse
Last night, I hit my favorite local kitchen store, Pamplemousse (that’s French for “grapefruit”), for a wine tasting and bead event with Salem Wine Women and Beadworks.
Garlic-Studded Sirloin Roast with Chili Pepper Crust
Since prepping for Bon Appetit, I’ve been positively swimming in homemade caramel and chocolate ganache. What better way to recover than by roasting a big ole hunk of meat? Exactly. So, this meat will melt your face off. It’s hot. It’s spicy. It’s LOADED with garlic.
Bon Appetit’s 2009 Holiday Bake-Off Party
So when you’re a food writer and the editors of Bon Appetit invite you to an exclusive party for 15 of their favorite bloggers at their Culinary Studios in New York, you go. (Um, of course, you go!) And when they add that it’s a bake-off, you go bearing your very favorite dessert.
Enter to Win a Vita-Mix Blender! (Contest now closed.)
The Hungry Mouse’s Holiday Gift Extravaganza continues! As a special thank you for all your support over the last year-and-a-half, we’re giving away a Nespresso espresso machine, a Cuisinart food processor, and a Vita-Mix blender this month! Details are here. We’re giving away one prize each week. The first week, Lara from Good Cook Doris [...]
