Holiday Posts
The Eighth Annual Holiday Taste of Sam’s Club Event
As part of our partnership with Sam’s Club, we’re heading up to their Eighth Annual Holiday Taste of Sam’s Club Event this weekend. It’s a three-day event featuring gourmet food, recipes, and entertaining tips.
Halloween 2010 in Salem, MA: A Photo Tour
Join us for a photo tour of our hometown, Salem, Massachusetts. We captured a little of what it’s like to be here on Halloween day and night–from ghosts and goblins to a real magic circle with the witches of Salem.
A Halloween Tour of Salem’s Essex Street
We have a lot of love for our friends here in town, many of whom run small shops and businesses. For this post, I’m going to skip most of the museum-y type places, and instead show you guys a little bit about what it’s like to walk around town during October.
Baked Jelly Doughnuts (a.k.a. Soufganiyot)
If you know me, you know I have a great fondness for jam, jelly, and marmalade.
It actually kind of borders on a problem.
If you’ve been at The Mouse House late at night, you may have seen me sneaking a spoonful or two of jam after midnight. If you catch me, I’ll probably claim that I desperately need fortification for some kind of late-night, top-secret adventure, then promptly shoo you away.
St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
If you’re looking for a little last-minute inspiration in your own kitchen, here’s a collection of recipes to help you throw together an Irish-inspired feast of your own, including several that feature Guinness stout.
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.
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.
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.
