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337. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 11: Baked Cocunut Shrimp
Shrimp is a star seafood during the holidays.…
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336. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 10: Fig-Glazed Turkey
A holiday glaze made with dried figs is…
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332. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 9: Peaches & Cream Coffee Cake
A lot of thought goes into the dishes…
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331. Great Gifts: Corkcicles for Wine Lovers at Angelina
Here’s a cool new gift idea for the…
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329. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 8: Best Cookie Exchange Recipes
With cold, wet weather and the season’s first measurable snowfall expected today, here’s a fun indoor activity you can do alone or with your kids. Forget about the fire, why not just heat up by the oven as you try your hand at some of my favorite holiday cookie recipes? These are great for a cookie exchange, as gifts for neighbors or just for enjoying at home with your family. And they’re the highlight today for Day 8 of our 12 Days of Recipes series here at 365Barrington.com.
For us, we have a little different criteria for the best cookie exchange recipes. The cookies have to look festive. They have to be easy enough to crank out six dozen in about 2 hours. The recipe has to be basic enough to triple with ease. And, of course, we want to skip all fussy ingredients.
Candy-Dipped Chocolate Cutout Cookies
We think any basic cookie, such as oatmeal, sugar or chocolate cutout cookie dipped in melted white chocolate and then crushed candy cane pieces is a holiday best. White chocolate and candy cane pieces are a perfect mouthful of holiday flavor, and with any good cookie base, they are a true crowd pleaser. Below is a recipe that does this with chocolate cutout cookies. You can do something similar with crushed pistachios, m&m pieces or sprinkles in place of the candy canes……

328. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 7: Granny Smith Apple & Gorgonzola Crustini
I love combining the sensations of sweet and…
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325. Great Gifts: Vintage Leather Cuffs at Grassroots
Another gift to make our Great Gifts of…
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324. Great Gifts: Graphite Objects at Notice Accessories
The owners of Notice: Accessories for Living in…
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323. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 6: Mashed Potato Bar
Here’s a great way to bring something unique to your holiday buffet or table. A mashed potato bar can be loads of fun and it’s our featured item for Day 6 of our 12 Days of Recipes here at 365Barrington.com.
I recently helped throw a baby shower for my cousin who craved mashed potatoes throughout her pregnancy. We decided the mashed potato bar was the way to go for the menu, and it was a huge hit.
Favorite toppings were the French’s Fried Onions and Sundried Tomatoes. Another idea I’ve seen at weddings is to serve both the scoops of mashed potato and the toppings in martini glasses.
Following is a list of other items we used or you could try. Just make a heaping amount of mashed potatoes, and place all toppings in serving bowls with spoons……

322. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 5: Cranberry Meatballs
For Day 5 of our 12 Days of…
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321. Great Gifts: Holiday Bouquets at The Barrington Flower Shop
For the latest addition to our Great Gifts…
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320. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 4: Stuffed Peppers
We’re sharing a Christmasy Stuffed Peppers recipe on…
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319. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 3: Carrot & Napa Cabbage Salad
It’s Day 3 in our 12 Days of…
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318. 12 Days of Recipes, Day 2: Baked Crab Cakes
For Day 2 in our 12 Days of…
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