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On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, some hand knit help to keep dishes clean! Well, it’s the last day! Time to clean up! These little dish scrubbies were knit for you while I was in the backseat of a …
On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Orange Thyme Sea Salt for cooking! Flavored Salt is such a fun way to combine aromatics and add great flavor to dishes! This particular blend of orange and thyme brings sweet & savory …
On the 10th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a genuine California Bay Leaf! Bay Leaves have kind of taken the rep of being put towards the back of the spice cabinet, only to be pulled out for soups or roast chickens. …
On the 9th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, immune boosters with elderberry! Elderberry, or sambucus, is an old world plant. Originating in Europe, it now grows in many other countries, including the US, near farmland and at the edges of forests. …
On the 6th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, something to taste Umami! Umami, elusive and deep. The direct translation is, ‘pleasant, savory taste’. The dark and mysterious of the 5 flavors. Broth with umami is essential for a well balance soup …
On the 5th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a rock that is super salty! Salt! We love it, we need it, we cut back on it, we sweat it, we scrub with it, bathe in it, make lamps out of it, …
On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a pate de fruits that is perfectly sweet. Sweet! We ask for something sweet to finish off a good meal. We exclaim it (‘sweeeeeet!!’) when something great impresses us or makes us happy. …
On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, an orange cardamom shortbread cookie! Shortbread, yum. One of my favorite kinds of cookies! Short dough is a dough that can be a bit crumbly at times. It has a higher fat ratio …
Season’s Greetings!! Welcome to my very 1st Twelve Days of Christmas, a Holiday Countdown for the Gourmand! Matt and I have been talking about this for a few months! I spent a lot of time trying to wrap my head around what I would want …
Welcome! This is an exciting new holiday venture, and I am super excited to share it with you! Matt had the idea late this summer during one of our mini brainstorms that it could be really fun to create an advent calendar of some sort. …