EspañolSimple to make, yet impressive in appearance, marzipan figures, or "figuras de Mazapán" are one of the most popular Christmas treats here in Spain. …
Turrón de Jijona Recipe (Soft Spanish Almond Nougat)
Homemade with toasted almonds and honey, this turrón de Jijona recipe will allow you to enjoy the sweet, smooth, popular Spanish Christmas treat …
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Turrón de Alicante Recipe (Spanish Hard Almond nougat)
One of Spain's most popular Christmas treats, turrón is an almond nougat made with almonds and honey. Today I'll share my recipe for turrón de …
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Christmas Candy Holiday Peppermint Soap
This fun holiday peppermint soap looks like peppermint candy and it's perfect for Christmas time, but can also be enjoyed year round. This is …
Celebrating Christmas in Spain: Spanish Christmas Food
Wondering what they eat in Spain at Christmas, or looking to make some Spanish Christmas food of your own? Hopefully my comprehensive list of …
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Pastissets de Boniato: Sweet Spanish Christmas Pastries
The most popular Spanish Christmas pastry in my area of Spain, pastissets are a type of empanadilla that is often filled with a sweet boniato …
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Dulce de Boniato – A Spanish Christmas Pastry Filling
Dulce de boniato is a sweet Spanish pastry filling used mostly around Christmas for filling pastries like pastissets (pastelitos) or empanadillas …
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Celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas
While the holidays were long over for most of you reading this, I'm just now getting finished with the Christmas holiday celebrations. This morning, I …
Easy Gingerbread Soap Recipe
Lately I have been having a lot of fun making up new holiday soap recipes. Christmas is the perfect time for making up a holiday soap because soap …
How to Roast a Turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas
Few recipes intimidate like how to roast a turkey. With the stress of the holidays, perhaps we build it up too much. Fortunately, as long as you plan …
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DIY Marble Photo Coasters
Several years ago, before my son was born, I worked for a few hours each weekday at a friend's nursery school to help them out at the start of the …
Fun to Make Holiday Gelatin Postage Stamps (Lick and Stick)
Kids love making these holiday postage stamps using a homemade gelatin glue. They're so impressed that they can make their own lick-and-stick …
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